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Hey, Fionn on one final Thursday before the year is done.

Some housekeeping for deliveries before Christmas

This is a final warning for those outside of London. 2:30 pm today is your cut-off for a guaranteed delivery before Xmas. Tomorrow we shall be packing as usual, with orders going out for deliveires on Monday but we’re leaning on the side of caution. This isn’t our first rodeo.

London you have the whole weekend with 2:30 pm on Monday being your cut-off.

FULL details and NYE shipping here.

Now wine. I’ll briefly touch on some new but old arrivals. My only critique of the wine scene here in the UK is that it is impossible to find wines I like with age. So, I snapped at the chance when a supplier offered us some maturing Burgundy. Sextant ‘16 is in a VERY good place. Alive and kickin’, ample acid, nice golden fruit. The ‘17 Rouge is a wild beauty in its youth so it’s cool to see things settle down into a tertiary treat. If you’re wondering whether you should start cellaring wine I’d get in early on these to see what a little extra snooze in bottle can do...

Wouldn’t be me if I didn’t squeeze in one more of England's finest… Hugo ‘19 is a benchmark bottle for Traditional Method sparkling. Biodynamic fruit and no adds at all. I did a very long product description so it must be ‘très bon’. Limited. Also limited is the iconic and vinous Bulle de Rosé from Savart. No notes.

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I’ll finish up with some bottles that won my heart this year. In the red department, Occhipinti, Il Frappato does it again. Drinkin’ this from a magnum on the 25th  (HMU if you wanna do the same). Pinot meets the Sicilian sun. It never fails. Shout out to the whole of Sicily too. Plenty of value to be found at old faithfuls in COS and Lamoresca. Gustinella is also a queen in the making.

In the white department, this year saw me visit Burgundy for the first time and I fell hard for Chardonnay. Thankfully for my wallet, I also discovered the New World can more than scratch the itch. Dappled must get a mention. The masterful use of oak, abundant acid, the never-ending finish! This is pure hedonistic joy in a glass. To make wine this good at this price is quite frankly astonishing, BRAVO. Shout out Mount Gambier for the best value with Good Intentions and Moorak.

Gonna leave it there as I’m hungover and have plenty of orders to pack but writing these emails has been an utter joy and I’d like to thank you all for your support this year. You are the best customers with the best taste! See you next year.

LOVE

Fionn

xoxo