Jamie Lauder

9.1

100 % Carricante grapes from Mount Etna grown on sandy loam soils with volcanic rocks between 700 to 900 meters altitude.
All manual harvesting.
Aged 4-6 months in stainless steel.
Golden green colour with citrus, herbs, and a flinty stoney freshness on the nose.
Lemon citrus oils, sage, chamomile, white flowers and fennel.
Lively acidity and minerality on the finish that lasts for minutes.

— 2 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

Benvolio Prosecco.
100 % Glera grapes show casing Friuli regions terroir.
Golden straw in colour with persistent bubbles.
Citrus, peach, green apple, white flowers and minerality.
Light and refreshing with crisp acidity.
— a month ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2023 vintage.
Bright ruby red in the glass.
Aromas grab you immediately wth ripe cherries and lifted dark floral notes.
Bright ripe cherries, tea, young leather, a bit of subois earthy notes with a finish of Morello cherry bitterness but not overpowering.
Polished tannins with crisp acidity. Biodynamicly grown.
Try Corte Pavone Brunello di Montalcino if you have the opportunity.
— 2 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

50 % Nebbiolo and 50 % Pinot Noir from calcareous and poor soils in Roddino where Barolo area meets Alta Langa.
Vines struggle to dig deep.
Produced in Rose de Saginee method and left on skins for up to 12 hours.
All hand harvested.
Salmon coloured. Cherries and berries, toasted nuts and hibiscus. Crisp and dry, persistent mousse and almost a saline quality on the finish. — 2 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2024 vintage.
Alto Adige is Italy’s smallest wine growing area.
Manual harvest, stainless steel fermented with lees aging for 5-7 months.
Straw yellow in colour.
Lychee and fresh cut grass on the nose.
Melon, ripe grapefruit, ginger, almond, white pepper and minerals.
Super juicy and savoury finish.
This wine loves food.
— 11 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.4

2023 vintage.
100 % Pinot Noir grown organically on a 4 acre site in Naramata, planted in 2010.
Estate grown and hand picked.
Deep, dark cherry, cedar, earthy, baking spice with silky tannins and a smooth finish.
Absolutely delicious with roasted duck. — 2 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.3

2020 vintage.
Brilliant, shiny ruby red.
Bright wild raspberries and cherries with dried flowers, menthol and Kirsch.
Hints of truffles and pepper. Super crisp tannins and acidity for days from this medium bodied wine.
Definitely needs 5-6 years to sleep in the cellar. — 3 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2017 vintage.
100 % Cabernet Franc from Tuscany.
Roses with dark raspberries and black fruits.
Great aromas of bay laurel, sage and black licorice.
Savoury and earthy with tannins and acidity in balance with a crisp, fresh finish. — 5 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2024 vintage.
From vineyards in La Morra, Alba, Guarene and Castagnito in Langhe.
Stainless steel fermented at low temperatures and rests on fine lees through winter before bottling.
Bright straw yellow in colour.
Fragrant aromatics of dried Chamomile, Acacia flowers and almonds.
In the mouth…stone fruit, white peach, herbs and Asian pear.

— a month ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2021 vintage.
Sangiovese 60 % and Cabernet Sauvignon 40 % from Pitigliano estate in Maremma, Tuscany with a southwest exposure.
Owned by Tommasi family since 1997.
Rompicolla is ‘breakneck’ but means tremendously steep and slippery slope…a risky adventure.
Soils are deep in volcanic tuff.
Stainless steel ferment and matured 1 year in 65 HL Slavonian oak casks.
Red cherries, raspberries, savoury spice, and floral.
Medium bodied but fresh and clean on the finish.
This wine loves food ….and I appreciate that. — 3 months ago