{"title":"Timeless Reds","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore reds that will never go out of fashion\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ascheri-barolo-sorano","title":"Ascheri. Barolo 'Sorano'","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a wine that reflects Matteo’s open and welcoming character, with rich damson and black cherry fruit, supported by ripe, soft tannins - delicate elements of rose, porcini and spice add complexity and promise for longevity.  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e14%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Matteo Ascheri producer page. Bra, Piemonte, Italy. Barolo, Nebbiolo, Gavi, Syrah, Viogionier\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/ascheri\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatteo Ascheri producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerralunga is the most easterly of the Barolo villages where ancient, mean Serravallian soils* force roots down deep, making for more tannic and fuller bodied Barolo.  Matteo has chosen to make this wine only in the best years: in lesser vintages the wine lends a hand to the Ascheri Barolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 was a hot vintage, coming after an unusually tropical 2018, which had left good reserves of water so, there was no real problems with stress, the vines were very healthy, and the grapes were in excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bunches were destemmed and sorted before a temperature-controlled fermentation that lasted two weeks.  60% of the wine then went through a traditional 25 day submerged cap* maceration.  The wine was then aged in steel for 6 months followed by 28 months in botti (Slavonian oak). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":18046436081775,"sku":"IRP223B19L401","price":66.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Ascheri-Barolo-Sorano-2019-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle.jpg?v=1712396334"},{"product_id":"bionda-amarone","title":"Ca la Bionda. Amarone della Valpolicella Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmarone Classico della Valpolicella DOCG \u003cbr\u003eGrapes: Corvina (70%), Corvinone (20%), Rondinella (10%)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic vintage, powerful espresso and fig laced forest fruit.  An unusual line of purity, complexity and freshness.  An Amarone to drink. 16.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/bionda\" title=\"link to Ca' la Bionda producer page. Merano della Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy. Amarone, Valpolicella\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCa' la Bionda producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmarone is the original ‘appassimento’, a system developed when full ripeness was unusual and by drying the grapes Valpolicella morphed into a full, smooth, irresistible red wine.  Today, nature is more generous and the only excuse to dry the fruit is to obtain the ‘appassimento’ flavours.  Amarone made from overly ripe fruit loses its freshness and tastes sweeter.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2015, Alessandro made the radical decision to pick the grapes for Amarone early, the skins were a little thicker (better for a healthy drying period), acidity (freshness) a little higher and sugar lower (this is fermented dry, and the alcohol is not lower).  Alessandro wanted to replicate a style he remembered and loved, it worked!  Hand-picked loose bunches, a shorter drying period on wooden trays before a low-temperature, winter fermentation.  3 years in botti*, then bottled unfiltered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":55369927524738,"sku":"IRV008B18L639","price":49.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Ca-la-Bionda-Amarone-Classico-2018-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle.jpg?v=1754988730"},{"product_id":"bionda-amarone-ravazzol","title":"Ca la Bionda. Amarone 'Ravazzol'","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrapes: Corvina, Corvinone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 was a great vintage, deep black forest fruit hot with cherry and fig, an unusual spicy character that really works in a wine of such huge intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/bionda\" title=\"link to Ca' la Bionda producer page. Merano della Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy. Amarone, Valpolicella\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCa' la Bionda producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Corvina and Corvinone vines are between 30 and 70 years old and are planted on the steep terraces of Ravazzol, a historical site (or cru) above the winery. The wine is made from a selection of the best and loosest bunches, these are carried in shallow buckets to the drying room in the attic where they are laid out on wooden slatted crates. At the end of January the grapes are crushed and fermented, they will have lost 40% of their volume during the drying period and undergone a transformation that ensures the unique bouquet and concentration of flavours. After