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Region: France, Bordeaux
Background: Château Bauduc is a wine estate just south of the town of Créon in Bordeaux's Entre-deux-Mers region between the Dordogne and Garonne rivers, although its wines are predominantly produced under the wider Bordeaux appellation title. The estate – owned and managed by expat Britsh husband-and-wife team Gavin and Angela Quinney – produces a range of wines including a Bordeaux whites, Bordeaux reds, rosés and a sparkling Crémant de Bordeaux.
Tasting notes: Not only Gordon Ramsay's house wine for the last 20 years - but also Rick Stein's, and more recently, more recently, the prestige house white at the Hotel du Vin. A crisp, dry white wine, made from Sauvignon Blanc.
A very varietal and fruit-dominated style, with yellow capsicum underpinning the notes of peach and tangerine. The palate carries the same characteristics, defined and reinforced by the slightly pungent, gooseberry, capsicum character. Lots of vivacity, but also some substance, a sandy weight to it, and a pithy, bitter-fruit finish.
Expert opinion
Previous Vintages:
Château Bauduc Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux) 2019
A blend of 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon, vinified in stainless steel, and listed as the house white in a number of top restaurants. A nice concentration in the glass, and a charming nose, although it takes an hour or so to really open up, moving from a slightly herby and grassy start to plentiful peach and apricot fruits, with a smoky core of crushed chalk. The palate follows the lead of the nose, with plenty of energy, a chalky and textural weight, with stone fruit notes as a nod to the ripeness of the vintage, but with nice acid freshness too. Already bottled, under screwcap, and good to go now. From my Bordeaux 2019 primeurs assessment. 92/100
Chris Kissack, thewinedoctor.com. June 2020.
Château Bauduc Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux) 2018
It is easy to forget, in the green and grassy world of commercial Sauvignon Blanc, that the variety is in fact an aromatic one. If you find yourself in need of a reminder of its status look no further than this wine; aromatically this is all lychee, kumquat and mango, a tropical fruit salad dusted with scented white chalk, with none of that grassy edge. It offers the same evocative fruit profile on the palate, with a glycerol-tinged texture, and happily it has a little tingle of acidity too, keeping it fresh, leading into a lime and buttercream finish. Rich in fruit and body, this will be a real crowd-pleaser. Bottled under Stelvin screwcap. From a 2021 Update. 92/100
Chris Kissack, thewinedoctor.com. January 2021.
'The Quinney family's 20th vintage sauvignon is a bosky, gooseberry, lime and lemongrass mouthful.'
Jane MacQuitty's Star Buy in The Times, £11.95, June 2020
Selected for 'best summer wine to buy now': 'This sauvignon blanc is dry and refreshing, with a subtle citrus note.
Will Lyons in The Sunday Times, June 2020
“These bottles were intended for Rick Stein’s restaurant, where Bauduc sauvignon blanc has been a stalwart of the list for many years now. Bordeaux sauvignon blanc is refreshing, nettly, citrusy and greatly under-appreciated by sauvignon drinkers. You’ll find some newer releases on the Bauduc site as well, with free delivery to England and Wales for orders of 12 or more bottles, though please order in multiples of 12.”
Victoria Moore's Easter Wine of the Week in the Telegraph, April 2020
"Bright, breezy sauvignon with ripe peach flavours, good depth and a long, dry finish."
Bordeaux Hot 50, 2020 selection.
"This is a classic Sauvignon Blanc that has been the house wine for the Hotel du Vin, Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein for many years."
Jane Anson's 'Top 10 Affordable Bordeaux Wines', Decanter 2018
“This scrumptious Sauvignon is packed with refined nettle and lemon grass zing”
Jane MacQuitty’s Best Buys in The Times, £10.95, January 2018.
“A crisp, unoaked white. Unlike the wines of Marlborough, Bordeaux sauvignon blanc has gentlemanly understatement. Think unripe nectarines.”
Victoria Moore's 60 Best Wines for Christmas in The Telegraph in ‘Whites over £10'.
“The question I get pretty much more than any other is how to find reliable value in Bordeaux,” writes Jane Anson, Decanter’s Bordeaux critic. “This is a region with 110,000 hectares, with 6,568 producers declaring a harvest in 2016.
“The sheer bewildering choice is one of the reasons for paying a little bit more for a bottle of wine when looking for assurance over quality, but there are plenty of producers who manage to deliver it at lower price points.
“I taste through thousands of wines each year… and there are certain names that surface again and again – and cost no more than £30 a bottle and often under half that.
“This is a selection of the wines that make it into my fridge or on to the table regularly.
“The classic unoaked Bordeaux white. Always difficult to suggest bottles from people that you know well, but the British Quinney family has lived in the Créon region of Entre deux Mers since 1999, and make a fresh, understated and extremely juicy white wine that matches well with food.
“This is a classic Sauvignon Blanc that has been the house wine for the Hotel du Vin, Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein for many years.
“A quick walk through the vineyards here also tells you these steep slopes are perfectly exposed for maximizing the ripening sun.”
Jane Anson's 'Top 10 affordable Bordeaux wines' in Decanter.
“Gavin and Angela Quinney have created a very slick and successful operation at Château Bauduc outside Bordeaux - it says something that they supply the house wines for Rick Stein and Gordon Ramsay. The Château Bauduc blanc 2016 is 100% Sauvignon and made in the modern style, with attractive grassiness on the nose and enjoyable texture on the palate - it’s fresh but not thin.”
Harry Eyres, ’What to drink’ in Country Life, May 2017 issue
“Chateau Bauduc Sauvignon Blanc 2016. 12%. www.bauduc.com. £11.
Englishman Gavin Quinney makes this sauvignon blanc at his estate 15 miles from Bordeaux and it's lovely - no wonder it's been the house white at Rick Stein's for years. Bright but gentle, crisp and modern but not pithy, just fresh with a lemon, elderflower and yellow nectarine taste. Class act.”
When we wrote to say thanks, Victoria replied:
“It is the most perfect wine. I feel like a specialist in £10 wines as I taste so many of them, and it hits exactly the beautiful spot. I love love loved it. And say any of that if you want.” Oh, alright then.
Victoria Moore, Telegraph 'Wines of the Week', August 2017.
“The nose pole-vaults out of the glass and embraces you with its citrus generosity. The palate is zesty, taut and refreshing with more depth than you might expect allowing you to shovel down some hastily prepared canapés to reward this delicious drink. Bauduc Blanc is the Holy Grail for those of you who can’t get the pot pourri and fruit salad notes out of your olfactory system left behind by chemistry set, bulk-bottles Sauvignon. It is classy, elegant, nerve-tingling and, dare I say it, what we should all taste to remind us what Sauvignon Blanc should be like!”
Matthew Jukes, The Week and Money Week
“A thoroughly fine dry white Bordeaux… it would make a lovely wine at the table. Excellent value.”
Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com
and one of our favourites:
“Without a shadow of a doubt, the best value white we have had all year is Château Bauduc, a crisp, white Bordeaux that we scoffed merrily both as an aperitif and with food. Apparently, it is the house white in Gordon Ramsay’s three-star restaurants, whoever he is.”
Pat Leahy, The Sunday Business Post (Ireland)
MARFCS
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: The Fairhall Cliffs Vineyard is located on aged alluvial soils, a result of ancient glacial activity in the protected Southern Valleys of Marlborough. Brent Marris - “It is an old vine, single vineyard wine from my father’s vineyard. He was the first person to plant vines in Marlborough. The hand-picked fruit is grown on one of the few blocks consisting of slopes and cliffs in the southern valleys overlooking the Brancott Valley, Marlborough. The beauty about old vines is that the grapes achieve such balance and that older root systems give incredible minerality and expression – reminiscent of great Pouilly Fume”.
From the oldest Sauvignon vines in Marlborough. This wine is now showing Pouilly Fume style minerality along with the typical lime and passion fruit flavours of New Zealand.
A well balanced and textural Sauvignon Blanc, it represents a flavour profile delivered from its unique origin with stylistic passionfruit, guava and hints of tangy citrus.
Awards
Marisco Vineyards crowned NZ Winery of the Year International Wine & Spirits Competition, UK
FANPGR
Region: Italy, Sambuca Di Sicilia (AG) Sicily
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Background: The grapes come from one solitary vineyard in the mountainous Molise. It's a thrilling landscape of high, empty spaces and little lost towns. Pinot Grigio is rarely grown here but winemakers Valentino, Flippo and Camillo thought the potential was huge. So they found their spot, grew the vines and proved their point!
Tasting notes: Bursting with stone fruits like peach and nectarine.
Dazzling with enticing fruit and fresh herb aromas, a scintillating mouthful of rich peach and grapefruit is evident on the palate. Lemon, lime and a mineral crispness also persist with a gentle spicy finish.Awards
Luca Maroni 2023 - 93 points
Mundus Wines 2022 - Gold Medal
India Wine Awards 2022 - Silver Medal
MARKBC
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Weighty wine with white peach, nectarine, citrus, roasted nut and spicy oak flavours. Seamless, smooth- textured chardonnay with flavours that last forever. Seductive wine offering great value at this price.
Awards
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Double Gold (96 points)
Marisco Vineyards crowned NZ Winery of the Year International Wine & Spirits Competition, UK
MARKFS
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Far and away our biggest selling New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, you lot just can’t get enough of this stuff. Absolutely buzzing with tropical fruit salad, cut grass and nettle aromas this is like a bottled summers day!
Tropical aromas of gooseberry and guava with underlying blackcurrant leaf and box-hedge create a lively, fresh expression on the nose. A weighty palate is driven by white peach and grapefruit flavours leading to a salivating dryness stemming from the classic Waihopai acidity.
Food pairing: Goes brilliantly with chili crab and Thai cuisine.
Awards
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Bronze
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2022
Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2021
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 – Bronze - Vintage 2022
International Cool Climate Wine Show (ICCWS) 2023 - Top Gold - Kings Series Favour Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Marisco Vineyards crowned NZ Winery of the Year International Wine & Spirits Competition, UK
MARTNS
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough, Waihopai Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Food pairing: The combination of the fresh acidity and delicate palate of this wine will lend itself well to seafood and salads. Try alongside oysters with a mild vinaigrette, or a crab and artichoke salad.
Awards
Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022 - "Best of Show New Zealand"
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Bronze
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Bronze - Vintage 2022
International Cool Climate Wine Show (ICCWS) 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 – Silver - Vintage 2021
The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2023 - Silver: The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2023 - "The wine shows very rich but fresh tropical and zesty notes. The palate is juicy with plenty of yuzu, white flowers and mandarins. A nice holistic balanced style, complex with a long finish."
MARTNPG
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Like biting into a ripe peach – insanely drinkable – “Cougar Juice”. A nose of pear drop, blossom and nectarine leading to a palate that is softer, richer and more tropical in flavour than its European counterpart. Lovely purity of fruit with a smooth finish.
Awards
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Gold
Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 3 trophies!
SARSB
Region: Chile, Casablanca
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Santa Alicia have been producing wines in the heart of Maipo Valley since 1954. With grapes from three select communes, a state-of-the-art winery, and judicious use of the finest American and French oak barrels, we believe the wines represent the highest price/quality ratio in Chile. In 2007, they were named Chilean Wine Producer of the Year for "best overall results from a Chilean winery" in the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London. Santa Alicia possesses a very talented team of winemakers. eading the team, is David González, with more than 30 years of experience. David contributes, together with his philosophy of perfection, extensive knowledge and the dedication of an artisan. For him, a glass of wine goes beyond the sensory pleasure, and turns into a bridge of communication between the art of creating a mythical concoction and its final consumers.
