'Adventurous Wines' Pack ~ October 2025
Off the beaten track varietals, to push your palate. No regrets!
October's Adventurous Wines 3-Pack Includes:
1. 2023 Laura David ‘L’insolente’ Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc | Montlouis-Sur Loire, FR | Laura David | Laura David
L’insolente feels alive in the glass. A Chenin Blanc that comes from sandy, quartz-rich soils in Montlouis-sur-Loire, carrying the salt and sun of its home. Bruised apple, pear, and white peach drift through the palate, threaded with hints of mandarin, preserved lemon and beeswax. The lemony acidity cuts clean, keeping everything nice and lively. Dry, natural, delicious.
2. 2017 Alice Bonaccorsi ‘Rocca delle Campane’ Carricante
Carricante | Mt Etna, IT | Alice Bonaccorsi | Val Cerasa
Bright yellow with golden highlights, this Carricante is dry and structured with a beautiful minerality. Aromas of banana and bread crust are balanced by fresh acidity and a lingering, aromatic close. Vinified solely in stainless steel and aged for seven years before release, it’s a considered expression of Etna’s turbulent volcanic soils.
3. 2021 Silver Heights ‘The Last Warrior’ Red Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon | Ningxia, CHI | Emma Gao | Silver Heights
Bordeaux via Ningxia. A bold yet refined red from one of China’s most acclaimed estates blending 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Grown at 1,200m on the eastern slopes of the Helan Mountains, the fruit benefits from warm, dry days and cool desert nights, resulting in deep concentration and lifted aromatics. Ripe cherry, plum and hawthorn-layered blackcurrant, cooling mint, oak spice and even a bit of dried tobacco. Smooth, structured, superbly savoury... it’s rich without being heavy. Grapes are handpicked, cold-soaked, and wild-fermented before ageing in a mix of French oak and stainless steel. A striking example of how far Chinese wine has come!
