{"id":23347,"date":"2019-04-23T10:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=23347"},"modified":"2019-04-23T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T10:52:27","slug":"two-natural-italian-wines-from-the-english-winemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/italy\/two-natural-italian-wines-from-the-english-winemaker","title":{"rendered":"Two natural Italian wines from The English Winemaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These two wines are made by Matt Gregory, wine merchant turned winemaker who has adopted the name ‘The English Winemaker’<\/a>. I met him in Christchurch last year when I was hanging out with Theo Coles, who he’d been doing vintage with. They’re really interesting.<\/p>\n

The English Winemaker Mascot 2018 Piedmont, Italy<\/strong>
\nThis is an aromatic skin-fermented Muscat with 25% whole bunch and minimal sulfites (30 ppm added). 60 days on skins. 908 bottles made. Cloudy pale yellow in colour, it has a floral, grapey nose with some rose petal prettiness. The palate is fresh and bright with a lovely dry quality, showing notes of grapefruit pith, green tea and table grapes. Lovely wine with nice acidity. Very moreish, showing subtle medicinal notes on the finish. 92\/100<\/p>\n

The English Winemaker Piemonte Barbera 2018 Italy<\/strong>
\nBarrel-fermented (in 500 litre barrels) with 25% whole bunch, no added sulfites (it has a natural level of 28 ppm, produced by the yeasts), 771 bottles made. This is beautifully pure and focused with a berry fruits nose and a touch of chocolatey richness. The palate is ripe and full but incredibly elegant and quite pure, with a sleek, silky texture and an attractive sour cherry bite. Lots of raspberry, black cherry and damson fruit. Refined and fresh. 92\/100<\/p>\n

These are \u00a325, available from Bat & Bottle, Duncan Murray, The Vineking, The Olive Branch in the UK.<\/p>\n

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