SARC
Region: Chile, Casablanca
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: Santa Alicia have been producing wines in the heart of Maipo Valley since 1954. With grapes from three select communes, a state-of-the-art winery, and judicious use of the finest American and French oak barrels, we believe the wines represent the highest price/quality ratio in Chile. In 2007, they were named Chilean Wine Producer of the Year for "best overall results from a Chilean winery" in the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London. Santa Alicia possesses a very talented team of winemakers. Leading the team, is David González, with more than 30 years of experience. David contributes, together with his philosophy of perfection, extensive knowledge and the dedication of an artisan. For him, a glass of wine goes beyond the sensory pleasure, and turns into a bridge of communication between the art of creating a mythical concoction and its final consumers.
Award: Silver Medal - Japan Wine Challenge 2015
SASGSB
Region: Chile, Central Maipo Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Santa Gloria is a leading brand from the award-winning Santa Alicia Winery. David González, an inveterate perfectionist with thirty years' experience, is Santa Alicia's chief winemaker producer. Much of the grapes for this wine are sourced from the Maipo region, which surrounds Chile's capital Santiago. The Central Valley region runs for 400km south of Santiago, where plantings are dominated by the well-known "international varieties".
Santa Alicia is a past winner of 'Chilean Winery of the Year.'
Tasting notes: Aromas of a fresh, elegant Sauvignon Blanc from Maipo Valley in Chile. A crisp and lean white wine with zingy notes of passionfruit and white pepper.
Food pairing: This wine makes a crisp and delicious aperitif and pairs well with sea food and salads.
SASGC
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: With its warm Mediterranean climate and plentiful water supply from the snow-capped Andes, Chile's Central Valley is blessed with all the right ingredients to grow healthy vines. Here, grapes ripen slowly throughout the long, dry summer and are harvested in peak condition with wonderful intensity of flavour. Highly experienced winemakers David Gonzaléz and Eduardo Gajardo have taken great care to retain the pure Chardonnay character of the grapes and they have left the wine unoaked to allow maximum expression of fruit.A ripe and full-flavoured Chardonnay from the heart of Chile's sun-drenched Central Valley. Full of fresh tropical flavours, this is an unoaked white with a spicy kick and mouth-watering lemony acidity.
SASGSBQ
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background:
Santa Alicia have been producing wines in the heart of Maipo Valley since 1954. With grapes from three select communes, a state of the art winery, and judicious use of the finest American and French oak barrels, we believe the wines represent the highest price/quality ratio in Chile.In 2007, they were named Chilean Wine Producer of the Year for "best overall results from a Chilean winery" in the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London.
Santa Alicia possesses a very talented team of winemakers. Leading the team, is David González, with more than 30 years of experience. David contributes, together with his philosophy of perfection, extensive knowledge and the dedication of an artisan. For him, a glass of wine goes beyond the sensory pleasure, and turns into a bridge of communication between the art of creating a mythical concoction and its final consumers.
Tasting notes:
Grapefruit, gooseberry, pineapple and fresh green herbs all vie for attention in this exuberant wine. On the palate it`s more of the same wrapped around a zesty, bright core of citrusy acidity with a refreshing finish.
CASYELQPG
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Pinot Grigio is not only great drinking, but excellent for matching with food. It will feel like you've made a little trip to Italy – without the long-haul flight! Delightfully fresh, with aromas of pear, hints of red apples and kiwi fruit. Fresh and zesty, bursting with red apple, pear and passionfruit flavours.
SBCT
Region: Argentina, Mendoza
Grape variety: Torrontes
Background: Susana is known as the “Queen of Torrontés” for her role in transforming Torrontés from an unknown blending grape into Argentina’s star white varietal.
Tasting notes: Crisp, refreshing and aromatic, with a bouquet of citrus fruits, passion fruit, lychee and white flowers. Lively acidity, a hint of creaminess and a long, mineral finish add depth and balance to the palate.
SAGRC
Region: Chile, Maipo
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: Santa Alicia have been producing wines in the heart of Maipo Valley since 1954. With grapes from three select communes, a state of the art winery, and judicious use of the finest American and French oak barrels, we believe the wines represent the highest price/quality ratio in Chile. In 2007, they were named Chilean Wine Producer of the Year for "best overall results from a Chilean winery" in the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London. Santa Alicia possesses a very talented team of winemakers. Leading the team, is David González, with more than 30 years of experience. David contributes, together with his philosophy of perfection, extensive knowledge and the dedication of an artisan. For him, a glass of wine goes beyond the sensory pleasure, and turns into a bridge of communication between the art of creating a mythical concoction and its final consumers.
Tasting notes: Golden yellow colour with greenish hues. The complex aromas exhibit great intensity and notes of tropical and citrus fruit, nicely balanced with notes of toasted oak, hazelnuts, cinnamon and vanilla. A delicate and elegant wine in the mouth, with a fine balance between the fruit and the wood, nice acidity and persistent finish.
Santa Alicia's flagship white, the Gran Reserva Chardonnay comes from premium grape selection, hand-picked and fermented in French oak barrels before spending six months in barrel and a further six months in bottle. The result is a stunningly complex and immaculately poised wine for the price. On the nose, intense and complex, with a touch of tropical notes like papaya or mango, and hints of cloves, butterscotch and dry herbs. The wine is dense and minerally, with soft, ripe tropical fruit notes, delicate spice and a creamy aftertaste.
Food pairing: Great accompaniment to many foods, going particularly well with sea food, creamy sauces, pastas, white meats or cheese.
Awards: Silver Medal - Mundus Vini 2015. Gold Medal - Catad'Or Santiago Wine Awards 2015. 93 Points - James Sucking Tasting 2015. 88 Points - Wine Enthusiast 2015. 90 Points - Descorchados 2016.
TPPR
Region: New Zealand, Central Otago
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Crushed rose petal, spicy ginger and lime aromatics. Followed by a focused, mineral driven palate with strength and an energetic finish. A lively and varietal wine that drinks well immediately but has the potential to age elegantly over the next 3-5 years.
FANVF
Region: Italy, Benevento, Campania
Grape variety: Falanghina
Tasting notes: A lemon colour of good intensity in the glass. This wine offers fairly pronounced aromas of lemon zest, green apples and a hint of melon. It is the lemon zest though that comes to the fore on the palate, complementing the natural crispness and nicely preserved acidity to generate real refreshment and interest. Falanghina can be considered a semi-aromatic variety, showwing its intense and luscious fruit as well as its balanced acidity provides length and freshness on the palate. Medium-bodied, well balanced, quite intense and persistent.
Food pairing: Risottos, spaghetti with seafood, herbed chicken, savoury pies and fish.
Awards
Mundus Vini 2022 - Silver Medal
Sakura Awards 2022 - Double Gold Medal
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal
James Suckling 2022 - 90 points
FANVG
Region: Italy, Tuto e Terrioni, Campagnia
Grape variety: Greco di Tufo
Tasting notes: Lemon-gold in colour with an intense, aromatic perfume of ripe pears with a honeyed, almond notes. On the palate, this wine has stone fruit flavours of yellow peaches, a crisp, mineral character and good body on the finish.
Awards
Mundus Vini 2022 - Silver Medal
James Suckling 2022 - 89 points
FARL
Region: Italy, Veneto
Background: Young and fragrant white wine, produced in the small area between the provinces of Verona and Brescia from which it takes the name, Lugana owes its full body, freshness, and abundance of aromas to the extremely favourable climate and the naturally alluvial and sandy soil.
Tasting notes: Straw yellow with greenish shades. Elegant and fresh, notes of wildflowers and apricot. Delicate, smooth and very harmonic.
RBCR
Region: Germany, Rheinhessen
Grape: Riesling
Tasting notes: This is seriously good stuff – lemon and lime jostle with passion fruit, apple and elderflower – all dancing on your tongue. 3rd best Riesling in Germany.
This is an off dry style, so neither sweet nor dry, but has obvious hints of sweetness, which is great against the backdrop of piercing acidity that the German Rieslings are renowned for. Expect lots of candied lime flavours, fruit salad and floral notes.
MARCSB
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: There is a subtle oak component to this wine, hinting at toast and vanilla, but the main thrust of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc remains intact, driving forward with sweaty, pungent notes, prickly pear and pink grapefruit. The texture, palate weight and length of flavour this wine delivers are truly exciting. This wine is will enhance dishes devoted to seafood, fresh herbs and butter!
Review: Robert Parker - 93 Points: 'The highest ever score given to a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc true to its origins, flavours of citrus and tropical fruits are underpinned by soft acidity and creamy mouthfeel.'
Awards
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Silver
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2021
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2021
International Cool Climate Wine Show (ICCWS) 2023 - Top Gold - The Craft Series Sauvignon Pride and Glory Sauvignon Blanc 2021
The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2023 - Silver: The Craft Series "Pride & Glory" Sauvignon Blanc 2022 - "This wine displays citrus aromas on the nose as well as delicate cedar notes. It is richer on the palate, with textural precision and green-fruit attraction. The finish is long."
MARCE
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Viognier
Background: The Viognier fruit generated excitement and anticipation due to its intense concentration of flavour and impeccable condition. Early season viticultural decisions proved to be the critical factor in setting the vines balance and direction for what would be a classical Marlborough season. Diurnal temperature variation came to the fore, allowing the fruit to reach optimum ripeness whilst retaining true varietal aromas with what can only be described as luxurious flavours.
Tasting notes: Peaches and cream, ripe apricot and white florals envelop the senses whilst a heady musk and subtle oak spice provide an exotic wave of intrigue. Generously flavoured with dried apricot, fresh citrus and creamy white nougat. A textural experience in itself, the flavours are long and silky providing a truly sophisticated taste experience.
Food pairing: A lovely partner to the classic shrimp cocktail, however truly sensational alongside Jamaican jerk chicken with lime, mango and coriander salad.
Award
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Silver
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2021
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 – Silver - Vintage 2021
MWMT
Region: Germany, Baden
Grape variety: Muller Thurgau
Background: Martin Wassmer is a bit of a genius in the vineyard and the winery. Take his Muller Thurgau for example. This is a striking example of what can be achieved by using old vines, low yields and having some of the best terroir - plus taking care and attention from the vineyard to the winery. The reason why you have never heard of Muller Thurgau is because Muller Thurgau has had a blotted history Dr Hermann Müller's 1882 crossing of Riesling with a table grape called Madeleine Royale played an important part in allowing the reputation of German wine to plummet.
Taken up with enthusiasm by German growers after the Second World War, the vine has the practical advantages (in the cool German climate) of ripening extremely early, before the arrival of autumn rain in most years, and (unlike Riesling and Silvaner) yielding reliably on almost any site. The disadvantage is that the wine, especially if produced from high yields, has so little character and can be dangerously short of acid. It is almost invariably the major ingredient in Liebfraumilch and Germany's other cheap QbA blends.
Tasting notes: Pale yellow with light greenish reflections. Aromas that are reminiscent of orange blossom and nutmeg. Juicy, fresh, with a pleasant acidity, beautiful fruit and a very fine fruity finish.
Food pairing: Ideal with crunchy salads and fine vegetable dishes, with fish and white poultry.
BC1CB
Region: South Africa, Paarl
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Background: The cellar’s signature variety, Chenin Blanc, is sourced from old vineyard blocks of bush-vines from the northern Paardeberg region where small yields are harvested in mid to late February from partially water-stressed vines. The shale and granite soils play an important role in imparting structure and minerality to this complex wine. These old vines are well adapted and fairly resistant to strong winds and hot conditions.
