The Cellar

Red-Winuary: a balanced approach to January 2025

By Romik Arconian on Dec 30, 2024

As the festive season ends, many turn to Dry January, a month-long pause from alcohol. While this can be an excellent initiative for some, others may find it challenging to go completely dry. Enter Red-Winu...

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Vintage analysis 2024 part one, harvest starting mid next week (probably)

By Romik Arconian on Sep 17, 2024

We’ve tasted & analysed grapes over various parcels. Some key takeaways before the beginning of the 2024 harvest, which we anticipate starting middle of next week: - One of the warmest & wettest wi...

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Our 18 and 19 - drink over a couple of days

By Romik Arconian on Jun 20, 2024

Our younger vintages certainly benefit aging, but otherwise the mellowing effects of waiting can be in part at least be experienced by extended aeration. They are perfect to open one evening and to be enjoy...

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Heat & drought, first thoughts on '22..

By Romik Arconian on Oct 13, 2022

  It almost goes without saying that 2022 was one of the hottest and driest years on record. In our humble opinion, it's not really a vintage that should be defined as either a left or right bank. Indeed, wi...

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