Coast - six wines from vineyards bathed by ocean breezes - a six bottle box set

Coast. Away from the heat and dust of vineyards far inland or the intense light of the mountains, wines made from grapes grown with the cooling touch of the ocean on them have a freshness and balance and often that hint of salinity. 

This box set contains one bottle of each of the following wines - 

White Wines

Domaine des Laurier, Le Bon Cote Blanc, Languedoc, France - 

Domaine des Laurier mainly focuses on growing Picpoul de Pinet, that famous white from the Mediterranean coast, grown on terraces overlooking saltwater lagoons. It has created this lovely white from grapes grown a little further inland on the garrigues. They follow the Terra Vitis approach to sustainability, a French organisation with over 700 vigneron members, their principles being to ‘respect of traditional savoir faire and the wine growing heritage in order to protect them and pass them on to future generations.'

This is a fresh dry white, made using two other local grape varieties well suited to the Mediterranean climate, and is perfect for sharing with friends over a cheese board.

Le Bon Côté - the sunny side.

Producer - Domaine des Laurier
Country - France
Region - Languedoc - Roussillon   
Sub-Region - Pays D’oc
Variety / Blend - Vermentino, Terret
Wine Style - White Wine
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Vinos Fento, Bico da Ran, Rias Baixas, Spain - 

These grapes are grown in the Galician garden of Eden in the Valle del Salnés, the Romans coined this name when they began growing grapes here and it’s a nod to the salty terroir. People often taste salinity in Albarino and claim the sea breeze influences the grapes, I’ll let you decide that.

This wine is a great choice with fish and sunshine with its pleasant citrus notes and well balanced acidity.

Producer - Vinos Fento
Country - Spain
Region - Galicia
Sub-Region - Rias Baixas
Variety / Blend - Albariño 
Wine Style - White Wine
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Bodegas Luis Perez, El Muelle de Olaso, Andalusia, Spain -

Luis Pérez, a professor of oenology and his son Willy come from a long line of sherry expertise and they've taken this knowledge and now produces wines as well as classic sherries. With a strong heritage in Cadiz they chose to name El Muelle after an old pier in Sanlucar. 20% of the palomino grapes that go into this wine are sun dried for 6 to 8 hours before being seasoned in American oak, the other 80% non fortified grapes are kept on the lees for 6 months in stainless steel.

The result is a complex, crisp and mineral rich wine with hints of fino Sherry, savory flavors and a belter of a big wine, great with salty fish. 

Producer - Bodegas Luis Perez
Country - Spain
Region - Andalusia
Sub-Region - Cadiz
Variety / Blend - Palomino
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
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Rosé Wines

Produttori di Manduria, ‘aka’ Primitivo Rosato, Puglia, Italy -

Produttori di Manduria is a cooperative winery founded in 1932 but while it is historic it also very forward thinking, a shining light of how coops can be run for the benefit of everyone - its members, its customers and in this case the planet, farming beyond organic and using sustainable processes throughout the vineyards and winery.

Using Puglia's native Primitvo, this rosé is deep coral pink in colour. Full of red fruit flavours - ripe cherries, pomegranate, red apple, wild strawberries and raspberries as well as a touch of salinity. This juicy rosé pairs fantastically with spicy food but equally on its own, makes a beautifully refreshing drink on a Spring day.

Producer - Produttori di Manduria
Country - Italy
Region - Puglia 
Sub-Region - Manduria
Variety / Blend - Primitivo
Wine Style - Pink Wine
Farming - Organic
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Red Wines

Fabrizio Vella, Rosso Organico, Sicily, Italy - 

This is 100% Nero d'Avola from one of our favorite producers, Cantine Rallo. Made in a natural manner - organic viticulture, naturally occurring yeasts, no fining or filtration etc - from grapes grown on some of their younger vines up in the Alcamo hills in North West Sicily, it's a great value wine for everyday drinking, perfect with a pizza, some pasta or just because its wine o'clock. Spicy and packed full of liquorice, dark fruits and chocolate yet pleasantly crisp!

Producer - Cantine Rallo
Country - Italy
Region - Sicily
Variety / Blend - Nero d'Avola
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic
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Mora & Memo, Nau, Cannonau di Sardegna, Italy -

Sardinia claims to be the original home of Garnacha (aka Grenache) where it is known as Cannonau and produces a rather more structured and perhaps serious, savoury style of wine, crying out for some salty, mature cheese or full-on salami. Mora & Memo (woman owned, by the Elisabetta Pala) sits high in the hills of South Eastern Sardinia, just a few kilometres from the sea. Elisabetta's dream was to create wines that express both her character and land she grew up on, and they definitely don't disappoint. The image on the bottle is a homage to the Sardinian Moorish found in the Sardinian flag, designed with the Mora in mind as a feminine version. 

30 year old vines, planted in the south on limestone and clay soils around 200m above sea level. Red berry fruit spicy notes, beautifully soft and elegant. 

Producer - Mora & Memo
Country - Italy
Region - Sardinia
Variety / Blend - Garnacha / Cannonau
Wine Style - Red WIne
Farming - Organic
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This case contains one bottle of each of these wines. If any is out of stock or becomes unavailable it will be replaced by one of equal or greater value and deliciousness.