fermentation the wine is aged for 3 years in a new 3000 litre French oak barrel, the result is stratospheric and the production is just 3000 litres a year. \u003cbr\u003eFor my taste, this is a substitute for port and is perfect after a meal with almonds and dried figs. It is excellent with very strong dishes such as rib-eye with a reduction of balsamic. It has an enormous window in which to ‘be enjoyed’ because that is the nature of the wine – lovely in it youth and almost indestructible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2013 - 95 points. Decanter Tre Bicchieri, Rome 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChocolate orange, black cherry and lemon pie on the nose, the palate is extraordinary, intense and full, spicy, morello cherry, fig and date, laced with salty dark chocolate. 16%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2012-Rich black cherry and floral aromas, huge depth of damson and cherry fruit laced with fig, date and aged balsamic. Ripe powerful tannins, with remarkable floral characteristics and a lovely freshness for such a big wine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Red Glasses, Gambero Rosso\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e91 points Decanter 2012 \u003cbr\u003e18\/20 Jancis Robinson  2005\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":55369930736002,"sku":"IRV009B19L414","price":59.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Ca-la-Bionda-Amarone-Classico-Ravazzol-2019-imported_by_Bat_and_Bottle.jpg?v=1754903012"},{"product_id":"brezza-barolo-cannubi","title":"Brezza. Barolo 'Cannubi'","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo 'Cannubi' DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2016 - 96points Wine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003eTre Stelle Veronelli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2014 - Ripe herb and rose.  Harmonious, a lighter vintage producing a balanced and elegant wine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/brezza\" title=\"Azienda Agricola Brezza producer page. Barolo, Piemonte. Barolo, Cannubi, Sarmassa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrezza producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrezza own one and a quarter hectares of Cannubi, perhaps the most famous of all Barolo’s ‘cru’ vineyard sites. It is a very steep slope at two hundred and fifty metres above sea level and the majority faces east to southeast. The soils are silt and sand with just twenty-three percent of clay. The family first rented the land from the Church and had the opportunity to buy it in 2000 – the price then was six hundred thousand euros per hectare, today it would be two million.\u003cbr\u003eThe vines Nebbiolo Lampia and Michet and are thirty years old, planted using a traditional Guyot system with a meter between each vine and almost three metres between each row (3700 vines per hectare). The grapes are picked by hand in October and travel the short distance to the winery in small plastic boxes. The bunches are immediately de-stemmed and crushed before a seven-day fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks which never goes over twenty six degrees. The wine is macerated for two more weeks with regular pumping over and is than racked in lined cement tanks where it undergoes a malolactic conversion. The wine is then moved into large traditional Slavonian oak casks, where it remains for two years. It is bottled without filtration and each bottle is individually numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2012 - Enticing berry, violet and rose aromas, full supple fruit, fine ripe tannins beautifully laced through the wine, almost painfully fine. Remarkable purity, undoubtedly a forward vintage which I suspect has excellent potential to develop over the next fifteen years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProduction: 9000 bottles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2014 \/ 75cl","offer_id":18048012255343,"sku":"IRP301B14L664","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2016 \/ 75cl","offer_id":37540106993849,"sku":"IRP301B16L501","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Brezza-Barolo-Cannubi-2014-bottle-8498.png?v=1605290119"},{"product_id":"colognole-chianti-rufina","title":"Colognole. Chianti Rufina","description":"\u003cp\u003eChianti Rufina DOCG \u003cbr\u003eGrapes: Sangiovese and Canaiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDamson, spice and basil on the nose. Black cherry with fine ripe, elegant tannins that add a strand of leather and porcini, expanding into delicate rose and violet flavours. \u003cbr\u003eAn exceptional wine   14.5%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/colognole\" title=\"Colognole, Rufina, Chianti, Tuscany, Toscana, Italy, Sangiovese, Canaiolo\"\u003eColognole producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChianti Rùfina is one of Tuscany’s notable wines, it is a small, high altitude zone, 30km northeast of Florence with just over 20 producers making wine, the largest by far is Frescobaldi. Colognole are in a superb position, their land is sheltered by Mount