The Traveller - January 2023 - Red

Welcome to our tasting experience.

Cabal Pinot Noir '19

Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Sortevera Tinto '20

Rosso Veronese

Yantra, Tenuta dei Sette Cieli

P'TIT MAX, Guy Breton

Discover wine’s possibilities

‘One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.’
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We hope your year has started well and that these bottles lift the winter spirits.

Cheers, MJ

PS - We’re releasing films in the coming days with some of our favourite wine people including Amelia Singer of The Wine Show, so don’t forget to view Ourglass Instagram and blog.

Cabal

Cabal Pinot Noir '19

Cabal Estate established in 2016, when Ed Clifford took over the reins from his father who previously his father sold fruit to Waipara winemakers.

Expect violet, black berry fruits, spice and light tannins. Super drinkable but with depth.

Pair with grilled eggplant, a clam and summer vegetable salad, or a hot and fragrant bowl of Sichuan beef soup.

Cabal Pinot Noir '19 details

Year 2019
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Cabal
Grapes Pinot Noir
Region Waipara
Alcohol Content 13.5%
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Yabby Lake

Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Tom Carson is a winemaker's winemaker, having served an apprenticeship at one of Burgundy’s most exciting domaines, Bernard Moreau in Chassagne-Montrachet and been labelled a ‘pioneer’ by wine critic Jancis Robinson. He’s put his fastidious attention to detail into scouring and selecting the perfect site and soil for Pinot Noir, for which he is primarily known alongside Chardonnay..

Serve with simply cooked rare meats like roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, earthy vegetable dishes like cep.

Expect red fruits, dark pitted fruits and a textured, fruity finish.

Single Vineyard Pinot Noir details

Year 2021
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Yabby Lake
Grapes Pinot Noir
Country Australia
Region Mornington, Victoria
Alcohol Content 13%
Allergens Sulfites

Suertes del Marqués

Sortevera Tinto '20

Sortevera is a new collaboration between winemakers Jonatan Garcia Lima of Suertes del Marques and Jose Angel Alonso Ramos, both seeking to preserve the ancient grapes and winemaking traditions of the Canary Islands.

Serve with cheese and charcuterie, lasagne, or salt crusted new potatoes with coriander dressing.

Expect red fruit, earth, and leather.

Sortevera Tinto '20 details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Suertes del Marqués
Grapes Sortevera Tinto
Country Spain
Region Canary Islands
Alcohol Content 12.5%
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Monte Santoccio

Rosso Veronese

Winemaker Nicola Ferrari earned his reputation as a leading Valpolicella producer after a decade of winemaking at legendary Quintarelli Winery, his detailed care for vineyard terroir, and an obsessive pursuit of quality. The organic Monte Santoccio vineyard spans only 3 hectares across the rolling Italian hills of Fumane, home to the Ferrari family.

Pairs really well with lamb or pork dishes like pork and bean stew, and American barbecue. Or serve with salumi and pecorino.

Expect plum, spice, wood, freshness and fine tannins.

Rosso Veronese details

Year 2019
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Monte Santoccio
Grapes Cabernet-Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Corvina Merlot Molinara Rondinella
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Alcohol Content 15%
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Tenuta dei Sette Cieli

Yantra, Tenuta dei Sette Cieli

A Bordeaux blend (Cabernet/merlot) from the Bolgheri, in the hills above Sassicaia and the super Tuscans.

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

Expect dark fruits, graphite and a herbaceous fresh finish.

Yantra, Tenuta dei Sette Cieli details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Tenuta dei Sette Cieli
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Alcohol Content 14%
Allergens Sulfites

Guy Breton

P'TIT MAX, Guy Breton

Guy Breton aka P’tit Max, known as one of the celebrated Beaujolais “gang of four” winemakers, is a living legend of the natural wine movement in France.

Balance this vibrant wine with paté, tortilla chips with salsa, or a bright tomato and watermelon gazpacho.

Expect perfume, currant, berries, and spice.

P'TIT MAX, Guy Breton details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750ml
Type Red
Winery Guy Breton
Grapes Gamay
Country France
Region Beaujolais
Alcohol Content 14%
Allergens Sulfites