This Month We're Mainly Drinking - six great wines to drink just now - a six bottle box set

A mixed case perfect for drinking right now…

The contents of our TMWMD case changes every month to reflect the season, the food we're cooking, and often to feature new arrivals.

Offered at a discounted price, it is six great 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.

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This November we're  celebrating French classics.

White Wine

Domaine de l'Epinay, Pegase Blanc, Sauvignon, Loire, France

Brothers, Cyrille and Sylvaine are the fourth generation of the Pacquerau family to look after their estate in Clisson. They have nearly 55 hectares of vines of which half are dedicated to growing Melon de Bourgogne with the rest split between 14 other varieties. Their family had always taken the 'lutte raisonnée' approach to farming which means 'the reasoned struggle' and refers to the intention of using chemicals less often and less aggressively than conventional growers but in 2011, Cyrille and Sylvaine took on the task of converting their estate to organics and as of 2021 all their plots have been certified!

The Pegase blanc is a fresh and zesty sauvignon blanc grown on gravel and silt on granitic bedrock. The grapes had a delicate pressing and the juice was fermented at low temperatures to maintain fresher aromatics before being aged for the first few months on the lees prior to racking. Bottled with a little sulphur in early spring 2024.

Producer - Domaine de l'Epinay       
Country - France  
Region - Loire
Sub-Region - Clisson
Variety / Blend - Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Style - White Wine   
Farming - Organic

Chateau de la Mirande, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc, France - 

Chateau de la Mirande is owned and operated by Joseph Albajan, known locally as the 'Pope of Picpoul'. I have know idea why, but I'd like to!

Dry, zingy, mineral. Grown right on the Mediterranean coast, prefect with seafood, a bowl of olives, a little charcuterie. 

Producer - Chateau De La Mirande  
Country - France
Region - Languedoc-Roussillon 
Variety / Blend - Picpoul de Pinet
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Pink Wine

Mas de Valériole, Rose Vé, IGP Méditerranée, Provence, France

The Mas de Valériole estate was founded in 1427 by doctor, François de Valeriole in the heart of the Camargue national park but since the 1950's has been home to the Michel family. Brothers Jean-Paul & Patrick handle the farming with JP on the grain (rice, wheat and sunflowers) and Patrick in the vines where they've been growing organically since 2006. Patrick was joined by his son, Maxime in 2015 and together they are responsible for 22 hectares of vineyards.

Vé is a southern French (meridionale) exclamation and this classic Provencal Rosé definitely demands a Vé! It's a blend of Merlot and Caladoc picked early in the morning to retain freshness and aromatics, direct pressed before fermentation and aged in concrete before blended and bottled without filtration. The result is a beautiful pale pink colour with a whisp of haze. Sweet strawberries on the nose accompanied by white flowers and a little citrus followed by apple, pomelo and lychee on the palate with a salty tickle. Enjoy with a crunchy salad with olives and humous or grilled fish or equally treacherous on a hot day on its own.

Producer - Mas de Valériole
Country - France
Region - Provence
Sub-Region - Arles
Variety / Blend - Merlot, Caladoc
Wine Style - Pink Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegetarian, Vegan

Red Wine

Moulin de Gassac, Famille Guibert, Pinot Noir, Pays d'Oc, France

Mas de Daumas Gassac is an iconic producer in the south of France, famous across the world. Back in the 1970s the Guibert family fell in love with an old property in a beautiful Languedoc valley and, encouraged by a professor from Bordeaux University, had the courage and vision to develop vineyards and to focus on quality above all in their wines. They were pioneers in a region which at that time was pretty much just known for high volume and low cost.

This wine is from the Guibert family's "diffusion" range, a lower cost set of wines produced in the same spirit as the domaine wines but using grapes grown on vineyards across the region.

This wine is made for everyday drinking from Pinot Noir grown in cooler sites in the Languedoc - Pinot and heat tends to produce jammy, high alcohol wines lacking in subtlety. The wine is light and fruity, perfect with charcuterie, maybe some med-style chicken or some chargrilled veg. Drink while young.

Producer - Famille Guibert, Mas de Daumas Gassac
Country - France
Region - Languedoc - Roussillon    
Variety / Blend - Pinot Noir
Wine Style - Red Wine
Vegetarian

Les Vignerons d'Estezargues, Cuvée des Galets, Southern Rhône, France - 

Les Vignerons d’Estezargues is a pioneering cooperative producer who, when everyone else was chasing volume and low price, turned it on its head and went for quality above all. Still remarkably good value their wines have all the lovely Rhône character you could hope for - warm, welcoming fruit, a touch of spice - with a lightness of touch that makes them super drinkable. Drink with suitably southern French fare such as ratatouille, daubes, simply grilled vegetables with a dollop of tapenade. Organic. Vegan

Producer - Les Vignerons d’Estezargues
Country - France
Region - Southern Rhône
Sub-Region - Pont du Gard
Variety / Blend - Grenache, Syrah
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Chateau du Cedre, Heritage Malbec, Cahors, France - 

Welcome to the Malbec mother-ship! Although the grape variety made its name in recent years in far away Argentina, this quiet little corner of south west France is its original home. At Chateau de Cedre, Pascal and Jean-Marc Verhaeghe use what they describe as a “Burgundian philosophy of valuing the terroir with Bordeaux vinification techniques”, informed by “years of observation and reflection” and make wines that are true to place and unequivocally French in style. While Argentinean Malbecs, grown at high altitude in a very different climate, are often intensely fruity, this one from Cahors is more savoury and has a characteristic violet and herb nose, and dark fruit flavours on the palate. Delicious with a wintry stew or some mature cheese. 

Producer - Chateau du Cedre
Country - France
Region - Cahors
Variety / Blend - Malbec
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Picture pinched from Chateau du Cedre's website :)

This case contains one bottle of each of these wines. If any becomes unavailable it will be replaced by another wine of equal value.