Giovi, the vineyards fall south, with views through the valley to Florence. The vineyards are surrounded by woodland which provides both biodiversity and protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe terroir is a slate like rock with negligible topsoils on the upper vineyards (650m), with galestro and white clays lower down (400m). It is great ‘dirt’ for vines, but it is the altitude that makes these wines unique, long sunny days and cold nights mean the grapes mature slowly and each berry holds its acidity and it is this balance of tannin, sugar and acidity that gives this wine such ageing potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the work in the vineyard is manual, the vines run up and down the slope and are planted using a Guyot system, there are 15 different clones of Sangiovese planted and the Canaiolo is an old biotype from the estate. The bunches are sorted and de-stemmed before being fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks. The wine is aged and goes through malolactic transformation in botti (large old barrels), this usually lasts 12 months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43738495582438,"sku":"IRT131B20L106","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Colognole-Chianti-Rufina-2020.jpg?v=1686501353"},{"product_id":"colognole-chianti-rufina-collezione","title":"Colognole. Chianti Rufina 'Collezione'","description":"\u003cp\u003eChianti Rufina DOCG \u003cbr\u003eGrapes: Sangiovese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a warmth and richness to this wine, with spice, sage and truffle lifting the black cherry fruit.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTypical fresh fruit, crystalline with a twist of salt.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAn exceptional, elegant wine.  13.5%\u003cbr\u003eDrink 2024-2029 \u003cbr\u003e3000 bottles made\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Colognole, Rufina, Chianti, Tuscany, Toscana, Italy, Sangiovese, Canaiolo\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/colognole\"\u003eColognole producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is usually a ‘laboratory’ label to find the potential of a particular vineyard; the quantity of bottles made is always tiny, so it is rarely seen on export markets.  \u003cbr\u003eThe last Collezione we imported was from the extraordinary 2016 vintage, it provided a window into the soul of the Lustra vineyard.  However, in 2019 the thinking behind the Collezione was entirely different; hail had devastated all the vineyards, striking both in August and September.  The remaining fruit was thinned and by harvest time there were only enough healthy grapes to fill just one 25hl Slavonian botti*.  The quality was surprisingly good, too good for it to be a Chianti Rufina (annata), and it didn’t quite fit the profile for a Riserva, and so the ‘Collezione’ was reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":18232311840879,"sku":"IRT205B19L406","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Colognole-Chianti-Rufina-Collezione-2019.jpg?v=1686485807"},{"product_id":"cosimi-brunello-di-montalcino-riserva-il-poggiolo","title":"Cosimi. Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 'Il Poggiolo'","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrunello di Montalcino DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Sangiovese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep strawberry and dark cherry, touched with rose and violet, mingling with porcini, cinnamon, and black pepper.  A serious and complex wine, lovely now and it will develop over many years.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2013 was a vintage that was heavily influence by a dry, if not exceptionally hot summer, that was preceded by a wet spring. This capped the production early. It is an excellent vintage, with healthy grapes coming in, not too high in sugar, balanced by good acidity.  14%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/poggiolo\" title=\"Rodolfo Cosimi producer page. Podere il Poggiolo, Montalcino, Tuscany, Toscana, Italy, Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello, Sangiovese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRodolfo Cosimi Il Poggiolo producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Black Label’ Riserva is a rare and magnificent sighting. At Il Poggiolo the Annata Brunello comes first, a Riserva will only be made when a barrel or two of the best wine can be hived off with no detrimental effect. \u003cbr\u003eRegulations stipulate that a Riserva must be aged for another twelve months before release, the minimum period of two years in oak is the same for both Brunello and Brunello Riserva. In reality the wine benefits from a little extra time in oak thanks to the quality of the raw materials. Rudi’s Riserva spends 36 months in French oak (mainly tonneaux (500ltr) and some barrique (225ltr)).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are picked by hand and transported the short distance to the winery in shallow trays. Fermentation is in large, open oak casks with a regular punching down of the cap. The fermentation lasts around two weeks before being transferred for ageing and malolactic transformation.