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ACellars Newsletter 19th May, 2022 - La Vrille et Le Papillon + Two Tonne + This Week's Staff Pick!

by Annandale Cellars

La Vrille et Le Papillon

In-Store Tasting

This Saturday, May 21st

3pm - 6pm

It may not be the Rhône you have known, but an area to watch!

Ardèche, bordered by the Northern and Southern Rhône, is a dynamic area with slightly more affordable real estate compared to its neighbours, attracting a number of artisan producers of the natural wine movement. The commune of Valvignères, home to the likes of Anders Frederik Steen, lies at the epicentre of this movement, and this week, we look at the pure and vibrant wines of Meryl and Geraldine Croizier.

The focus on nature at La Vrille et Le Papillon is evident in the name, which translates as the tendril and the butterfly. Minimal intervention, the wines are produced with only minimal sulfites, and are fresh and inviting, especially when it comes to food.

Equally delicious with saucisson from Ardéche as it is a democracy sausage! See you on Saturday!

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Two Tonne

 

Two Tonne

The name "Two Tonne" refers to the intial parcel of fruit that Ricky got to make his first micro-vintage back in 2013. It's a literal name, but one that also reflects Ricky's small-batch philosophy. As he says, "Small parcels. Big love."

As the Two Tonne project has grown, Ricky has stayed true to his word, producing three small batches of Pinot noir, sourced from three different regions across Tasmania. He also makes Chardonnay and Riesling from the Tamar, as well as his more experimental label, Ziggurat.

To round things out, his premium offering is labelled as the Dog and the Wolf. The name comes from the French expression, ‘entre chien et loup’.  This translates to ‘between dog and wolf’ and is an expression used to describe a specific time of day, just before night, when the light is so dim you can’t distinguish a dog from a wolf.  For Ricky, this label "expresses that limit between the familiar, the comfortable versus the unknown and the dangerous, between domestic and wild.  It is an uncertain threshold between hope and fear.  This wine is produced with all these elements in mind; it is a blend of two vastly different winemaking styles."

All of his wines are brilliant expressions of Tasmania's various regions, and utterly delicious to drink. In 2016, Ricky was awarded the People's Choice in the Young Gun of Wine Awards. Not surprising really.

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Staff Pick

Domaine Kreydenweiss

 

Feeling that chill in the air? Seek comfort in the gooey goodness of cheese from the mountains, accompanied with this silky, aromatic offdry blend of coplanted and cofermented Riesling and Pinot Gris from Alsace.

Antoine Kreydenweiss took over the domaine in 2007, from his father Marc when Marc decided to move south to establish a winery in the Costière de Nîmes. Marc was already an early mover, converting the family farm in Alsace to biodynamic practices in the 1980s; today Alsace boasts one of the highest ratios of biodynamic viticulture. The wines are naturally fermented with no additions, and aged in large old oak foudres.

Nestled amongst the high slopes of the Vosges Mountains, vineyard work is manual, and horse-powered purely by Antoine's draft horses. The Alsatian wine is perfect for cold nights, offering white nectarine and floral notes, with blue slate minerality.

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