CLASSICAL ALLOCATIONS & CLEAR OUT DISCOUNTS! 😱 (TIMELESS CLASSICS x)

Source note: This post is adapted from Parched's August 27, 2026 newsletter

Hello,

First things first, we've got a much-needed Bank Holiday coming up! Orders placed today will be delivered tomorrow. YAY. Orders placed on Friday will be delivered on Saturday. YAY. Orders placed after our cut-off tomorrow, though, will then be processed on Tuesday for delivery on Wednesday. As ever, especially during busy times, please err on the side of caution. Whilst we might be absolutely boss at getting the wines out the door, there can be occasional delays within the courier networks, which are out of our control. Usual delivery details here.

Earlier in the week I was waxing lyrical about zero zero bottles. Yet today I turn towards some tried and tested producers. Cult and classical, revered by the finer wine crowd. And pretty much anyone with good taste. You see, we don't discriminate here. If the wine is good, the wine is good.

Yes, sometimes, I want to drink wines as natural as possible, boundary pushing and bordering the fine line between flawed and flawless. Sometimes, I want something in a more classic frame. I truly believe, so long as the producer works respectfully of their land and the planet, what they do in the cellar is merely a matter of preference. Sure, I don't really want producers fining and filtering to the nth degree, nor do I want a wine laced with more chemicals than my local pharmacy. But most winemakers, even the better classic leaning ones who reject the term 'natural', have clocked on that to make great wine, you only really need great grapes from healthy vineyards. DRC sure as hell wouldn't allow themselves to be called natural but they farm biodynamically… Sure, sulphur levels might be a touch higher than the more radical die hard producers, they might even do some light filtering but for the most part these established producers will will not be doing unnecessary BS. Onto the wines in question!

If you've been following along recently, you'll know I've become fairly obsessed with Spätburgunder. Wasenhaus and Lukas Hammelmann mainly sit in the more new wave lane, but this is a bottle from one of the undisputed kings of German wine, Keller. It is the real deal. The pinnacle of Pinot. It's a splurge but my god what a wine. It's a journey, so give it a decant before you go to town. All smoky and umami driven. Tiny amounts.

Whilst I was at it, I couldn't say no to a small allocation from the rest of the range. Von der Fels is entry level in name alone. Amazing on release, it also ages so, so well. It was my first taste of one of the true greats and I've been hooked ever since. Priced about as good as it gets. When I first drank this, I described it as a perfect wine. It really is, such a balance and beauty.

Up a notch and RR is regal drinking. From red soils with a tiny smidge of RS adding body and density rather than any detectable sugar. Acid lines biting and fresh, and now with a few years peeking into a slightly petroleum-leaning profile. The final ‘07. No words needed. Keller is a true master of it all, not just Riesling. This old vine Weisswein (Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay) will have burg heads drooling too. Again, very very little.

From one of the greatest to another! How good! We've got a fair chunk of Dauvissat's baby faced Petit Chablis. These Dauvissat bottlings usually need a fair stretch in the cellar to show at their peak, but this Petit is built for drinking in the short term. Will also age with real grace, it's Dauvissat after all. Another very nice way to taste one of the best to do it with Chardonnay. Priced super keenly. Hehe.

What's even better is we've managed to haul in some of the lesser spotted Rouge from the coveted domaine. Irancy, a northerly outpost that can often leave a lot to be desired. Dauvissat, though, simply does not miss. They've got a tiny 0.6 hectares here, which means this is rare as hen's teeth. Buy on sight. Spiced and floral, this is great and approachable young but, as per the house style, could probably live forever. It’s selling like hot cakes, so be quickkk.

OK, I’ve just managed to blag some top end Dauvissat. We have literally TINY amounts, like 1 or 2 bottles of the below. So if you want them please reply to this email and I’ll try sort you out. Landing next week but worth the wait.

Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis Grand Cru 'Les Preuses' 2020 - £270
A few years into the journey but still young! One of the smallest GCs, with a south and southwest aspect which gives optimum exposure to sunlight. Things are ripe and rounded. This is going to live forever and ever. Just two…

Dauvissat Camus, Chablis 1er 'Vaillons' 2008 - £240
Ok, there is some confusion over Vincent vs Dauvissat Camus. From my understanding and their own website, they are the identical wines from the same plots and barrels, but due to ownership and some French family bureaucracy I don’t understand are labelled differently. Anyway, this is my fav 1er that is in an exceptional drinking window. Aged Dauvissat is just the ONE. and there is just one bottle. Flick me an email, I'll see if I can make it work for you.

Big boys out of the way, now onto a problem that I need some help with. We love buying wine, so much so that sometimes we, and by that I mean me, buy too much. Discounts and the like are stuff I don't really like doing much. I feel like it discredits the wines. People have worked tirelessly all year to get these from vine to glass. Slapping a big red sticker with a % on it just feels wrong.

But we do just need a bit more space in the warehouse atm. Lots of new arrivals, vintages and exciting things await! So as summer draws to a close and we gear up for our busiest time of year, I've put together a little collection of bottles with a small but mighty discount applied. There are some gems in there. Allocated bits at crazy prices plus even more savings to be had on our own already super fairly priced array of imports.

So yeah, to help keep things flowing, as a little Bank Holiday treat, you can have 10% off the products linked here. Discount auto applied at checkout. Starting from now, running all the way through until the long weekend closes out.

Have a lovely long weekend when it comes around!

Bisou
Fionn
Xoxo