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"The Real Wine Month" MAY 2012

We are delighted to take part in The Real Wine Month promotion throughout the month of May. We are featuring the following three wines and offering them at a very special price:

Organic/Natural Saint Véran “Les Mandeliers” Domaine Arnaud Combier, Burgundy, 2010

Was - £16.25 Offer Price - £13.85

The winery is situated in the village of Pierreclos whilst the vines for the Saint Véran are planted in the commune of Prissé. Arnaud Combier studied viticulture and winemaking for four years at Beaune, then worked in different vineyards, such as Domaine Valette at Chaintré, and Domaine Colbois at Chablis, before taking over the vines from his grandparents in 1999, at which point the vineyard was associated to the cooperative. Arnaud withdrew from the cooperative in 2003, so that he could produce his wines under his own name. The estate is in its 2nd year of conversion to organic farming (Ecocert label). Everything is done by hand and no chemicals are used in the vineyard. Vinification is with wild yeasts and there is a natural malolactic in tank. With just a light filtration, no fining and a very small sulphur addition this is naked, terroir-driven Chardonnay.

Very pure style of unoaked Chardonnay with delicate nose of yellow apples releasing into a beautifully crisp palate with notes of almond-butter and citrus. The butter-cream notes of the malo which are more evident when the wine is initially opened become integrated into lovely lemon curd flavours after time

 

Biodynamic/Natural Faugeres Tradition, Clos Fantine, Languedoc, 2009

Was - £14.75 Offer Price - £12.55

Despite not holding an official certificate to indicate that their estate is organic or biodynamic, the Andrieu family conduct all operations at Clos Fantine with the utmost respect for nature. Run nowadays by two sisters and a brother, the estate, which is situated in Faugères, looks wild and relatively untamed, but this approach fits the family ethos, that vines should be allowed to “grow like any other local plant, in a state that verges on the wild.” This approach gives their wines a most pure, natural flavour; their rough, meaty reds bringing you closer to nature with every drop you drink.

Organic/Natural Gamay Raisins Gaulois, Marcel Lapierre, Beaujolais, 2010

Was - £12.60 Offer Price - £10.65

Marcel Lapierre is Monsieur Morgon and very much seen as the godfather of Gamay. His estate is situated in the sought after Cote de Py area of Morgon. His wines are au naturel; the wild yeasts are encouraged to do their work in order to fully express the terroir. As well as using exclusively wild yeasts, Marcel Lapierre does not use fining nor sulphur during the vinification of his wines.

Drinking his Gamay is like biting into summer fruits, slightly chilled it will be the perfect accompaniment to Charcuterie.

(Please note that Offer Price will only be valid up until the end of May)

Participants throughout Scotland:

Bia Bistro, Colinton Road, Edinburgh - www.biabistrot.co.uk

Wedgwood The Restaurant, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh - www.wedgwoodtherestaurant.co.uk

L'Escargot Beu, Broughton Street, Edinburgh - www.lescargotbleu.co.uk

L'Escargot Blanc, Queensferry Street, Edinburgh - www.lescargotbleu.co.uk

L'Epicerie, Broughton Street, Edinburgh - www.lescargotbleu.co.uk

The Bon Vivant, Thistle Street, Edinburgh - www.bonvivantedinburgh.co.uk

The Wee Restaurant, North Queensferry, Fife - www.theweerestaurant.co.uk

Brian Maule at Chardon D'or, West Regent Street, Glasgow - www.brianmaule.com

Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond, Cameron House, Loch Lomond - www.martin-wishart.co.uk/martin-wishart-loch-lomond/home.aspx

Kinloch Lodge, Sleat, Isle of Skye - www.kinloch-lodge.co.uk

The Cross at Kingussie, Kingussie, The Highlands - www.thecross.co.uk

Crannog Restaurant, Fort William, The Highlands - www.crannog.net

Pig'Halle Restaurant, South Street, Perth - www.pighalle.co.uk

Sante Wine Bar, St John's Place, Perth - www.sante-winebar.co.uk

Deeside Drinks Emporium (wine shop), Banchory, Aberdeenshire - deesidedrinks@live.co.uk

Monachyle Mhor, Balquhidder, Perthshire - www.mhor.net