Tasting notes: Tropical peach and apricot pungency. The palate packs still more of a peachy punch with a creamy texture too. Somewhat fuller bodied than most, there’s a pineapple acid tang to it too. Well made with good length.
This wine shows exceptional Chenin Blanc expression and elegance in a ripe and complex style. The seamless harmony of ripe melons and stone fruit with hints of tropical flavours blend together with creamy ripe textures, creating a wine of distinction and elegance.
MARFSB
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: "Blue skies, green grass, cold water". This wine reflects what New Zealand is all about - aromatics, purity and freshness. The nose shows tropical aromas of passion fruit, guava and gooseberry with a slight hint of Granny Smith apple. The palate is crisp with fresh flavours of kiwifruit, white peach and honeydew which are supported by a tight citrus acidity.
Award: Falstaff 2022 - 89-91 points
BGALB
Region: Uruguay
Grape variety: 100% Albarino
Background: Bodega Garzón is close to Punta del Este, La Barra, and Jose Ignacio – Uruguayan Paradise at its best, with mesmerizing landscapes. Located eleven miles from the Atlantic Ocean, our estate has more than 1,000 small vineyard blocks covering its hillside slopes, which benefit from varying microclimates, different levels of humidity, and an intense canopy management. These factors allow the vines to develop with maximum exposure to the sun providing rich, expressive fruit. The vineyards are surrounded by lush forests, rocky soils, granite boulders, and naturally occurring palm trees.
Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks
Aging: 3 to 6 months on the lees in Stainless Steel Tanks
Tasting notes: Pale yellow with greenish reflections, this Albariño is intense in the nose, with peach and citrus notes. The freshness and minerality mid-palate are superb, with remarkable acidity and a round, crisp finish.
This Albariño is of a pale yellow colour with greenish reflections and fruity aromas reminding of peach; balanced with citric notes. It is fresh and mineral with a marked acidity and a long and rounded aftertaste in mouth. Its ripening time takes place between 3 to 6 months on fine lees in stainless-steel tanks.
Food pairing: Excellent pairings for this wine are cod with cockles, citrus prawn salad, or traditional grilled seafood with warm mango salad and beans. It is delightfully well suited to Asian food, Peruvian ceviche, or a fresh tuna salad.
LLPF
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Beautiful brilliant golden colour. Exquisite fruity and floral aromas with a touch of honey. Full-bodied with great acidity and perfect alcohol. Persistent beautiful aftertaste.
BCFCB
Region: South Africa, Paarl
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Tasting notes: This is a typical fresh, crisp, fruity style of wine that is masterfully blended from Chenin Blanc grapes ripened in different climate conditions. Presenting layers of lime, citrus and fresh guava aromas.
BCFSB
Region: South Africa, Paarl
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: This Sauvignon Blanc smacks of rich passion fruit and other tropical flavours which are well balanced by a fresh grassy edge and summer freshness is provided by a crisp acidity. The Flutterby range has recently been added to SAA’s prestigious in-flight wine list.
On the palate this wine presents tropical litchi and fresh fruit aromas with integrated green pea and ripe fig flavours. The wine delivers a good ripe fruit expression with a smooth crisp finish.
MARLSB
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Leefield Station is located in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, and is one of the oldest farming stations in Marlborough, dating back to the 1840s. In 2013 Brent Marris of Marisco Vineyards purchased the 2,300 ha property with sights set for not only its pastoral farming potential but also to convert a large portion of the land to vineyard.
Tasting notes: "Blue skies, Green Grass and Cold Water" - A deliciously ripe, perfumed nose of lime zest, passionfruit and musky pink grapefruit gives way to a palate saturated with flavours of exotic citrus, woody herbs and warm river stone, delivered within a taut, umber fresh acid framework that drives a sustained, juicy finish.
Award
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Bronze
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2022
Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 – Bronze - Vintage 2022
International Cool Climate Wine Show (ICCWS) 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022
The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2023 - Silver: Leefield Station Sauvignon Blanc 2023 - "The wine displays intense tropical aromas, such as guava, passionfruit, mango and papaya. It is fragrantly lifted with candied lemon zest. Vibrantly fruity but interwoven on the palate with green fruit, apricot and even rhubarb."
CAVTPG
Region: Italy, Veneto
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: This Garganega Pinot Grigio is characterised by lime and citrus aromas and smooth fruit delivery.
The colour is straw-yellow with greenish hues. Well-defined and harmonious scents of mimosa and chamomile alternating and weaving with notes of rennet apples. In the mouth a decisive striking personality, robustness and composure provide impact.
WRGVK
Region: Austria
Grape variety: Gruner Veltliner
Tasting notes: Bright yellow with a youthful green tinge. Characteristic "Pepper" and aromas of apple, quince and a hint of peach. The rich texture is well balanced by the juicy yet lively acidity. This wine is very elegant with a long and round finish; a delicious and classic example of a Grüner Veltliner from the Weinviertel. Great drinking pleasure.
WRGVS
Region: Austria
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Notes of earth, yeast and corn husk make for an unusual but compelling nose. The palate enforces this even more: Fruit subsides next to that yeasty, salty, almost bitter intensity that also has a creamy backdrop and elasticity.
FANLG
Region: Italy, Sambuca di Sicilia (AG)
Grape variety: Grillo
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour, bright and vivid, with golden highlights. Fresh and mineral, with hints of yellow flowers, peaches and citrus fruit. Tasty and full-bodied, with mineral hints. Lightly bitter at the end.Food pairing: Excellend with fish dishes, fresh cheese, risottos and fish soups.
MARTNC
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Bold, richly flavoured experience packed full of ripe, fleshy chardonnay fruit flavours and warm spicy oak all enveloped in a roasted nut and nougat creaminess.
Award: New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Bronze
DPMS
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Winemaking process: Pneumatic pressing with gravity flow, cold settling, natural fermentation (without added yeasts) in small, temperature regulated stainless steel tanks. Aging on fine lees with stirring and regular tastings.
Tasting notes: A beautiful example of Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley. Elegant and refined, it has charming notes of elderflower, lemon and a mineral character.
The pleasant, fine and elegant nose reveals citrus fruit and after breathing notes of peach, pear and white flowers. The elegant palate is well balanced and plump, with complexity and minerality.
MARCKS
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: The Curious Kiwi loves sticking his beak into an aromatic glass of wine. Instead of burrowing and digging, he has developed a taste for the finer things in life - and in the process, he discovered this beautiful New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Marlborough winery Marisco Vineyards was named New Zealand Winery of the Year, the award presented by the International Wine & Spirits Competition, is considered one of the most prestigious international accolades and follows a dream run of eight international gold medal wins for Marisco Vineyards over a two-month period.
Tasting notes: Bursting with aromas of fresh cut herbs, stone fruit and lime zest, this is a wine with plenty of length of flavour that will keep the sunseekers and the crowd pleasers happy. " Blue skies, green grass and cold water" - this wine reflects what New Zealand is all about - freshness, purity and aromatics.
TPR
Region: New Zealand, Central Otago
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Peach stone, frangipani and honeydew aromatics lead to a dry wet stone flavour profile showing phenolic floral drive and great balance.
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BATG
Region: Italy, Piedmont
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Background: The Batasiolo Estate has vineyards holdings located within the prized Barolo wine-growing areas: Batasiolo, Morino, Cerequio and Brunate in La Morra; Boscareto and the historical Briccolina in Serralunga d’Alba; Bricco di Vergne and Zonchetta in Barolo; Tantesi and Bussia Bofani in Monforte d’Alba. Set amidst the gentle contours of the Batasiolo vineyard, the Estate cannot be understood without admiring the expanses of its vineyards in the finest and most important wine-growing villages of the Langhe.
Tasting notes: Fresh and floral on the nose with excellent intensity. Hits of citrus and a touch of almond to finish, hallmark of the Cortese grape.
BATRA
Region: Italy, Piedmont
Grape variety: Arneis
Background: The Batasiolo Estate has vineyards holdings located within the prized Barolo wine-growing areas: Batasiolo, Morino, Cerequio and Brunate in La Morra; Boscareto and the historical Briccolina in Serralunga d’Alba; Bricco di Vergne and Zonchetta in Barolo; Tantesi and Bussia Bofani in Monforte d’Alba. Set amidst the gentle contours of the Batasiolo vineyard, the Estate cannot be understood without admiring the expanses of its vineyards in the finest and most important wine-growing villages of the Langhe.
Tasting notes: Straw yellow with light green reflections, clear and bright. The nose is fresh and fruity with typical notes of ripe pear and white flowers, mineral, good intensity and persistence. In the mouth is dry, pleasantly bitter with distinct mineral notes.
DVVB
Region: Italy, Tuscany
Grape variety: 100% Vermentino
Winemaking process: Classic white vinification with cold process. Soft and delicate pressing. Fermentation in stainless steel for about 12 days and aging in steel for 3 months.
Tasting notes: Aromas of ripe apple and peach stand out turning towards citrus and herbaceous notes. Fresh, invigorating and delicate, with a clearly perceptible minerality. It smells like fruits, citrus, white flowers and aromatic herbs. On the palate it is easy drinking, refreshing, pleasant and well-balanced.
The sun of the coast also shines in the bright shades of this wine, of a straw yellow colour, with golden hints. Notes of lemon, freshly cut green apple, with some hints of aromatic herbs such as mint and sage outline its aromatic profile. The taste is fresh, sapid, persistent and extremely versatile.
Award: Falstaff 2021 - 89/100 - Vintage 2020
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FANTD
Region: Italy, Ortona (CH), Abruzzo
Grape variety: Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Tasting notes: A lively and intense straw yellow colour. The nose is intense and persistent, fruity with notes of peach, medlar and floral notes of white flowers, orange and lemon blossoms. Well balanced, with good stucture and lingering finish.
Food pairing: Excellent with fish, light first courses & Japanese food
Awards
Luca Maroni 2021 & 2023 - 92 points
Indian Wine Consumer's Choice Awards 2020 - Gold Medal
FSMA
Rgion: Spain, Rias Baixas
Grape variety: Albarino
Background: Hardly surprising as this little beauty is from Albariño's home Rías Baixas. A wet and breezy corner of Galicia, that's more Cornwall than Spain, and bagpipes are a national treasure - it's a happy hunting ground for crisp summer whites. Hailing from the cool Val do Salnés, a commune described by Decanter Magazine as the "true identity of Rías Baixas Albariño".
Tasting notes: The Medusa is bursting with peach, citrus peel and a whiff of sea air. Textured, fresh and rounded wine which is dry and not too sharp, with citrus and apple peel notes on the nose.
Awards
Guia Penin 2024 - 92 Points
Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold
Berliner Wine Trophy 2023 - Gold
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FSPAC
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Pale lemon in colour with fruity aromas. The palate has zesty citrus and yellow melon notes with a lovely richness and weight.
Award: Mundus Vini 2021- Gold
FSPAS
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Pale lime with herbaceous aromas. On the palate there are lots of fresh citrus notes and tropical fruit. Crisp and lively with an elegant finish.
Award: Mundus Vini 2021 - Gold Medal
OLASB
Region: Spain, La Mancha
Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Winemaking process: The special bouquet of Sauvignon Blanc harvested at its maturity, and its great intensity, were the starting point for this wine. It was made using selected yeasts and low temperature fermentation. A prolonged period on its finest lees gives it roundness and smoothness.
Tasting notes: Wonderfully fresh Sauvignon from La Mancha. Lots of upfront fruit, gentle acidity and zesty finish. Acantus White shows an outstanding straw colour. Its bouquet shows great intensity and fineness, with aromas reminding of muscat, white flowers and flint. To the palate it is balanced, with a persistent varietal aromas.