\u003cbr\u003eThis Brunello is fined with egg whites and bottled without filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2012 \/ 75cl","offer_id":55664030220674,"sku":"IRT204B12L654","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2013 \/ 75cl","offer_id":36507847327900,"sku":"IRT204B13L113","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Rudolfo-Cosimi-Il-Poggiolo-Brunello-di-Montalcino-Riserva-2013.jpg?v=1701452464"},{"product_id":"lapo-berti-barolo-del-comune-di-la-morra","title":"Lapo Berti. Barolo del Comune di La Morra","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo DOCG del Comune di La Morra\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Barolo with intense aromatics; rose, red berry and spice.  The tannins are fully mature and give a deep structure, around which the minerality of Fossati, and light, fruit purity of Bricco Rocca dance. 14%\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"link to Lapo Berti producer page. Italy, Piemonte, Barolo, Nebbiolo Langhe\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/lapo-berti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLapo Berti producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine comes from two plots in La Morra: Bricco Rocca and Fossati. Fossati is on the western side of La Morra, it has a deserved reputation for long-lived wines with finesse as well as weight, a very different beast to its neighbour, Sarmassa (in the commune of Barolo).  Bricco Rocca is a little lower, where the aspect of the slopes provides the vines with excellent exposure to the sun, producing wines with finesse and balance, softer and more floral in style.  The soils in both crus (plots) are similar: lowish sand (25%), highish levels of clay (39%), iron levels are high in Fossati.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2017 is a much misunderstood vintage, it was very hot and dry, but the previous year wasn’t and reserves of water were good.  The vines showed no stress, the berries were a little smaller, it was a very good vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2013 produced a number of challenges: the spring was cold and wet and summer started late, this meant the fruit set was late and not as generous as usual. Fortunately, September and October were warm and dry and the Nebbiolo ripened perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2017 \/ 75cl","offer_id":41313314668729,"sku":"IRP211B17L110","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43094375727334,"sku":"IRP211B18L501","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":45052547629286,"sku":"IRP211B20L409","price":69.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2017 \/ 6 bottles","offer_id":55962282787202,"sku":"IRP211C17L110","price":290.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Lapo-Berti-Barolo-La-Morra-2017.jpg?v=1671717213"},{"product_id":"le-miccine-chianti-classico","title":"Le Miccine. Chianti Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003eChianti Classico DOCG\u003cbr\u003e Grapes: Sangiovese (with 5% Canaiolo and Malvasia Nera)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and classic Chianti Classico with fine mature tannin, supple and engaging fruit, every part in perfect balance. The fruit is somehow crunchy; succulent red cherry shot through with plum and red berry, subtly floral on the nose. 2018 is undoubtably a great vintage, there is just the slightest caveat, it has thrown an unusual sediment, not the usual dusty, gritty, this is wetter - just be careful at the bottom of the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link to Le Miccine producer page.  Paula makes Chianti Classico\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/miccine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLink to Le Miccine producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChianti is ancient and has evolved over the centuries to become the wine it is today. Change has been dramatic in recent years, but not at Le Miccine where the vineyards remain as they have been for generations and cellar equipment has changed little. What has changed is the technical knowledge introduced by Paola which has led to subtle changes in the way things are done.\u003cbr\u003eThe vineyards are worked by hand, the vines are spur trained and great attention is paid to canopy management and airflow as ripeness is not guaranteed at this altitude. \u003cbr\u003eIn 2016 the grapes for the Chianti Classico were picked early in the morning, following a cold night where the temperatures had dropped to 2°C. This meant that the must (unfermented juice) went through a natural cold soak for two days while the temperature picked up enough for fermentation to begin. At that point the grapes were crushed and fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks, lasting just over a week. The wine spent a little longer on the skins before being racked off and matured in a combination of large and small barrels. These unusual climatic conditions meant that the 2016 is unusually deep colour and has exaggerated aromas.