Qué Grande Sos! 2018 Grape|Nero d'Avola

Qué Grande Sos! 2018 Grape|Nero d'AvolaA rather brilliant, herby little fruit bomb from a very contrary Argentinian producer who is going out of his way to swim against the stylistic tide of the more widely known wines of this country. Here we have a big field blend (the grapes are grown and harvested together in one vineyard) of native varietals that sadly arent used so much in the wine that makes it to these shores the likes of Criolla Grande, Criolla Chica (otherwise known as Pas or

wooden fermenters

making for the most muscular

The wine is blended with other vintages aged for 9 months in barrels before going into the bottle

something a little golden and honeyed

before being pressed off to vat to finish fermentation and rest until the following spring

Another year means another exciting new cuvée from Jérôme

As Laurent says 'it's a bottle of sunshine

angular attack

Olivier's experiment with taking a selection of Cabernet Franc from his older vines to fill a single Georgian qvevri that is buried out in the soils of the vineyard

The grapes are pressed directly and co-fermented then aged in combination of steel vat and old chestnut barrel

They have unmistakable power

meaning spicy aromas and lots of juicy red fruit