Awards
Challenge International du Vin (France) - Gold Medal - Vintage 2021
Mundus Vini (Germany) - Silver Medal - Vintage 2021
VEGAN
OLETSB
Region: Spain, Castillo La Mancha
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Produced from the finest locally grown Sauvignon Blanc grapes that are painstakingly chosen for superior quality, the El Tidon Sauvignon Blanc is a true labour of love. The grapes undergo a traditional process of fermentation at low temperatures in top grade vats to extract the grape flavour.Tasting notes: A very elegant white wine with hints of white blossoms and a touch of lemon on the palate hints of apple, pear and citrus fruit. Long finish with a lot of finesse and class!
The final blend is superbly fresh, aromatic and light, with the clean clear liquid giving way to aromas and flavours of rich grapes, white fruits, nuts and citrus. A long, balanced and pleasant finish rounds off the affair with aplomb.
Food pairing: This complex harmony of sweet and acidic flavours is best enjoyed chilled with meals containing white meat, seafood, cheese and subtle spices.
HCGGB
Region: Spain, Ribeiro
Grape variety: Godello
Background: The vineyards benefit from the proximity to the Atlantic coast and the embrace of the Miño river. This is Godello's home, a little-known variety that is gaining a lot of prestige. The "sábrego" terroir and the Atlantic climate give a strong minerality to this wine. Eight months in new oak barrels add the final touch to a unique and magnificent wine.
Award: Guía Peñín 2023 - 91 Points
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HCGG
Region: Spain, Ribeiro
Grape variety: Godello
Background: Located on the Atlantic Spanish terroirs, this fine wine collection is an exquisite example of the potential of Spanish white wines.
Award: Guía Peñín 2023 - 90 Points
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HCPUB
Region: Spain, DOC Yecla
Grape variety: Viura
Tasting notes: Light straw yellow colour. The aromas are intensly fruity, reminiscent of citrus, kiwi, papaya, sweet pineapple, ripe banana and a gentle touch of honey. On the palate the wine is rich and juicy. It leaves a velvety caress as it moves around your palate. The wine has a great balance between natural sweetness and fruity acidity.
Award: Gilbert & Galliard 2019 - 90 Points
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PJSDFV
Region: France, Rhone
Grape variety: Viognier
Tasting notes: Its nose is very expressive with aromas of white fruits, peach, accompanied by notes of flowers, a typical Viognier complexity. On the palate, the attack is lively and fat, the palate unctuous and gourmet revealing notes of apricots and exotic fruits.
PJSDF
Region: France, Rhone
Grape variety: Grenache Blanc
Tasting notes: It is made of a subtle blend of various local grapes providing concentrated flavours of white fruit and flowers, while remaining crisp and fresh. A short stay in oak barrels brings in a toasted hint for a greater personality.
KJCC
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: ChardonnayTasting notes: Beautiful and vibrant, notes of citrus, vanilla, tonic are supported by a lively wet stone minerality. The flavours are full, concentrated and intense. The finish is firm, clean and true with a strong sense of terroir-driven minerality.
KJLCMCH
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: Monterey is one of the coolest and longest growing regions in California allowing the grapes to fully develop and slowly ripen on the vine. Because of this, barrel ageing is kept to just 6.5 months and then released.
KJVRCH
Region: U.S.A., California, Sonoma County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Beautifully integrated tropical flavours such as pineapple, mango, and papaya with citrus notes that explode in your mouth. These flavours delicately intertwine with aromas of vanilla and honey to create depth and balance throughout. A hint of toasted oak rounds out the long, lingering finish.
LADRCF
Region: France, Burgundy
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes
LADPF
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Nicely balanced with a subtle floral and earthy fern nose. Notes of stony minerals and lemon provide delights to the palate. It is velvety finish has hints of citrus fruits.
LADPFB
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: The colour is pale gold with green tints. The nose is delicate with ripe fruit such as pear and white peach. It also has complex notes of beeswax, vanilla and flint. The mouth has a fresh fruity beginning, is fleshy and robust, and has good structure. It is balanced between a fruity roundness and mineral firmness. A very long finish.
LADSL
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Pale golden-green. Remarkable and aromatic intensity on the nose. Floral notes of acacia and elderflower are backed up by blackcurrant buds and rhubarb.
LADVMB
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Tasting notes: Light, with persistent grape skins perfume, this Vouvray has a touch of firm acidity to lift the finish. It’s a breezy, off-dry white for freshwater fish.
LUNCP
Region: Italy, Abruzzo
Grape variety: Pecorino
Background: Biodynamic wine is often considered superior to conventional wines, with better flavour, superior aroma, and more pleasant texture. Growers find that the biodynamic method yields a better growth balance, and ideal sugar content for the wine. The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Pecorino is certified `Demeter` biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.
Tasting notes: Intense candied nose, with fresh scents of hedgerow and orchard fruits. Straw yellow colour, intense nose with hints of broom, white fruits and ethereal. The palate is fresh, intense, and fruity with typically spicy flavours of ginger, white peaches and a long, full bodied, finish.
MOICTR
Region: France, Bourgogne
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Winemaking process: Hand-picked in small crates, the grapes are carefully sorted so that only the best are used. Winemaking is traditional, with alcoholic fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation, and the wine is then aged for 12 months in neutral French oak barrels (to soften it, rather than add wood and vanilla flavours through new oak).
Tasting notes: Golden yellow colour with green highlights. The wine is a pure expression of the Cote Chalonnaise: minerality with chalky notes, freshness with a great acidity holding together the finish, elegance with orange blossom and hawthorn notes.
MOIMVC
Region: France, Burgundy, Maconnais
Grapes variety: Chardonnay
Background: A wine lovers wine. Moillard has been making wines for more than 150 years. Back in 2002 the decision was taken for the majority of the vineyards to be grown according to the rules of lunar-organic viticulture. This type of vine-growing associates the rules of organic agriculture to the lunar cycles.
Tasting notes: All of the crisp, steely characteristics of Chablis are present but are underpinned by a warm, creamy texture and delicious nutty aromas. A wine lovers wine.
PLMS
Region: Australia, Barossa Valley
Grape variety: Semillon
Winemaking process: Following a two week fermentation, the wine was clarified and bottled before being cellared for 5 years in the Peter Lehmann winery prior to release. Fruit was picked early and fermented cold in stainless steel to retain fruit delicacy.
Tasting notes: This aged Semillon has developed an attractive pale straw colour with a green hue, displaying hints of lemon curd, zest and green melon. The finish is crisp with a mouth-watering acidity derived from the cool conditions of this vintage.
Awards
GENGDG
Region: Italy, Piedmont
Grape variety: Cortese
Background: Gavi is considered Piedmont’s white jewel in the crown and Italy’s first white wine to gain international repute.
Tasting notes: Pale yellow in colour. Intense floral notes on the nose with hints of melon and citrus. It is a well-balanced wine, distinctly fruit driven with underlying hints of almonds on the finish.
GUYSB
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: There are delicate aromas of elderflower and gooseberry with hints of peach and grass; it is fresh, light and perfectly piquant. It is dry and crisp on the palate with spades of minerality; it is a classic example of Touraine Sauvignon.
KINDRC
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Pale golden in colour with an enticing aroma of inviting peach and citrus aromas fill the nose. The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness to give a rich rounded flavour of tropical fruit but balanced out by a crisp clean finish.
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KINDRPG
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Ripe, crisp and citrussy with a characteristic hint of almonds. Soft apple and pear flavours that last in the mouth.
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SAIGSB
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: A very handsome wine made from selected grapes grown in low yield vineyards. Mouth-watering aromas of pink grapefruit, lime and a whiff of honey jump from the glass and on the palate.
SVPG
Region: Italy, Veneto
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Classic easy drinking Italian Pinot Grigio with notes of stewed apple, cream and lime cordial.
SICP18
Region: France, Bordeaux
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: The nose is elegant and offers a fine richness, deepness and intensity. It reveals notes of lily of the valley, white flowers and small notes of fresh and crunchy lychee, fresh and crunchy apple as well as discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity, fresh, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, a fine acidulous frame and a small fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lychee, white flowers and honeysuckle and small notes of pink lychee, acidulous rose candy and almond.
BIRTNBCH
A lightly oaked Chardonnay using both new and old French oak to give a lively aroma of hazelnut citrus and stone fruits. The palate offers an abundance of peach and nectarine with a clean and crisp finish. A combionation of wild and cultured yeasts add complexity and texture. James Halliday (August 2011): 92 points
BCCH
Region: South Africa, Paarl
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: The vineyards are situated in the surrounding Paarl and cooler Coastal regions. Chardonnay vines prefer colder winter temperatures and are planted on the lower south-facing slopes. Chardonnay grapes ripen in the early to mid-harvest season, producing grapes with crisp acidity and firm fruit structure. The combination of selected vineyards and the use of different planting clones are intended to add complexity and character to the final blend.
Tasting notes: A very pure style of Chardonnay with no oak and showing hints of Chablis.
This Chardonnay expresses flavours of fresh citrus, pineapple and tropical notes. An elegant unwooded wine which reflects this varietal in a fresh, ripe and crisp style.
Fresh, clean, delicate and fruity nose, it reveals attractive pear nuances accompanied by subtle hints of butter and toast.
Award: Platters 2023 - 3 Stars
BRCLC
Region: U.S.A., California
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: This wine is a light straw colour, with pear, melon and vanilla aromas. Citrus and green apple flavours, with a silky mouth feel. This is a well-balanced and structured wine with great length.
CASYELCH
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: This white wine is rich and vibrant, with fresh peach and melon flavours and a hint of vanilla. It has a rich creamy finish while being silky smooth and easy to drink.
CASYELMO
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Moscato
Tasting notes: The light, perky fizz is what makes [yellow tail] Moscato a little bit special. The bright fruit flavours and soft palate make it zingy, refreshing and easy to drink. Bright fruit aromas of white peach, passionfruit, and floral orange blossom. The flavour is zingy and refreshing, bursting with passionfruit, kiwi and sweet melon flavours.
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CASYELPG
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Pinot Grigio is not only great drinking, but excellent for matching with food. It will feel like you've made a little trip to Italy – without the long-haul flight! Delightfully fresh, with aromas of pear, hints of red apples and kiwi fruit. Fresh and zesty, bursting with red apple, pear and passionfruit flavours.
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CASYELSB
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: It is a crisp wine with delicious flavours and a high refreshment factor. Aromas of light citrus and passionfruit with undertones of gooseberry. The flavour is crisp and refreshing, bursting with zingy passionfruit and grapefruit flavours.
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GENTPG21
Region: Italy, Friuli-Venizia-Giulia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: This straw-coloured wine has golden reflections. To the nose, it gives off pronounced floral scents that become fruity, recalling the flavour of apple and ripened pear. The palate will find this wine soft and engulfing as it wisely combines good body with pleasantly acidic nervature, which provides for fresh drinkability.
Pronounced florality that subsides for apple and pear fruity notes. Unlike many Pinots, this has a good amount of weight and concentration that works in tandem with a measured acidity.
HCGA
Region: Spain, Rias Baixas
Grape variety: Albarino
Background: Located on the Atlantic Spanish terroirs, this fine wine collection is an exquisite example of the potential of Spanish white wines. Translating as "Sea Drops", this Albariño has all the acidity of a great New Zealand Sauvignon with its own seaside character.
Wine & Spirits 2023 - 90 Points
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BGV
Region: Uruguay
Grape variety: Viognier
Background: Bodega Garzón is close to Punta del Este, La Barra, and Jose Ignacio – Uruguayan Paradise at its best, with mesmerizing landscapes. Located eleven miles from the Atlantic Ocean, our estate has more than 1,000 small vineyard blocks covering its hillside slopes, which benefit from varying microclimates, different levels of humidity, and an intense canopy management. These factors allow the vines to develop with maximum exposure to the sun providing rich, expressive fruit. The vineyards are surrounded by lush forests, rocky soils, granite boulders, and naturally occurring palm trees.
FSAVB
Region: Spain, Rioja
Grape variety: Viura
Tasting notes: Bright straw yellow with greenish tones. On the nose, it has aromas of white flowers, tangerines, banana, orange peel and other citrus fruits with a subtle touch of passion fruit. In the mouth the wine is clean and silky with a prolonged finish.
VEGAN
GCDFRSB
Region: France, Touraine
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes:
Lovely blackcurrant leaf notes on the nose, fresh and grassy, juicy and ripe on the palate with just the right amount of zing, this just goes on and on being brilliant.
GENGPG
Region: Italy, Friuli Grave Spilimbergo
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Food pairing: Perfect with seafood such as shellfish and fish, white meats and paté.
WRRRK
Region: Austria
Grape variety: Riesling
Background: The very high lime content in the Kugler vineyard has a very distinctive and lasting effect on the wines. The Rieslings with an exotic style and fine acidity. Weinrierder winery always goes to the limit, especially with the Riesling variety. They take it to a very high risk through the late harvest in order to wrest the best from nature. “Riesling on the limit”.
Tasting notes: Complex notes of peaches, honeysuckle, fruit bread and apricots, joined by hints of forest floor and sun-warmed rock. Incredibly fruity on the palate due to its residual sweet profile. Balanced, silky texture and lively fruit acidity and considerable length. Once again, hints of honeysuckle and papaya appear.
WRRHL
Region: Austria
Tasting notes: Dried-vegetable to herbal and slightly floral-perfumed scent of partly candied yellow fruits with hints of tobacco and yellow-spicy notes. Ripe yellow fruit with clearly herbal-vegetal and again floral notes, fine acidity, some grip of crumbly tannin, some sweetness, warming alcohol, good substance and persistence, black berry hints, lots of power, nutty, tobacco and spicy notes, very good, again warm and sweet finish with grip.
Awards
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate (Stephan Reinhardt) - 95 Points
Vinaria - 4 starts
SICDSB
Region: France, Vallee de Cucugnan
Grape variety: Roussanne
Tasting notes: Produced from old vineyards at high altitude – think of a cross between white Chateauneuf du Pape and a top white Bordeaux.
MARLPG
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Pinot Gris
Background: Leefield Station is located in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, and is one of the oldest farming stations in Marlborough, dating back to the 1840s. In 2013 Brent Marris of Marisco Vineyards purchased the 2,300 ha property with sights set for not only its pastoral farming potential but also to convert a large portion of the land to vineyard.
Tasting notes: Fragrant aromas of yellow apples and grapefruit commingle with green tropical fruits and a lifted spiciness reminiscent of powered ginger.
FSBOV
Region: Spain, Rueda
Grape variety: Verdejo
Background: Blume Organic is made from Verdejo grapes from vineyards with organic certification and protected under the DO Rueda. Its careful preparation and clarification carried out with the standards of “vegan wine” give it its own personality. It is very balanced and elegant on the palate and above all a wholesome wine.
Tasting notes: This wine features the greenish hues. On the nose there are hints of scrub grass with fruity notes. The palate has an attractive herbaceous bitterness which, together with its natural acidity, invites you to enjoy it.
Awards
2023 Vinespaña: Blume Verdejo Ecológico 2022
2023 Challenge International du Vin: Blume Verdejo Ecológico 2022
MARCP
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: A fully-developed, overt style where the lime fruit characters are dominated by strong toasty, vanilla oak characters. Big, bold, and intense on the palate, almost overwhelming but will please fans of heavier oaked chardonnay styles while it may lack freshness for others.
Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2021
New Zealand International Wine Show 2023 - Gold
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2021: "A rich expression of baked apple and smoky complexity, with toasty notes and a distinctively mineral-driven slate edge. Complex and concentrated unfurling to candid hints of vanilla and layered, integrated oak over an impressively powerful and freshly acidic, lifted finish."
KJLCRRCH
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes:
Award: 91 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate 2022
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VEGETARIAN
KJLCSLc
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: This white from the great vineyard site is intense in approach and full-bodied richness. Thick, concentrated layers of tropical and stone fruit effuse from the palate adorned in toasted oak and lasting lushness.
Awards:
Vintage 2016 - 95+ points Robert Parker Wine Advocate 2018
Vintage 2021 - 91 points JebDunnuck.com 2023
Vintage 2021: VEGAN & VEGETARIAN
KJLCSCH
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes:
Aromas of meyer lemon, gala apple and subtle hints of OAK are followed by flavours of white stone fruit, yellow plum and honeydew melon. On the palate, the wine is vibrant and concentrated with juicy acidity that drives a lingering finish.
SRTASB
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Terra Andina wines constantly received awards from the Annual Wines of Chile Awards. The wines were also featured in Food & Wine magazine as well as NBC's TV show as "Best Wine Value". Acquired in 2001 by the Claro wine group, Terra Andina is an innovator within the Chilean wine industry. By blending grapes from different valleys with different micro-climates and soil conditions, Terra Andina takes full advantage of the richness and diversity of the different regions. The brand’s style lies on the production of expressive wines, which hold the traditional harmony and subtlety of the old world, while highlighting the warm concentration of fruity expressions of new world terroirs.
Tasting notes: The wine inside is fresh, crisp, and like the Pacific Ocean that is near the vineyards, thoroughly refreshing. You can expect floral notes and a bright, citrusy quality. A delicious wine with citric fruits and notes of grapefruit, pepper and orange leaves. A long fresh and zesty finish.
PLWR
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Soft aromas of lime and florals. The palate shows great fruit purity with a fresh, crispy, dry finish.
Awards
China Wine and Spirirts Awards 2023 - Gold Medal
DWWA Platinum 2023 - Gold Medal
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2022 - Gold Medal
James Halliday Awards 2022 - Gold Medal
JCBPLCH
Region: France, Bourgogne
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: “Vins de France” can be produced throughout the whole of France using grapes harvested exclusively within its borders. This quite new appellation (2009) allows for a greater liberty in winemaking compared to the appellation system. It is a great opportunity for our winemaker to express his skills with a wine with a steady style and unique personality.
Winemaking process: The grapes were harvested during the cool hours of the night to keep the typical freshness of Chardonnay. Each plot was vinified separately so that we respect their true nature, and get a finer and purer wine. After the fermentation process, the wine is aged for 4 months on fine lees, in stainless steel tanks to keep the fruit and freshness of the grape.
Bright straw-coloured. Generous and seductive nose with notes of nectarine and acacia. Exotic fruits are also found on the elegant and well-rounded palate.
Food pairing: It should be an elegant companion to mixed salads, grilled meats, fish and shellfish.
JCBPLSB
Region: France, Bourgogne
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: “Vins de France” can be produced throughout the whole of France using grapes harvested exclusively within its borders. This quite new appellation (2009) allows for a greater liberty in winemaking compared to the appellation system. It is a great opportunity for our winemaker to express his skills with a wine with a steady style and unique personality.
Winemaking process: Fermentation takes place at low temperatures in order to preserve all of the grapes’ aromas and flavours. The wine is then aged for a few months on finelees.
Tasting notes: Golden, pale straw yellow in colour. Very fine and mineral with notes of fresh fruit. Well balanced, with a strong acidity that is nevertheless sustained by good maturity. The aromas are typical (blackcurrant blossom, litchi). This wine has the characteristics of a typical Sauvignon Blanc with a lot of finesse and purity.
Food pairing: As an aperitif, with seafood, a tuna carpaccio, smoked salmon, sushi or Japanese fish dishes, but also goat cheeses or asparagus in sauce.
KJBCC
Region: U.S.A, Califonia, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County, Sta. Rita Hills
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Intriguing lines of chamomile, light honey, pear flesh, mandarin pith and wet stone show on the delicate nose of this appellation blend. The palate zings right off the bat with racy acidity and fresh flavours of lemon flesh, baked orange and sliced apple and pear.
Award: 2021 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills, 96 points, JebDunnuck.com, JD 8/2023
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SICP19
Region: France, Bordeaux
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: The Vin Blanc de Château Palmer is pale yellow. Fresh nose with floral, fruity and citrus aromas. The aromas are perceived when tasting with predominant flavours of lemon and citrus.
CASPBCH
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: PepperBox comes from sunny South Eastern Australia. It’s a part of Casella Family Brands, the largest family-owned wine brand in Australia. Started in 1969 by Filippo and Maria Casella and now run by their son John Casella. For generations the Casella family, like many of us, have enjoyed great wine paired with fabulous food in the company of close friends and family.
Tasting notes: PepperBox Chardonnay has a buttery body, smooth oak finish and the final flourish of fruity top notes. Freshly chilled and poured straight into your glass, enjoy paired with your favourite meal and favourite people.
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WRRKL
Region: Austria
Grape variety: Pinot Blanc
Tasting notes: The Weinrieder Ried Kugler Riesling is a first-class vegan white wine in the wine glass. In it, it presents a wonderfully bright, pale yellow color. This varietal Austrian wine reveals wonderfully complex notes of peaches, honeysuckle, fruit bread and apricots in the glass. The Weinrieder Ried Kugler Riesling reveals an incredibly fruity taste on the palate, which is not without reason due to its residual sweet profile. On the palate, the texture of this balanced white wine is wonderfully silky and velvety. Due to its fruit acidity, the Ried Kugler Riesling is fantastically fresh and fresh on the palate. In the finish, this white from the wine-growing region of Lower Austria finally inspires with considerable length. There are again hints of honeysuckle and papaya. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the soils dominated by sand and loess are added.
Food pairing: The wine goes perfectly with hearty dishes.
Award: Robert Parker 2019 - 94+ Points: "a fascinating series... The wines have always been excellent, but now they are great and among the finest produced today in this region..."
WREWRH
Region: Austria
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Great balanced wine with crisp acidity, with a very exotic palette Lovely, fruity flavour with a strong sweet-acidic balance – a classic wine with creamy sweetness.
SRTAC
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: Terra Andina wines constantly received awards from the Annual Wines of Chile Awards. The wines were also featured in Food & Wine magazine as well as NBC's TV show as "Best Wine Value". Acquired in 2001 by the Claro wine group, Terra Andina is an innovator within the Chilean wine industry. By blending grapes from different valleys with different micro-climates and soil conditions, Terra Andina takes full advantage of the richness and diversity of the different regions. The brand’s style lies on the production of expressive wines, which hold the traditional harmony and subtlety of the old world, while highlighting the warm concentration of fruity expressions of new world terroirs.
Tasting notes: The wine inside is lively, balanced and like the wine growing regions of Chile, very diverse. You can expect generous notes of pear, peaches and honey offset by a bright citrusy quality. Classic Chilean Chardonnay with peach and apple flavours, and a lovely creamy finish.
LADRC
Region: France, Burgundy
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Medium body, bright golden colour. Intense orchard fruits dried flowers aroma. Peaches and pears palate following by, mineral notes and long nutty finish of gentle acidity. Still crisp and fresh, creamy, complex and balanced.
MWGB
Region: Germany, Baden, Markgräflerland
Grape variety: Grauer Burgunder
Tasting notes: Light yellow with slight greenish reflections. Reminiscent of ripe apples, Williams pear and subtle citrus notes. Melting and fruity on the finish, with an elegant acidity.
This stunning wine reveals ripe apple, crisp pear fruit along with a slight tropical fruit scent on the nose. Spicy notes with hazelnut, pastry, toffee and vanilla creates a full bodied white wine full off flavour and character.
Food pairing: Ideal with short fried fish dishes, white poultry, or hard cheese.
CPPDP
Region: France
Grape variety: Picpoul
Backgroud: The Cave - Pomerols, South of France, are one of the leading producers of Picpoul, a grape well known along the southern coast of France. Stretching along the Thau Lagoon to the west of the Mediterranean’s Golfe de Lyon lies the largest white wine producing area in the Languedoc: The Picpoul de Pinet terroir. It consists of a triangle bounded by Agde, Pézenas and Sète: a limestone plateau basking in the rising sun covered in highly perfumed garrigue, rows of vines, and scattered pine groves. This rare grape, from vines grown near salty étangs on the very edge of the Mediterranean, produces a wine of fascinating contrasts.
Tasting notes: The gloriously fruity, perfumed, light-bodied Picpoul de Pinet reveals copious notes of honeyed citrus (grapefruit and lemon zest) and delicate honeyed pear-like flavours. Fragrant aromas of pear and white flowers leap enticingly from the glass leading to a palate that is crisp and lively with hints of grapefruit and exotic fruits.
Food pairing: Known as the Muscadet of the South in France this is a thirst-quenchingly mineral wine that is the perfect choice as a seafood partner, particularly oysters!
BGPG
Region: Uruguay
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Background: Bodega Garzón is close to Punta del Este, La Barra, and Jose Ignacio – Uruguayan Paradise at its best, with mesmerizing landscapes. Located eleven miles from the Atlantic Ocean, our estate has more than 1,000 small vineyard blocks covering its hillside slopes, which benefit from varying microclimates, different levels of humidity, and an intense canopy management. These factors allow the vines to develop with maximum exposure to the sun providing rich, expressive fruit. The vineyards are surrounded by lush forests, rocky soils, granite boulders, and naturally occurring palm trees.
Tasting notes: Light straw gold in colour. The wine is decidedly complex and vibrant, with an appealing, fresh acidity. The bouquet is full of fruit and intense aromatics, reminiscent of white pulp fruit such as pear and apple. As you sip, the flavours unfold to reveal guava, quince, and even a faint almond taste.
CALDPG
Region: Italy, Veneto
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour, fresh and crisp with apple, pear and peach flavours.
LADCV
Region: France, Burgundy
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: The wines are showing a good acidity level. They are briny with citrus hints. It is a very classic and harmonious vintage in Chablis.
Tasting note by Véronique Boss-Drouhin: "An exquisite wine often drunk on its own as an aperitif. Pure and limpid colour, with a faint greenish hint. On the nose, fresh aromas of flower and fruit (lemony flavours) and, at times, spicy notes of coriander. On the palate: harmonious aromas bringing character and elegance. The magnitude of its Grand Cru origin and the light salty notes from the Kimmeridgian soil are in evidence. Remarkably long and complex persistence in the aftertaste".
CASYELPM
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Moscato
Tasting notes: Unbelievably delicious, [yellow tail] Pink Moscato has a tantalising light fizz that dances on your tongue and tapers into a finish that is fresh and crisp. Delightful aromas of strawberry, musk and pomegranate. The flavour is zingy and refreshing, bursting with ripe strawberries and red apple flavours.
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FARPPG
Region: Italy
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour. At the nose has a typical slightly-aromatic bouquet, with feelings of ripe peach, apple, floral notes and a hint of flint stone. At the palate it is rich, mineral and fresh, with a good structure that makes it a versatile wine.
KJKACH
Region: U.S.A., California, Monterey County
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: On the nose, hints of citrus blossom, fresh nectarine, and toasted hazelnut are followed by flavours of lemon curd, white peach, and mandarin candy. On the palate, the wine has an excellent concentration and an elegant finish.
Award: 91 Points JebDunnuck.com 2021
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VINSBSSB
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Classic Sauvignon Blanc from Australia showing passionfruit sorbet and freshly cut pineapple.
VINSBSPG
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Accessing Pinot Grigio with flavour at this price level is tough. However, Robb Brothers Wine Merchants are extremely pleased to have sourced this one. Another bottle please!
VINSBSCH
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Ultra smooth creamy Chardonnay with grapefruit, pear and peach flavours.
HUBCC
Region: France, Burgundy
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière opens in the glass with scents of pear, gunflint, musk melon, wheat toast, wet stones and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, ample but controlled, its concentrated core of fruit is underpinned by lively acids and elegantly chalky structure.
Reviews
John Gilman’s View From the cellar Sept/Oct 2011: “This is a very dynamic domaine, on the top of its game right now, and there are a great many St Aubin 1er crus in the cellar here that are at least as stunning as well known 1er cru bottlings from Chassagne, Puligny, and Meursault, and the value that these wines currently offer make them amongst the most exciting white Burgundies to be found on the Cote.”. “The Domaine Lamy wines were amongst the most consistently superb that I have tasted from any estate of this vintage and clearly must be ranked up at the very pinnacle of 2009 white Burgundies.”
Antonio Galloni of Parker’s Wine Advocate, Sept 2011: “This is a fabulous set of wines from Olivier Lamy. From top to bottom, I can’t think of a single wine I wouldn’t be thrilled to drink. Simply put, I can’t recommend these wines highly enough.”. Criots-Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2009 : 96-98/100 - Saint Aubin 1er Cru Derriére Chez Edouard Cuvée Haute Densitée 2010 : 96/100
burgundy-report.com: “I think you could easily be persuaded that this is a very good Chevalier!” Review by Neal Martin eRobertParker.com # , #210 (Dec 2013) Saint Aubin 1er cru Clos de la chateniére 2012: 91-93 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les chaumées 2012 : 91-93 Puligny Montrachet Les Tremblots Haute densité 2012 : 91-93 Santenay Clos des Gravières rouge 2012 : 90-92.
The wine advocate William Kelley 2017 Domaine Hubert & Olivier Lamy - Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière Rating: (91 - 93): “Notes of light reduction frame aromas of crisp green apple, dried white flowers and citrus oil, introducing the 2017 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière, a medium to full-bodied, satiny textured wine with a tangy line of acidity and a pure, searingly mineral finish. Lamy adds the fruit from his young vines in this parcel to his Bourgogne, so this is effectively an old-vine cuvée.”
Wine advocate -Rated 91-93/100, Saint Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er cru, White 2018
Allen Meadows -Rated 89-91/100, Saint Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er cru, White 2018
Wine advocate -Rated 92-94/100, Saint Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er cru, White 2019
Jancis Robinson Saint Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er cru, White 2019 Cask sample. More backward aromatically than the Frionnes. Lots of extract here. Rather Riesling-like in construction (high praise!). Absolutely no hurry to drink this lemon-flavoured, dense wine.
DFJERW
Region: Portugal, Lisboa
Grape variety: Arinto
Winemaking process: Destemming contact with skin contact. Cooled to 15ºC, the must is then vacuum filtered with perlites. The fermentation is achieved through active dry yeasts, the temperature being controlled between 16ºC and 18ºC.
Tasting notes: It’s a bright white, fruited, refreshing with apple and lemon notes in the aroma and tasting. It’s a pleasant and elegant easy drinking wine, smooth, with an intense and long end of tasting.
Food pairing: Excellent aperitif, it’s also a delicious complement of oysters, seafood, fish, white meat, vegetarian, Indian and Thai cuisines and as well lighter flavoured dishes, and fresh cheeses.
Awards
MARSSB
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough, Waihopai Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Lively aromas of grapefruit, apple and stone fruits are balanced by a wet-stone minerality, crisp acidity and a long finish.
Food pairing: Try it with a grilled chicken salad or Thai green curry.
Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Bronze - Vintage 2022
The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2023 - Gold: The Ned Skyscraper Sauvignon Blanc 2022 - "The wine has an open and expressive nose with tropical and honey aromas. It is well balanced on the palate, with smooth texture and lovely intensity of fresh fruit, framed by crisp acidity."
MWBKM
Region: Germany, Baden, Markgräflerland
Tasting notes: Pale yellow with light greenish reflections. Aromas that are reminiscent of orange blossom and nutmeg. Juicy, fresh, with a pleasant acidity, beautiful fruit and a very fine fruity finish
Food pairing: Ideal with crunchy salads and fine vegetable dishes, with fish and white poultry.
MWMR
Region: Germany, Baden, Markgräflerland
Grape variety: Riesling
Tasting notes: Light yellow, with greenish reflections. Delightful citrus notes, fresh herbs and grassy-herbaceous hints. Aromas of citrus and vineyard peach with a pleasant acidity.
Food pairing: Delight fish dishes, antipasti and Asian food.
HCON
Region: Spain, Castillo La Mancha
Grape variety: Macabeo
Tasting notes: Aromas of white flowers citrus and mineral, with herbal and tea notes. Good acidity in the mouth, fresh and medium-bodied.
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SGSBQE
Region: Chile
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Bright yellow with green hues. Citrusy aromas like lime and tangerine. Fresh, floral notes. Refreshing mouthfeel and good acidity. Gentle in the mouth, mineral and grassy notes.
SGCQE
Region: Chile
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Pale golden yellow colour. Tropical fruits like pineapple, peach, and citrusy notes. Mineral, fresh mouthfeel. Good acidity and sweetness balance.
RIJTCB
Region: South Africa, Tulbagh
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Winemaking process: Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours. Grapes were gently crushed and pressed. Wine was cold fermented to show freshness and fruit, but kept on the lees for 11 months to give the wine a creamy mouth-feel. 25% of barrel-fermented wine was blended with the tank-fermented portion (75%) to add a wooded dimension.
Tasting notes: Stone-fruit aromas dominate the nose with hints of citrus, quince and pine nut.
A beautiful bouquet of lime, grapefruit and Granny Smith Apples. The palate is perfectly balanced with a layered, creamy palate of orange, white peaches and tropical fruit. Excellent ageing potential and superb versatility with a wide variety of dishes complete this irresistible package. The subtle use of oak helps to uplift the fruity characters of this versatile cultivar.
RIJRCB
Region: South Africa, Tulbagh
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Winemaking process: Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours. Grapes were gently crushed and pressed. This wine was fermented in 40% new, 40% 2nd fill and 20% 3rd fill 300 litre French oak barrels. This wine was 80% naturally fermented. A maturation period of 12 months was needed before this wine could be racked and blended.
Tasting notes: Golden hued colour. Attractive complex nose with aromas of ripe melon and grapefruit, with a honey undertone.
Golden hued and full bodied. This beautifully made wine has an attractive nose with combinations of tropical and yellow fruit aromas with nuances of cashew nuts. These flavours are supported on the palate by a delicate use of oak that allows the true cultivar characteristics to shine. It has a long lingering finish that exits the palate screaming for more.
MAREMSB
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Emma Marris is the daughter of Brent Marris, the man behind Sauvignon Blanc, The Ned. After spending her life surrounded by wine, she applies university-trained, ground breaking techniques to her Marlborough Sauvignon.
Tasting notes: This beautiful wine is bold, with inviting notes of green apple, papaya, lime and lemongrass.
Distinctly perfumed aromas of lime zest, guava, fresh jalapeno and white florals, accompanied by layers of salted citrus and flinty minerality. The fleshy fruit flavours and lively acidity add structure and textural intrigue with complex varietal characters lingering through a seamless finish.