\u003cbr\u003eThis wine was awarded the maximum three glasses from the Gambero Rosso 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":37540168990905,"sku":"IRT136B18L504","price":16.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Le-Miccine-Chianti-Classico-Gaiole.jpg?v=1711556365"},{"product_id":"pino-brunello-di-montalcino","title":"Pino. Brunello di Montalcino","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrunello di Montalcino DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Sangiovese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2013 vintage has a well-earned reputation for restrained, fine Brunello and this wine is exactly that. Muscular, supple fruit with black cherry and ripe fig, a presence of spice and no green flavours at all.  Mature tannins corset the wine, which is opening out wonderfully and will be magnificent, I highly recommend cellaring a few bottles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link to Bat and Bottle producer page for Azienda Agricola Pino in Montalcino Tuscany\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/pino\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elink to Fattoria del Pino producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard was planted in 2000 on a gentle south-westerly slope at 350 metres above sea level. Grass is left to grow (where it can) between the rows of vines. Only natural fertilisers are used. The grapes were picked by hand and carried the short distance to the winery in plastic crates. The best bunches are selected and separated out for the Brunello, given a lengthy maceration and spontaneous fermentation with regular manual punching down of the skins.\u003cbr\u003eThis wine was then transferred to Slovenian oak botti (large barrels of 48hl and 25hl) where it was left to mature for 3 years.. It was then bottled without filtration.\u003cbr\u003e6300 bottles made\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2013 Brunello di Montalcino reviews:\u003cbr\u003eVinous 92 pts – Ian d’Agata\u003cbr\u003eGood medium ruby. Sexy, super-ripe aromas and flavors of crystallized red cherry, blackberry liqueur and figs. Plush, pliant and perfumed; not the last word in complexity but creamy and delicious already. The juicy finishing flavors of black cherry and licorice convey an almost candied ripeness. Finishes very long, with serious, broad tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2013 \/ 75cl","offer_id":18248085831791,"sku":"IRT213B13L501","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":55789917241730,"sku":"IRT213B20L106","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/1000-Pino.png?v=1605607091"},{"product_id":"brezza-barolo-castellero","title":"Brezza. 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This is an unusually high proportion of sand and legend has it that this makes Castello Barolo unwieldy in its youth.\u003cbr\u003eThe Nebbiolo was planted in 1970 using a Guyot training system at a density of 3700 vines per hectare. The Nebbiolo clone is called Lampia and if you are interested the rootstock is K5BB. Brezza has under 0.7 ha in the Castellero Cru which produces 6000 kg of fruit in total.\u003cbr\u003eThe grapes are handpicked in October, de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in steel tanks using native yeasts. This takes between eight and nine days with frequent pumping over. The wine is then taken off the skins and goes through malolactic fermentation in steel tanks, after which it is moved to 30 hectolitre Slovenian oak botti where it remains for a minimum of two years. Then the wine is tasted to determine an appropriate bottling date. Once bottled it is kept for a further year in a temperature-controlled cellar at about 15°C. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2015 \/ 75cl","offer_id":30742643572871,"sku":"IRP316B15L706","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Brezza-Barolo-Castellero-2015.png?v=1587221035"},{"product_id":"cinciole-chianti-classico","title":"Le Cinciole. 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Deep bramble and sloe, porcini and sweet red berries lift the classic sour cherry character. A pure, fresh, complex and lingering wine.  13.5%\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43458597421286,"sku":"IRT217B19L404","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43995442544870,"sku":"IRT217B20L308","price":25.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2019 \/ 6 bottles","offer_id":55168905249154,"sku":"IRT217C19L404","price":128.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"HIDE2021 \/ 75cl","offer_id":55979753996674,"sku":"IRT217B21L","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2020 \/ 6 bottles","offer_id":56670040031618,"sku":"IRT217C20L308","price":143.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Le-Cinciole-Chianti-Classico-2019-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle_cd7b722f-f912-4eaf-8c24-b10a5533e139.jpg?v=1733311366"},{"product_id":"cinciole-cinciorosso","title":"Le Cinciole. 