'Fun + Adventurous Wines' Pack ~ May 2025
Off the beaten track varietals, to push your palate. No regrets!
This month's Fun + Adventurous Wines 3-Pack Includes:
1. 2024 Foreign Friends 'Jeanne' Savagnin
Savagnin | King Valley, VIC | Leila + Crystal Davis, Juliette Menneteau | Foreign Friends
Fresh and ready to charm - say hello to Jeanne. Beechworth’s finest, this 2024 Savagnin is a bright and aromatic character with c-c-charisma. A bouquet of white peach, nectarine, dried ginger and gentle florals unfolds in the glass, building complexity as it breathes. On the palate, it’s focused and fresh, with layered texture, citrusy zing, and just enough grip to keep things interesting. These high-country grapes spent a little time cold soaking on skins before fermenting and resting in French barriques over the cooler months - adding depth without heaviness. Think green pear, ginger beer, white apple, a touch of tonic, a pinch of salt. Slippery and succulent... Jeanne is the kind of friend you want at every dinner table.
2. 2022 Aixala i Alcait 'Les Clivelles' Vineyard Carinyena DOQ
Carinyena | Torroja, Priorat, SP | Sussi Alcait + Jordi Aixala | Cellar Aixala Alcait
Straight from the high ridges of Torroja, Les Clivelles is pure Carinyena magic. Grown on soft slate (aka llicorella), this is Aixala i Alcait’s oldest vineyard. Ten months in chestnut wood gives it this rounded, beautifully earthy edge... black strawberries, rosehips, sage, a little truffly-honey goodness and that trademark Priorat minerality. It’s herbal, spicy, fresh and just glides. Gentle tannins, great acidity... totally balanced... Perfect.
3. 2022 Punset Barbera D’Alba
Barbera | Neive, Piemonte, IT | Marina Maccarino | Punset
Juicy, fresh, bursting with good vibes... this organic Barbera d’Alba is a total weeknight hero. It’s ruby red in the glass with a nose full of bright red berries, rose petals, and the tiniest whisper of cocoa. On the palate it’s all about crunch - red fruits and blood orange zest. There’s no oak here, instead going into concrete to enhance the zingy, bright, minerality - plus, when do you ever get to try pure, unadulterated Barbera?! This bottle has your back, no matter what the occasion.