Food pairing: Enjoy with a green salad.
Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2022
Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2023 - Gold - Vintage 2022
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2023 – Bronze - Vintage 2022
The Global Sauvignon Blanc Masters 2023 - Silver - Vintage 2022 - "Perfumed and elegant, the nose is aromatic with green and tropical aromas such as cantaloupe melon and passionfruit. Juicy and lemony on the palate, it is bright and elegant with a crunchy acidity."
The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2022 – Vintage 2021
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MARLC
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough, Waihopai Valley
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background: Leefield Station is located in the Waihopai Valley of Marlborough, and is one of the oldest farming stations in Marlborough, dating back to the 1840s. In 2013 Brent Marris of Marisco Vineyards purchased the 2,300 ha property with sights set for not only its pastoral farming potential but also to convert a large portion of the land to vineyard.
Award
National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2023 - Gold Medal
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Region: South Africa, Tulbagh
Grape variety: Chenin Blanc
Winemaking process: Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours. Grapes were gently crushed and pressed. 30% of the wine was cold fermented in tank to retain freshness and fruit, and 70% was fermented in French and Hungarian 300 litre barrels. 40% was fermented with natural yeast. The wine was then aged for 11 months, blended and then bottled.
Tasting notes: Elegance, finesse, complexity and concentration of fruit – full bodied.
This wine has intense yellow fruit aromas of peach, nectarines and orange blossoms. These aromas carry through onto a creamy palate that finishes with a lively acidity with hints of ginger and a leesy complexity. Excellent ageing potential and superb versatility with a wide variety of dishes complete this irresistible package.
AWLFW
Region: France, Rhone
Grape variety: Grenache Blanc & Clairette
Winemaking process: Gentle pneumatic pressing. Cold settling. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats at a low temperature (16°-18°C). 6 months ageing on the fine lees in concrete tanks.
Tasting notes: Pale yellow hue with green tints. Aromas of exotic fruits, white flowers and citrus. Very complex encompassing notes of peach and apricot. This cuvee has a very good length and good freshness.
HUBLP
Region: France, Burgundy, Cote d'Or, Saint Aubin
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Background: Domaine Hubert Lamy is a wine estate based in Saint-Aubin, Burgundy, producing well-regarded wines from that appellation. The domaine also has holdings in neighbouring appellations in the Côte de Beaune, including a tiny plot in the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, several holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet, and beyond. The domain was established in 1973, but the Lamy family history of vine growing in Saint-Aubin dates back to 1640. Since setting up, Hubert Lamy has passed management of the domaine onto his son, the Méo-Camuzet-trained Olivier Lamy and his wife Karine. The estate now covers just under 20 hectares (50 acres) across Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. However, the majority of the domaine vineyards are in Saint-Aubin, with around two-thirds of the holdings are given to Chardonnay and the remaining third, Pinot Noir.
Tasting notes: This cuvée is from 10 parcels covering three hectares of village-level St Aubin. It’s aged mostly in larger 500- and 600-litre demi-muids, about 10% of which are new. These vines are mostly in the cooler parts of the village; they manifest themselves in a lemon-zest freshness that kicks in at the finish.
The Saint-Aubin La Princée is very pretty, displaying notes of pear, white flowers, citrus oil and a subtle touch of anise. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, tangy and elegantly textural, with excellent length on the precise finish.
Wine advocate - Rated 89-91/100, Saint Aubin, La pincée cru, White 2018
Allen Meadows - 88-90, Saint Aubin, La pincée cru, White 2018
Wine advocate - Rated 90/100, Saint Aubin, La pincée cru, White 2019: “Aromas of pear, freshly baked bread, lemon oil and bread dough introduce Lamy's 2019 Saint-Aubin La Princée, a medium to full-bodied, layered and incisive wine built around a racy spine of acidity and chalky extract. Concluding with a saline finish, this has turned out beautifully.”
KJMGCH
Region: U.S.A., California
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Fruit forward and a very clean style, with a slight hint of oak to round off the wine and add a touch of richness.
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Region: Italy, Soave
Grape variety: 85% Garganega, 15% between Tebbiano di Soave & Pinot Bianco
Background: This is an excellent dry white wine with an enticing aroma of elderberry, peach flower, sage and white pepper. Complex and satisfying with zesty, fruit flavours of green apple and candied pineapple. It is mainly produced with Garganega white grapes which give this wine a unique abundance of fragrance, fullness and maturity. This, together with the Trebbiano di Soave variety and Pinot Bianco, gives the wine an enchanting taste.
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour with greenish reflections, clear and transparent. It releases aromas of elderberry and wildflowers on the nose, in the mouth it is sapid, fruity with green apple, pineapple and golden drop plum.
KINDRCQ
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Pale golden in colour with an enticing aroma of inviting peach and citrus aromas fill the nose. The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness to give a rich rounded flavour of tropical fruit but balanced out by a crisp clean finish.
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KINDRPGQ
Region: Australia
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Tasting notes: Ripe, crisp and citrussy with a characteristic hint of almonds. Soft apple and pear flavours that last in the mouth.
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KINTSBQ
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: This Chilian Sauvignon Blanc is pale lemon in colour. It combines aromas of fresh grapefruit and lime, followed by gooseberry and melon on the palate. Herbaceous flavours marry exquisitely with fresh tingling acidity creating a crisp lively finish.
SASGCQ
Region: Chile, Central Valley
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Background:
Santa Alicia have been producing wines in the heart of Maipo Valley since 1954. With grapes from three select communes, a state of the art winery, and judicious use of the finest American and French oak barrels, we believe the wines represent the highest price/quality ratio in Chile.In 2007, they were named Chilean Wine Producer of the Year for "best overall results from a Chilean winery" in the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London.
Santa Alicia possesses a very talented team of winemakers. Leading the team, is David González, with more than 30 years of experience. David contributes, together with his philosophy of perfection, extensive knowledge and the dedication of an artisan. For him, a glass of wine goes beyond the sensory pleasure, and turns into a bridge of communication between the art of creating a mythical concoction and its final consumers.
Tasting notes: This wine was made from hand-picked grapes of the Pirque region in the high Maipo valley where the soil and climate are among the best in the world to grow noble wine grapes. This chardonnay is aged for six months in French oak – the end result is complex, and subtle smoky-oak aromas, intense banana, papaya, pineapple and mango fruit characters and a creamy and buttery texture.
Intense yellow colour with golden reflections. Expressive, cheerful nose with citrus fruit like pineapple, mandarin oranges and green apple. Just the right touches of vanilla and toasted almonds from the wood. Fresh mouthfeel, good volume, vivacious and persistent.
MARCKG
Region: New Zealand, Marlborough
Grape variety: Gewurstraminer
Winemaking process: Manual harvesting. Fermentation of 2/3 of the wort in steel tanks with the addition of yeast, 1/3 part is fermented in old French oak barrels to improve the texture of the taste of the future. Excerpt on the lees.
Tasting notes: Brilliant straw colour. The aroma of ripe banana, lychee with hints of rose and honey, the bright taste of exotic fruits and spicy touches in a refreshing aftertaste.
Food pairing: It is recommended to serve as an aperitif, as well as with Asian cuisine, for example, Peking duck, spicy dishes, soft cheeses.
PBLCG
Region: France
Grape variety: Gewurztraminer
Tasting notes: Pale yellow and bright. The nose is floral, with some geranium flower and spices. The palate is ample, fat then fresh in the final. Very typical Gewurztraminer, off dry style, citrus, grapefruit. Beautiful balance, fine and exotic.
PBLPR
Tasting notes: A fresh and nervous subtle Riesling with citrus noses. In the mouth, frank and tangy with a good density. A very dry Riesling on the finish on grapefruit bitters. Perfect at the table with oysters or mussels and fish. Do not hesitate to keep it for another two or three years.
ARMV
Region: France, Burgundy, Mâcon-Villages appellation
Background: In the Southern part of Burgundy, a regional appellation grown in 43 communes falling within the Mâcon-Villages appellation, which extends over 3 050 hectares.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vinification and maturing: Vinification in low-temperature stainless steel tanks in order to preserve the freshness and tension of the grape variety. Followed by a 6 months ageing, for one part in stainless steel tank and the other part in oak barrels.
Tasting notes: Pale gold with green hues. At the nose white flowers and white fruits aromas with pleasant notes of fresh almonds. A supple and charming wine in the mouth with flavours of white peach, lemon and a beautiful minerality.
Food pairing: Will be perfect served as an "apéritif" wine with salty finger foods such as chips, crackers, peanuts and olives. Enjoy also with poultry or veal in cream sauce, creamy risotto with meat and all fish.
Ageing potential: Already delicious, this wine can age 3 to 5 years in good storage conditions.
Serving temperature: Serve chilled between 10°C and 12°C. (50-54°F.)
ARRB19
Region: France, Burgundy
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Pale gold. Floral notes of hawthorn and acacia, with a hint of citrus. A pleasant wine with woody and floral notes, a touch of lemon and a rich finale offering a nice sensation of roundness in the mouth.
LUNRPG
Region: Italy, Abruzzo
Background: The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Pinot Grigio is certified 'Demeter' biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.
PBLFPG
Tasting notes: Yellow colour with brilliant reflections. On the nose, beautiful, precise, perfumes of honey and hazelnut, nice freshness. On the palate, the wine is balanced, with a superb persistence. The attack on the palate is round, it is followed by tones of toasted almonds and ends on a great length with a note of candied citrus. Long-lasting wine.
ARRRB
Region: France
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Tasting notes: Golden yellow. A nice floral expression for this vintage with honeysuckle aromas and discreet, delicate and well-integrated woody notes. A fruity wine, well-balanced with a nice aromatic persistence.
Food pairing: This wine will be perfect paired with charcuterie platters (ham or pâtés) or sea food (scallop-shells, salmon). It can also be drunk with hot first courses, such as quiches and pies, or with dry cheeses (goat's cheese for instance).
LADRML
Region: France
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Tasting notes: The nose is fresh with notes of nuts honey, and citrus fruits. Medium body on the palate with delicate fruit flavours and a slightly spicy finish.
ARC
Region: France
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Background: Located in the north of Burgundy, in the Yonne department, the appellation extends over twenty communes bordering the pretty valley of the Serein. Its vineyard benefits from an exceptional and highly envied geological implantation. The roots will draw all their resources from its predominantly clay-limestone soil dating from the Jurassic, more precisely from the Kimmeridgian (150 million years ago).
Vinification and ageing: Once arrived in the cellar, the grapes go through a long pneumatic pressing before static settling and alcoholic fermentation with yeasts selected in stainless steel tanks under temperature control of 18 to 20 ° C to preserve a maximum of fruit. Departure in malolactic fermentation quickly after the end of alcoholic fermentations to finish at 100% in January. The wine is then aged on fine lees for a period of 5 to 7 months.
Tasting notes: Chablis is known as the “purest expression of Chardonnay” – and this is a great example from a well renowned producer.
The colour is beautiful pale gold. The nose is rather an intense bouquet on grapefruit zest and cherry blossoms. On the palate it is a fresh and sweet wine, with aromas of lime, pear and hazelnut. The finish is saline, iodized and persistent.
Food pairing: To be enjoyed on white meats, sushi and sashimi, chicken with cream, shellfish, lobster and fish in general.
ARBC
Region: France
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Background: The Chardonnays of the regional appellation Bourgogne are selected and harvested throughout the wine-growing territory of Burgundy. The Burgundy white appellation has about 1000 hectares.
Vinification and ageing: Vinified in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks and aged in oak barrels for 6 months (15% of which are new).
