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The First Time - March 2024 - Red

Welcome to your tasting experience.

The First Time - March 2024 - Red
Artefact Tinto '21
Palabres '22
 Predappio Tre Vigne '21

Discover wine’s possibilities

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
― Pablo Picasso

We’re drawn to the makers who take their craft to a level of mastery where rules evolve and develop like the aromas of one of their wines in a glass.

This month, we feature producers such as activist winemakers Vins et Volailles who aren’t afraid to blend five uncommon grape varietals to create uniquely pleasurable blends, and Meinklang, one of Europe’s most respected biodynamic family wineries.

We hope that March’s bottles pique your interest and encourage you further down the rabbit hole.

PS: We poured at the inaugural Seedlegals Startup Awards 2024 as wine partner toasting the success of the UK’s startups, including perennial favourites like AA Badenhorst’s Chenin Blanc, Breton’s La Dilettante Sparkling Vouvray, and Raisins Gaulois by Marcel Lapierre among others.

PPS: Keep an eye on the Ourlass website, Instagram, and YouTube for new videos from the FT’s Tim Hayward as well as tasting films with Michael Sager (including this corker where Michael talks of wine as food).

Cheers, MJ

Finca de la Venta Don Quijote

Artefact Tinto '21

Run by winemaker José Fernando, Bodega Finca Venta de Don Quijote is a family run winery with deep roots in the winemaking traditions of the region.
Artefact Tinto '21

Serve with barbecued/smoky meat dishes, rich tomato sauce and corn-based dishes (like this sausage and fennel ragu with cheesy polenta). Works really well with tacos and burritos.

Expect raspberry, ripeness and fine tannins.

Artefact Tinto '21 details

  • Year 2021
  • Bottle Size 750ml
  • Type Red
  • Winery Finca de la Venta Don Quijote
  • Grapes Tempranillo
  • Country Spain
  • Region Castilla-la-Mancha
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites
Emmanuel Haget

Palabres '22

Emmanuel worked for 20 years as an engineer, before training with Jacky and Véronique Ripoche of Domaine des Noades and in 2016 taking over the vineyards of Philippe Gourdon, a biodynamic pioneer in the Saumur appellation.
Palabres '22

Serve slightly chilled with smoky bean dishes such as vegetarian chili, alongside blue cheese, or with a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs.

Expect redcurrant, wild raspberry, sour cherry and that unmistakably peppery quality.

Palabres '22 details

  • Year 2022
  • Bottle Size 750ml
  • Type Red
  • Winery Emmanuel Haget
  • Grapes Pineau D'Aunis
  • Country France
  • Region Loire
  • Alcohol Content 12%
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites
Chiara Condello

Predappio Tre Vigne '21

Chiara continues a long family legacy of winemaking in Predappio, a small town in southern Emilia Romagna.
Predappio Tre Vigne '21

Serve with Italian style sausages and stews like this sausage and fennel ragu with cheesy polenta or cep risotto.

Expect black and red berry fruits, balance and silky tannins.

Predappio Tre Vigne '21 details

  • Year 2021
  • Bottle Size 750ml
  • Type Red
  • Winery Chiara Condello
  • Grapes Sangiovese
  • Country Italy
  • Region Emilia Romagna
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites