Nous Encore 2023 Roussillon and the quiet depth that

and the quiet depth that comes of asking an underrated grape to do more than it usually gets asked

Daisy Merrick and Antoine Lucchesi work out of Eckelsheim in Rheinhessen with four hectares of their own and fruit bought from organic and biodynamic growers

With enough presence for meaty dishes and enough vivacity for casual drinking

Maï Lam of La Maï Wines works alongside him on much the same principles

plus a younger patch

Nous Encore 2023 Roussillon and the quiet depth thatSbastien Morin makes wine in the Beaujolais under the Winecraft name, working the way a small handful there now do: low intervention, long macerations, slow pressing. Ma Lam of La Ma Wines works alongside him on much the same principles. Nous Encore is Gamay in his brighter register, crunchy red fruit with a peppery lift and soft tannin, and enough acidity underneath to keep the whole thing moving. There is very little standing between the vineyard