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Certified organic Panzano Chianti Classico, Super-Tuscan and Sangiovese\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Cinciole producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinciorosso is made from Cinciole’s youngest vines, which are not young at all, most are over 10 years old.  It is a generous tasting wine that uses Merlot and Syrah to soften the Sangiovese tannins.  The production is just 6000 bottles and Luca only uses fruit from Le Cinciole, where the whole farm is certified as organic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vines are harvested by hand before facing the challenge of the selection table.  The bunches that make it are crushed before a wild yeast fermentation in concrete tanks.  This is an elegant, pared-back style of wine that is a true representation of Le Cinciole.  Half the wine was matured in amphora, the other half in concrete tanks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust a few cases left and it has matured magnificently, close your eyes and this is a great Chianti Classico!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRipe, crunchy fruit, red current, super fresh, supple tannins.  13%\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2021 \/ 75cl","offer_id":44325716066534,"sku":"IRT219B21L704","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Le-Cinciole-Cinciorosso-2021-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle.jpg?v=1766050884"},{"product_id":"le-cinciole-chianti-classico-gran-selezione-aluigi","title":"Le Cinciole. 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A wonderfully harmonious, profound wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 There is an exuberance to the breadth and purity of dark cherry and damson fruit: a great Gran Selezione that marries power to elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Le Cinciole producer page, Pinzano, Toscany\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/cinciole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Cinciole producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine gave me a bit of a shock, Luca had not looked kindly on the ‘Gran Selezione’ category in the past: the rules were too close to those applied to a Riserva and less conscientious producers changed little but the name to inflate their prices.  Tighter regulations came in 2016 and Luca and Valeria joined the party, promoting their Aluigi (dedicated to Valeria’s father Luigi) to ‘Gran Selezione’; it is a wine that is only made in the best years, there was no ‘Gran Selezione’ in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single vineyard Chianti Classico made entirely from Sangiovese, grown on classic galestro, a mix of clays and small stones.  The altitude gives huge temperature swings between day and night, a natural solution to keeping the flavours fresh.  The harvest is by hand, family and friends select the bunches that are then de-stemmed and crushed.  Spontaneous fermentation is in concrete tanks and ageing in botti grande (25hl French oak) for 2 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2016 \/ 75cl","offer_id":41283789062329,"sku":"IRT218B16L411","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43354942406886,"sku":"IRT218B18L706","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"HIDE2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43791855648998,"sku":"IRT218B19L106","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"HIDE2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":45395412844774,"sku":"IRT218B20L","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2016 \/ 6 bottles","offer_id":53372861841794,"sku":"IRT218C16L306","price":244.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Le-Cinciole-Chianti-Classico-Gran-Selezione-Campo-di-Peri-Aluigi-2016-75cl.jpg?v=1730389313"},{"product_id":"ascheri-barolo","title":"Ascheri. 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Barolo, Nebbiolo, Gavi, Syrah, Viognier\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/ascheri\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatteo Ascheri, Piemonte producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor me, this is a very nostalgic wine that harks back to days when Matteo made just 2 Barolo wines; the annata (this wine), and the selection (long gone).  The thinking behind Barolo ‘annata’ is to express the vintage by making a blend from the various vineyards to find the best overall balance.  However, Barolo today is more interested in expressive, site-specific wines; so, that silky elegance of Verduno will no longer tame the power of Serralunga.  \u003cbr\u003eThat said, never say never, the band is back together and in truth the Barolo annata never quite went away:  the old vines in the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePisapola (Verduno) and Sorano (Serralunga) vineyards were used to meet the demand for great, single-vineyard wines.  The demand for proper, enjoyable Barolo never went away and Matteo met it with new, younger vineyards whose fruit was used for own label Barolo until the vines matured into something far too good to give the ‘price-sensitive’ supermarkets; and so the ‘Blue Label Barolo’ was created, this ‘Retro Label’ was reserved for cellar sales, but it is so lovely that we wanted it!