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Tenute Sella is located at the foot of the Alps of Biella, in Northern Piedmont. Purchased in 1671 by Comino Sella, for 350 years the family-owned property has been cultivated by generations of the Sella family. Here in Alto-Piemonte, they craft beautiful, ethereal expressions of Nebbiolo-based wines, which are exceptionally age-worthy.
The Cirò DOC is a picturesque corner of the Mediterranean, along the Ionian coast, in the eastern foothills of the Calabria region, a large peninsula that forms the toe to Italy’s boot. The Parrilla family, who own and run Tenuta del Conte, have been making wine here for four generations. Mariangela is the latest winemaker in the family and is steering the estate in an exciting new direction. Working with indigenous grapes such as Gaglioppo and Greco Bianco, she makes Organic Certified, minimal intervention wines which are aged solely stainless steel and bottle. Taking each wine vintage by vintage she let them evolve and age “according to their own natural rhythm”, making each wine unique.
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Nestled in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in West Sussex, one of the UK’s most stunning landscapes, Highweald Wine Estate is an exciting new project from a team of highly qualified and passionate young individuals, with the goal of making the best quality wine possible from their unique area of land. And it’s been a strong start for this newly established winery, winning Best English Sparkling and Best Wine in First Year of Production (World-Wide) at the International Wine Challenge 2022.
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With panoramic views of Chablis’ Grand Cru vineyards, Domaine Begue Mathiot is a small family wine estate located in the heart of the Chablis appellation. Today the estate consists of 17 hectares of vineyards in some of Chablis’ most renowned cru sites. Guylhaine Begue-Mathiot is a young, female winemaker, who has taken the helm of her family winery and is steering the estate in an exciting new direction. A Domaine to watch, this young winemaker has so much promise.
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In the southwest of Burgundy, in the village of Préhy, an area previously overlooked for expressive Chablis, the Wengier wines have entered the world to much acclaim. Their careful attention to detail in the vineyards, which will be certified organic from 2023, along with long slow fermentations have resulted in a line-up of wines that is completely captivating. A small, family-run estate proudly making excellent, honest wines reflective of their terroir.
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Fans of Rhône wines will be familiar with the name Farge, thanks to the excellent work of Guy Farge and his eponymous Domaine over the past 25 years. Today, his son Thomas takes the reigns at the family winery making him the fifth generation Farge at the head of the estate, and he is pointing the wines in a decidedly new direction. Thomas Farge's wines are moving confidently towards low intervention as he explains he has the utmost confidence in the terroir and the grapes. Expect wines of serious poise which display concentration and balance right from the classy outset - welcome to the portfolio Thomas Farge.
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Nestled in the beautiful, peaceful southeast corner of Burgundy's northernmost appellation we find the unassuming Domaine Moreau, small producers of exquisite Chablis wines. The village of Poilly-sur-Serein is a more recent addition to the region famed for its elegant Chardonnay wines, but grape growing at the Domaine Moreau is steeped in history. Today, Eléonore Moreau, gives her name to the winery today and is producing rich, expressive Chablis wines that bowled us over with their quality when we were first introduced to them in 2022.
