The Edit - Robin's picks for this month - a three bottle box set

The Edit is our monthly selection of what's exciting and drinking well, chosen by Robin, founder of Iron & Rose and still a wine obsessive. The three bottles selected change each month to reflect the season, the food we're enjoying, and often to introduce new arrivals. 

Offered at a discounted price, it is three banging bottles to introduce you to our world of natural wine, to encourage you to delve deeper, or for a treat to yourself or as a gift.

Subscribe for regular deliveries and save even further. Although the price of The Edit will vary according to the wines chosen each month, it will always be between £60 and £90 and by subscribing you'll save an additional £3.50 off each box set - enough to buy yourself a V60 pour-over coffee from PetitGlou to enjoy while you scan the shelves in Iron & Rose or relax after some intensive market shopping.

This month's edit travels to North East Italy with wines from one of the leaders of the natural revolution, Cascina Degli Ulivi, and two recent arrivals that explore a little deeper into this fantastic region. 

This box set contains three bottles, one of each of the following wines, made by inspirational producers, the kind of wines which inspired Robin to start Iron & Rose back in 2016 - 

Cascina Degli Ulivi, Filagnotti, Piedmont, Italy

Ilaria Bellotti is now carrying on her late father's legacy at Cascina degli Ulivi. 100% cortese from a biodynamically farmed parcel just outside Tassarolo in the Piedmont hills. Unfiltered, no added sulphites, straw yellow in colour with plenty of iron minerality and a citrus edge. 

Producer - Cascina Degli Ulivi
Country - Italy
Region - Piedmont  
Appellation - Gavi (not that it says that on the label - rules are made to be broken!)
Variety / Blend - Cortese
Farming - Organic / Biodynamic
Wine Style - White Wine
Vegan      
Sulphate Free

Dirupi, Valtellina Superiore DOCG, Lombardy, Italy

Valtellina is on the southern edge of the alps, in Lombardy. A land of tradition, steep vineyards, mountain air, and beautiful, ever-so drinkable reds.

Dirupi was founded in 2004 by Pierpaolo Di Franco and Davide Fasolini, two childhood friends that crossed paths once again when they both were completing enology degrees in university. Neither had inherited land to work after graduation so the two combined what little resources they had upon completion of their degrees and rented 15 different terraced sites in Valtellina devoted to Chiavennasca.

Producer - Dirupi
Country - Italy
Region - Lombardy
Appelation - Valtellina
Variety / Blend - Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic  
Vegan    

Eraldo Viberti, "Vigna Vaglio" Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Piedmont, Italy 

This is a small family farm of about six hectares divided into three different kind of production: two hectares dedicated to Dolcetto, two to Barbera and two to nebbiolo grapes for Barolo wine. All the vineyards are located in La Morra, in the little village of Santa Maria where the cellar, called Prima, is situated. Up until 1987 Eraldo gave all the grapes to the local cooperative wine growers’ association.

Since 1987 vintage, he has started to produce his own wine. The starting point of this great adventure is based on Eraldo’s parents’ values: respect for the land and the work linked to tradition. 

Dolcetto, which translates roughly as "little sweet one", is often regarded as a lesser grape in Piedmont, behind Nebbiolo and Barbera but when it's good, it is fleshy, fruity, and fun. 

Producer - Eraldo Viberti
Country - Italy
Region - Piedmont
Appelation - La Morra
Variety / Blend - Dolcetto
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic  
Vegan    

The wines in this box set are available in limited quantities, so we may need to offer alternatives but these will be of similar price and equal value!