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Generation Series Mixed Case
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The Wine Society's Generation Series Haut-Médoc 2019
A silky smooth blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon and 45% merlot from the superb 2019 vintage, this is now drinking beautifully. With vibrant, refreshing cabernet fruit combining with plump, velvety merlot this is a harmoniously balanced left bank claret of impressive purity and length. A Sunday roast classic. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.
The Wine Society's Generation Series Wachenheimer Riesling 2021
This riesling to celebrate our anniversary is a blend of two Wachenheimer vineyards: Gerümpel and Goldbächel, picked and fermented together in large and venerable oak casks which helps give the wine added patina and weight without the wine tasting of oak. The vintage was an extraordinary one, relatively cool, sometimes damp and benefitting from a fine Indian summer. Wachenheimer rieslings are often pungent and spicy, no doubt due to vocanic soils. This is savoury and dry with hints of peach and lime. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.
The Wine Society's Generation Series Mâcon Villages 2022
This is an attractive and complex blend of different Mâcon villages with 8% oak-aged wine to contribute principally structure, not aroma, and 19% from a superior appellation included to augment the quality. 2022 is a warm year producing ripe yet fresh fruit with a melony character. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.
The Wine Society's Generation Series Crémant de Loire 2020
From sparkling specialists and long-term partner Gratien & Meyer's own Saumur vineyards, this is a classic blend based on the chenin blanc grape variety, with cabernet franc, and a little chardonnay and grolleau. It displays chenin and cabernet's freshness and minerality, its aromas enhanced by a hint of red fruits from the grolleau, rounded on the palate by chardonnay's body and texture. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.
The Wine Society's Generation Series Rioja 2020
A limited release for our 150th is this fruity, plummy and smooth Rioja which is mostly garnacha, the grape most commonly used in Rioja in the 19th century. This has been aged for several years before bottling in 2023, including 10 months in French oak. For a video message from the winemaker, and for more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.
The Wine Society's Generation Series Régnié 2022
Made in partnership with Maison Jacques Dépagneux, this is a juicy, ripe gamay from from two well-respected growers with well-sited vineyards in Régnié, mainly on southeast facing slopes. The wine, from the excellent 2022 vintage, was matured in stainless steel tanks to ensure maximum fruit expression, depth of flavour and purity. For more on the story of this wine, please scroll down.