New Arrivals from Lucy Margaux!

7/6/18 -

We're thrilled to announce that after a long wait, the rare and wild natural wines from Lucy Margaux are here. It's always a joy to see the bottles with their cheeky, home-spun labels on our shelves because they are unapologetically different from the conventional wine we usually see coming from Australia. For those who may have dismissed Australian wine as being overly-processed, extracted, or unimaginative, this is a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself and challenge what you think you know about the wines from Down Under.

Anton Von Klopper is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of the Australian natural wine movement. When the South African expat first arrived in the Adelaide Hills during the early aughts, his cloudy, no-sulfur wines were met with some derision. Thankfully, he held fast to his philosophy, which seems to be a hybrid of Rudolph Steiner's theory on biodynamics and Goethe's "Metamorphosis of Plants," but it boils down to this: grapes achieve their purest expression when they are not altered by preservatives or artifical additions of any kind. Most importantly, grapes should be sourced from sites that haven't been compromised by the use of herbicides or chemicals, ever.

By tossing out the conventional winemaking rule book, Anton and his team are free to trust their intuition and experiment with unusual blends (like the tasty Pinot Noir Merlot "PM") and skin-maceration (the "Wildman" Sauvignon Blanc, for example) and create wines that are as fun to make as they are to consume rapidly.

We have a limited amount of these wines that we're excited to share today. Please keep in mind that these bottles have traveled across the globe and may need a couple months to settle. If you absolutely can't wait (as I couldn't) then it's recommended that you enjoy the wine the same day of opening - an easy task! Amanda Bowman