Tasting notes: The colour is white gold, clear and brilliant, with emerald reflections. Aromas of flowers, peach, pear and citrus. The palate is generous with ripe fruits and a beautiful.
Food pairing: To be enjoyed as an aperitif or to accompany fish, shellfish or white meat.
ARCM
Region: France
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
ARM
Region: France
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vinification and ageing: Pneumatic pressing followed by cold settling between 16 & 24 hours, with the aim of removing coarse sloughs (solid particles from the skin, stems, films, impurities that are deposited by sedimentation). Alcoholic fermentations in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks for precise temperature control and homogeneity of the cuvée then funning at the end of fermentation. Ageing of wines in barrels of 228 liters mainly (a few half-muids) on fine lees for 9 months. Occasional stirring (about 2 times a month) until malolactic fermentation in order to develop both complex aromas and preserve the purity of the fruit, to protect the wine from oxidation (wall and bounce hole) but also from reduction (accumulation of sometimes sulfurous deposits in the bottom of the barrel or vat), by resuspending the fine lees.
Tasting notes: The colour is beautiful pale gold, clear and shiny. On the nose floral bouquet and finely woody on vanilla aromas. On the palate, it is a beautiful white Burgundy, frank and elegant, with a nice woodiness and a beautiful hold in the mouth.
Food pairing: Goes well with fish, grilled lobster, shellfish, prawns, or blue cheeses.
ARPF
Background: The communal appellation Pouilly-Fuissé is located south of the Mâconnais vineyard. It covers the villages of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson and Chaintré. As soon as the relief increases, south of Mâcon, around the famous rocks of Vergisson and Solutré, the vineyard of Pouilly Fuissé, on clay-limestone soils of the Jurassic, completely covers the steep slopes on small steep cirques.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Tasting notes: The colour is beautiful pale gold with green highlights. On the nose a delicate fruitiness on yellow-fleshed fruits and citrus notes. The palate is lively, fresh and harmonious. The flavours are both mineral and fruity. A wine of beautiful typicity, full of charm.
Food pairing: Aperitif, salads and cold starters, seafood and fish and white meats.
ARPM
Background: Puligny-Montrachet is a village on the Côte de Beaune located in the area producing the greatest white wines of Burgundy: the Golden Triangle, bounded by the villages of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. The village takes its name from the Gallo-Roman era when during the first settlements it was named Puliniacus – the house of the marshes. It was not until the end of the 19th century that the name of Montrachet was attached to it.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Vinification and ageing: The grapes, harvested by hand, are sorted in the vineyards and on arrival in the winery to ensure a rigorous selection of the bunches. They are then pressed in a pneumatic press that allows a perfect and delicate extraction of the juice while respecting the integrity of the grapes. Vinification and aging are done with 40% new barrels. This ensures that the wine has a slow and continuous oxygenation, as well as olfactory contributions. The wine is aged for 10 months on lees with a few batonnages, which will give the wine more complexity.
Tasting notes: The colour is a beautiful white gold, brilliant. Lemony aromas, a hint of citrus enhanced by elegant toasted and vanilla notes. On the palate, this beautiful Burgundy is fresh and airy. It offers a beautiful minerality, a delicate woody and a long finish.
Food pairing: This great white of Burgundy is intended to honor a refined cuisine: Bresse chicken in sauce, seared veal with mushrooms, foie gras, lobster and lobster, sea fish and cheeses such as goats, Reblochon and Brie de Meaux.
EAAS
Region: Greece
Grape variety: Assyrtiko
Background: Argyros Estate was established in 1903 and is now run by Matthew Argyros, the fourth generation of the family to do so although the family has been involved in grape growing on Santorini for 200 years.
Tasting notes: Complex and concentrated wine with mineral backbone, smoky notes and a saline, citrus finish.
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EAES
Region: Greece, Santorini, Pyrgos
Grape variety: Assyrtiko
Background: Evdemon is the super cuvée of the Estate from only two vineyards in the areas of Pyrgos and Megalochori that are cultivated with biodynamic methods. Fermented in 80% stainless steel tanks and the rest in old 500 litre barrels that give volume and complexity to the wine.
Tasting notes: Rich and full-bodied with almost tropical fruit that ties in harmoniously with the distinctive smoky character of the great wines of Santorini. A wine of experience and emotion for those who want to explore and better understand what Assyrtiko can give.
Awards: 93 Points - Tim Atkins: "Opens complex, concentrated, and brooding, humming with quiet power. Sea salt and iodine are on the foreground, supplemented by a green, herbal character. Continues with a rich, opulent palate, which is balanced by the trademark Assyrtiko acidity. Finishes long and fresh"
EANS
Region: Greece, Santorini
Grape variety: Assyrtiko
Background: The Estate Argyros’ construal of an old, distinctive Santorinian style. A very strict selection of very old Assyrtiko vineyards, at least 150 year old, in Pyrgos and Megalochori, harvested at deep ripeness, usually twenty days after the main picking date. Fermented, partially uninoculated, in French oak barriques, at ambient temperatures and aged for twelve months in French oak barriques on fine lees and then approximately twelve additional months in stainless steel, again on fine lees. A wine of imposing proportions, of power but showing no hint of roughness. It needs several years in bottle to grow out of its youth and will unfurl for more than fifteen years.
Tasting notes: Golden yellow colour in the glass. In the aromatic characteristics we find citrus, stone and green fruits, sage, charming aromas of flint stone and notes of minerality, with nuts to follow. On the palate it is rich and complex, with the minerality and a slight saltiness being evident throughout. The body is full, with a characteristic sharp acidity and a persistent aftertaste that lasts.
Stunning expression of Santorini, where its aroma, although still quite fresh, is at the same time elegant and complex, with fresh citrus fruits, citrus peel, ripe white fruits and aromas that resemble stone and betray the terroir. Its taste is rich, with the characteristic sharp acidity and long aftertaste where it leaves a beautiful sense of saltiness.
Awards: 95 Points - Tim Atkins: "A remarkably broad, complex, persistent, and yet very refined nose. The aromatic profile is typical of Argyros: there is the combination of lemon, lime, and salt, promising high but elegantly rendered acidity. But there is also a kernel of sweeter aromas in the background, characteristic of traditional Nykteri: mandarin, orange peel, and bergamot. The palate is a similarly impressive balancing act between tradition and modernity. The fullness and heft of Nykteri is delivered here via a clean, almost pristine texture, while the sweetness takes a back seat to some bracing, vitalising Assyrtiko acidity. And as an aside, I don’t think I have ever encountered a 15% wine that feels so light"
LUNGZ
Region: Italy
Grape variety: Zibibbo minimum 85%
Tasting notes: Straw yellow, full with golden reflections. Great olfactory range with apricots, especially acacia flowers, honey. Structured on the palate, sweet, full-bodied, but with flavour, acidity and long persistence.
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BGPCA
Region: Uruguay
Grape varietal: Albarino
Fermentation: 80 hl cement tanks
Aging: 30% 6 months in Lancero barrels 600L
Tasting notes: The elegance of this wine causes a captivating effect. With a pale yellow color and subtle greenish highlights, it bears an intense, fruity and floral aroma carrying a delicate presence of its aging in the lees. On the palate, it stresses its balanced acidity, its strong, wide, mineral and fruity body, with a well-rounded finish.
FSVASB
Region: Spain, Valdepenas
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Background: Valdepeñas takes its name from the ancient city by the same name that lies on a sun-baked river valley dotted by small rocky formations (Val-de-peñas – Valley of Rocks). Located in the South of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. The area is almost entirely encircled by both La Mancha Denominación de Origen on the North border and Andalusia on its Southern limits. It experiences extreme weather conditions, with temperatures reaching up to over 40 ºC in the summer and dropping to as low as -10 ºC in the winter. The future of this Denominación de Origen lays with its red wines made from Tempranillo; a grape variety that enjoys the ability to age well as crianza, reserva and gran reserva.
Tasting notes: This fresh and intense wine has flowery and fruity aromas. On the palate, it has a rich smooth body with balanced acidity and hints of fennel, herbs, citrus, melon and peach.
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Region: France, Burgundy, Mâconnais
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Background: Regional appellation of the Mâconnais wine-growing district (dept. of Saône-et-Loire) in the South of Burgundy. Grapes are harvested in Lugny commune. The word Villages or the name of the commune of origin, just as Lugny here, may only be added to the word Mâcon for wines harvested within the defined area of the Macon-Villages appellation consisting of 26 named communes and grouped together.
Terroir: The terroir in the Mâconnais is quite different than that of Burgundy's northern regions. Here it is clay, silica or granite-based. It is particularly because of these differences in terroir that the wines made from the Chardonnay grapes harvested in this region have a mineral freshness about them that is a delight for those who like a change from the warmer more honeyed flavoured white wines of the Côte d'Or just north of the Mâconnais.
Vinification and maturing: Vinification takes place in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks. The wine is partially aged in tanks and partially aged in barrels.
Tasting notes: Clear and shiny goldfish yellow, with green hints. The nose is fresh and complex with flavours of white flowers and dried fruits with subtle notes of acacia. Medium-body, rich and balanced wine with a slightly spicy finish.
Food pairing: Serve with seafood, quiches, grilled fish and goat's cheese.
ARRRP
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Background: Antonin Rodet is the exclusive winegrower and distributor of this ancient fortified Chateau dating back to the 12th Century has remained the property of the same family since its origins and today is the symbol of the village of Rully. The origin of "La Pucelle" comes from the way the land was divided in the family: the youngest daughter (a virgin in comparison with her elder sisters) was also given a plot as an inheritance. The vineyard estate covers nowadays over 12 hectares, producing about 60% of Premiers Crus.
Vinification and maturing: The plot was harvested on September 2020, the 3rd. Grapes were hand harvested, carefully sorted and put into boxes, to avoid bruising or crushing. Once at the winery, the grapes went in a bladder press where they were squeezed from the inside to get the best quality of juice with a minimal exposure to oxygen. Then, the must was left to settle for 24 hours to clarify before starting fermentation. Vinification took place for a part in stainless steel tanks. Once the alcoholic fermentation was achieved, the wine was casked for a 9-month ageing period in oak barrels on thin lees. Stirring was occasional (twice a month) until the beginning of the malolactic fermentation. It prevented the wine from oxidising and helped develop its complexity. To complete the ageing process, we used a proportion of 25% new barrels to give more structure to the wine and bring more roundness.
Tasting notes: The colour is golden yellow. Aromas of citrus and exotic fruits (pineapple) carried by elegant woody notes. In the mouth, a mineral attack on citrus and exotic fruits, mostly pineapple again. An ample yet lively wine perfectly expressing the parcel terroir with a beautiful length on citrus aromas.
Food pairing: Enjoy with cold cuts, hot first courses, seafood, shellfish, fine fish or white meats in light sauces, fine cheeses, poultry in sauce.
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Grown on alluvial, gravel-rich soils this a a fresh sauvignon blanc from young, machine harvested vines. Stainless steel fermantation with some very limited lees work make for a wine packing with citrus character.
Rich stone fruit and ocean freshness combine with vivid citrus elderflower, gooseberry and green grass.
Well-balanced and elegant it has a lasting savoury finish and combines perfectly with white meats, asian food and creamy pastas.
AWEV
Elicio, 100% Vermentino, IGP Méditerranée blanc
TASTING
Pale golden yellow colour. Intense nose, dominated by exotic fruits & peach notes.
Refreshing citrus acidity. Sweet & delicate with a mineral finish.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Aperitif, tapas, salads, white meat or grilled fish.
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