\u003cbr\u003eThe exact assemblage depends on the vintage, the cru* Barolo: Ascheri, Bric de Costa, Pisapola and Sorano take the first selection from their respective vineyards, the annata takes Nebbiolo from the younger vines and from those which complement the annata and not the cru wines.  The wine is fermented using inoculated yeasts in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 28ºC for two weeks, pumping over every 4 hours.  The period of maceration is relatively short, and the wine is aged in botti grande*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2017 \/ 75cl","offer_id":42334554915046,"sku":"IRP326B17L703","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Ascheri-Barolo-2017-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle.jpg?v=1730465551"},{"product_id":"prunotto-barbaresco-bric-turot","title":"Prunotto. 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The grapes are hand-picked, de-stemmed and crushed before a temperature-controlled fermentation, with 10 days of skin contact. Malolactic conversion* finished before the onset of winter and the wine was transferred to age in oak barrels of varying sizes for 12 months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43027754385638,"sku":"IRP332B18L405","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43819981013222,"sku":"IRP332B20L117","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Antinori-estates-Piemonte-Prunotto-Barbaresco-Bric-Turot-2018.jpg?v=1655471150"},{"product_id":"marchese-antinori-tenuta-tignanello-chianti-classico-riserva","title":"Antinori. 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In these vineyards, the Antinori family, more than anywhere else, has expressed its principles and working philosophy: to reconcile tradition and modernity with wines which are strictly and authentically tied to their territories of origin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the 2011 vintage, the historical label \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis made only with fruit sourced from the Tignanello estate, making it the perfect introduction to the flagship wine.  It could be said that this is the forerunner to the original \u003c\/span\u003eTignanello, created by Giacomo Tachis and Piero Antinori in 1970 and then called Podere Tignanello Chianti Classico Riserva.  It only became Tignanello, Vino da Tavola in 1971 when it broke regulations and was made as a pure Sangiovese. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2019 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43027762118886,"sku":"IRT226B19L651","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43819974492390,"sku":"IRT226B20L414","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Antinori-Tignanello-Chianti-Classico-Riserva-2019.jpg?v=1655468603"},{"product_id":"lapo-berti-barolo-fossati","title":"Lapo Berti. 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Italy, Piemonte, Barolo, Nebbiolo Langhe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLapo Berti producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFossati lies on the western side of La Morra, where the soils have lowish levels of sand (25%) and higher (than average) clay (39%), along with high levels of iron, it has a deserved reputation for providing long-lived wines with finesse and weight.  Lapo has under an acre of east-facing leased vineyard in Fossati, planted with 20 year vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a manual harvest, the grapes go through a brief overnight, pre-fermentation soak* before de-stemming and a spontaneous fermentation in an old, opened tonneaux* that lasts nearly 3 weeks, the skins occasionally being submerged by hand.  The wine is aged in neutral*, old oak barrels for 2 years before being bottled without fining or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":45054958436582,"sku":"IRP334B20L108","price":88.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Lapo-Berti-Barolo-Fossati-2020-imported-by-Bat-and-Bottle.jpg?v=1729167344"},{"product_id":"dosio-barolo-fossati","title":"Dosio. Barolo Fossati","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo DOCG \u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2017 was a very friendly Barolo, deep fruit with stone, lemon peel, fine red berry fruit, ripe, sweet tannins and a touch of caramel.  A wine with fine purity and definition.  14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/dosio\" title=\"Dosio la Morra producer page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDosio page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFossati is an interesting MGA*, the vineyards face east to southeast and are all between 340-480m, the soils are a blue-grey marl that is rich in both clay and iron.  It spans the communes of La Morra and Barolo with the land dropping down into Sarmassa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDosio have been making this wine since 1986, they were the first to write Fossati on their label, it is an important part of Dosio history.  The vines have an average age of 40 and are all Guyot* trained.  