The Next Level - March 2024 - Red

Welcome to your tasting experience.

Predappio Tre Vigne '21

Palabres '22

Me Libérez Pas je m'en Charge '20

Tempranillo Roble '22

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

Chiara Condello

Predappio Tre Vigne '21

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

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

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.

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

Vins et Volailles

Me Libérez Pas je m'en Charge '20

Vins et Volailles is an all-female project founded by Louise Los and Fleur Godart, who draw on their backgrounds in food, oenology, theatre and tattooing to make ‘activist cuvées’ made from fruit sourced across France. ‘Dont Free Me, I'Il Take Care of It’ is a prunelard, braucol, muscadelle, mauzac blend grown on clay/limestone soil, is sourced from Domaine Loberger in Alsace.

Serve with a good steak or burger, potato dauphinoise, macaroni cheese, or a black truffle risotto.

Expect red bramble fruit, freshness and almost creamy smoothness.

Me Libérez Pas je m'en Charge '20 details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750ml
Type White
Winery Vins et Volailles
Grapes Prunelard, Braucol, Muscadelle, Mauzac
Country France
Region Alsace
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Rippa Dorii

Tempranillo Roble '22

Rippa Dorii is run by the Ontañón Family, and is the latin name for Ribera del Duero.

Complement with Spanish slow cooked lamb, tikka masala, or cheese and onion crisps.

Expect black berries fruits, richness and fresh acidity.

Tempranillo Roble '22 details

Year 2022
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Rippa Dorii
Grapes Tempranillo
Country Spain
Region Ribera del Duero
Allergens Contains Sulfites