Farming is carried out on organic lines: no herbicides, and cover crops encouraged between the vines with the objective of creating a balanced ecosystem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are hand-picked in the first week of October, de-stemmed and fermented in steel temperature-controlled tanks (25-26ºC) for up to 60 days with daily pumping over.  The wine is then transferred to barriques for 2 years before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2017 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43689791946982,"sku":"IRP338B17L667","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/products\/Dosio-Barolo-Fossati-2017.jpg?v=1679322643"},{"product_id":"isole-e-olena-chianti-classico","title":"Isole e Olena. Chianti Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003eChianti Classico DOCG  \u003cbr\u003eGrape: Sangiovese 80% Canaiolo 15% and Syrah 5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2020 \/ 75cl","offer_id":43818964451558,"sku":"IRT229B20L504","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Isole-e-Olena-Chianti-Classico-2020.jpg?v=1687970900"},{"product_id":"gillardi-barolo-la-morra","title":"Gillardi. Barolo La Morra","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo DOCG\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 This is a favourite wine of mine from this vintage; a seductive wine that shows the best side of 2018, which was all about ripe, fresh, super-clean fruit and soft, inviting tannins. Plum and black cherry, violet and sweet herb, a Barolo that will get to the finish line early and is none the worse for that. 14%\u003cbr\u003e4500 bottles made\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/gillardi\" title=\"Gillardi, Dogliani and Barolo producer page\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGillardi producer page.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGillardi is a bit of an outsider in Barolo, their cellar is in Dogliani, outside of Barolo’s boundaries; to meet Barolo’s regulations they must vinify and age their Barolo in a second location within Barolo’s boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGillardi’s 1.3ha of Barolo vineyard is all within the parish of La Morra, a village famed for elegant, fine, floral Nebbiolo.  Each cru has completely different soils which together create a classic, traditional style of Barolo.  Gillardi’s winemaking style is perhaps best described as rigorous simplicity: some of the vines are over 40 years old, all Guyot trained, immaculately tended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are hand-picked, de-stemmed and fermented using indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled steel tanks.  The wine is then aged for 36 months in Slavonian botti.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2018 \/ 75cl","offer_id":44323758768358,"sku":"IRP352B18L405","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Gillardi-Barolo-La-Morra-2018.jpg?v=1711119386"},{"product_id":"carlo-revello-barolo-riserva-rocche-dell-annunziata","title":"Carlo Revello. Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’ Annunziata","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo Riserva DOCG\u003cbr\u003eComune di La Morra, MGA Rocche dell’ Annunziata\u003cbr\u003eGrape: Nebbiolo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the second vintage of Annunziata that Revello have made; it was a very hot and dry year, not unlike 2003.  Fortunately, in 2017 there was Spring rainfall, and a little in September to freshen the grapes. The wine has remarkable depth and power, hinting at dried fruit, rose and tabaco, everything slightly exaggerated yet perfectly balanced.  14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bat and Bottle producer page for Carlo Revello, Barolo producer in La Morra, Piemonte\" href=\"https:\/\/bat.wine\/collections\/carlo-revello\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarlo Revello producer page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce part of Marcenasco, a name recorded in 1194 when the land was farmed by the Benedictine monks from the San Martino monastery.  Carlo Revello has just 5 rows of Rocche dell’Annunzata, the Nebbiolo Lampia vines are over 60 years old.  Their land faces southwest, catching the early morning sun, the soils are a combination of blue chalk, sand, silt and clay; why this MGA is so special is a question that is unlikely (and unnecessary) to be resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bunches were de-stemmed before sorting and underwent a spontaneous fermentation in steel, on the skins for the first 2 weeks, after which the wine was pressed and held in steel before being moved into 3 used French oak barrique (from Burgundy) for 2 years.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bat-wine","offers":[{"title":"2017 \/ 75cl","offer_id":45386919903462,"sku":"IRP357B17L416","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0041\/1228\/5807\/files\/Carlo-Revello-Barolo-Riserva-2017-Rocche-dell-Annunziata.jpg?v=1728981941"},{"product_id":"carlo-revello-barolo-boiolo","title":"Carlo Revello. 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