2016 Hommage White, Mountford Estate, Canterbury

White Blend

The Hommage White blend from Mountford Estate is a wonderfully textured white with floral, peach-scented aromatics, hints of spice from the Gewurztraminer, grapey herbal hints courtesy of the Muscat and exotic, tropical fruits kept in check by balanced acidity on the long finish.

£22.99

2017 Riesling Spatlese Oppenheim Herrenberg, Louis Guntrum

Riesling

Louis Guntrum's Riesling Spatlese Oppenheim Herrenberg has an expressive nose of exotic fruits with an underlying hint of development.  The palate is elegant and finely poised with intense pineapple and mango fruit, wonderful balanced sweetness and acidity and a touch of distinctive oilyness.  The finish is balanced, elegant and long. 

£19.95

2018 Lapis Harslevelu, Breitenbach, Tokaji

Harslevelu

This Harslevelu (pronounced 'harsh-level-oo) comes from 45 year old vines from the Lapis vineyard.  Breitenbach has produced a wine with very pretty aromatics, finely balanced, almost exotic fruits and lovely fresh acidity on the finish. 

£18.95

2018 Petit Manseng Sec Domaine D’Audaux

Petit Manseng

This wine comes from the Jurancon in south west France, with this region specialising in dry, medium sweet and sweet wines from the Petit and Gros Manseng grape varieties. These varieties are quite unique, they tend to be fruit driven, with a zesty spine, and honeyed notes as well as being interesting wines and very food friendly, they can, if stored correctly last for many years.

£24.95

2018 Pinot Gris, Domaine Mader, Hunawihr

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

Mader is a tiny, high quality wine producer based in Alsace, in the village of Hunawihr. All the vineyards are grown organically without the use of any chemical treatments and has been certified by Ecocert since 2007.

£18.95

2019 Holdvology Vision Dry Tokaji, PDO

White Blend

The Holdvology Vision is dry yet exotic with white peach, pear and quince fruit characters on the palate.  Fermented in steel with some partial barrel ageing, this wine is beautifully textured and finishes with a touch of minerality.  Made with Furmint, Harslevelu and a touch Kabar, this is a great wine to try if you fancy something a little different without being too whacky!

£26.95

2020/21 Riesling Feinherb,Weingut Thorle,Rheinhessen

Riesling

The Riesling Feinherb fromWeingut Thorle is a beautifully poised off-dry style of Riesling with a bright yellow colour. The bouquet offers up scents of peaches and apples, limestone and a touch of wild yeasts.  On the palate the wine is medium-bodied with fine intensity of flavour, bright acidity, nice focus and a complex finish.

£15.95

2021 Comboi Tardana Blanco, Vino Ancestral, Bodegas Gratias

Tardana

Bodegas Gratias was established in 2007 after a couple of friends decided to make some wine on a whim.  The results were so good that they decided to give it a go as a career - If only everything in life were so simple! The ethos of the property is to make wine with as little intervention as possible from organically farmed vineyards planted to grapes which were indigenous to the area. 

£18.95

2021 Gewurztraminer, Seifried Estate,Nelson

Gewurztraminer

The Siefried Gewurztraminer is intense and perfumed on the nose with notes of toffee apples and stem ginger. The palate is luscious with medium natural residual sweetness.

£15.99

2021 Grgich Hills Fume Blanc, Napa Valley

Sauvignon Blanc

The Grgich Hills Fume Blanc is a wonderful example of oaked Sauvignon Blanc.  The nose mixes toastiness with tropical fruits, lemongrass and flinty minerality.  The palate is both fresh and rounded with impeccably balanced fruit and acidity.

£45.00

2021 Jackot, Bodegas Piedra Negra, Arroyo Grande, Uco Valley

Friulano

The Jackot from Bodegas Piedra is made with the northern Italian grape variety Friulano.  This delicate white has aromas of herb tinged fresh Lime on the nose and a gentle palate which has a lovely creamy texture with whiffs of oak on the finish.  The hand harvested fruit is fermented at a cool 14 - 17 degrees in a mixture of stainless steel (70%) and old oak barrels (30%).  Following fermentation the wine is aged on fine lees in concrete eggs for 3 months with weekly batonnage (stirring) to give the wine added texture, prior to a further 6 - 8 months in old oak prior to release.    

£16.95

2021 Kumeu Village Pinot Gris, Kumeu

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

The Kumeu Village Pinot Gris is an utterly delicious example of the grape.  Lively stone fruit and exotic notes on the nose and palate with a beautiful texture that adds weight without detracting from the purity and freshness of fruit.  This is lovely to drink on it's own but also a stellar match to a number of dishes, including spicy foods. 

£14.95

2021 Muller Thurgau, Kurtatsch, DOC Sudtirol Alto Adige

Mouvedre

Muller Thurgau may not be the sexiest of grape varieties but every now and again you come across one which makes you take notice.  The Kurtatsch Muller Thurgau is a sustainably produced white wine with a personality!  Benefitting from the warm days, cool nights and extra hang time on the vine, this slow ripening white comes from vines grown at altitude on sandy and loam soils.  Elegant on the nose with stone fruit and jasmine scented floral notes, the palate is beautifully balanced, fresh and lively leads to an aromatic finish.  This lovely white is drinking well now, but will continue to develop for a couple of years.

£21.00

2021 Pinot Gris, Isabel Estate, Marlborough

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

The Isabel Pinot Gris displays tasntalising aromas of red apple and pear, with subtle ginger spice, and stone fruit and baked apple tart on the palate. Extended lees ageing leads to a wonderfully creamy, textured body; there is a rich complexity here which will also develop nicely in bottle.

£19.95

2021 Points Cardineaux Metiss, Bott Geyl

White Blend

The Points Cardineaux Metis from Bott Geyl has typical Alsatian aromatics, a lushly textured palate and wonderful purity of fruit which is underpinned by fine minerality. 

£18.95

2021/22 Nouvelle Vague Blanc, Hecht & Bannier, Vin de France

White Blend

The Nouvelle Vague Blanc from Hecht & Bannier is an eminently quaffable 50/50 blend of Picpoul and Chardonnay that is beautifully well knit, fresh and very easy to drink.  Produced from organic grapes in a 'hands off' style of winemaking, the wine is wonderfully approachable and shows great purity and freshness. 

£14.95

2022 Alexandrie Muscat Sec, Ch. Nadal Hainault, Cotes Catalanes

Muscat

This dry Muscat is wonderfully aromatic witha bright and fresh nose dominated by exotic fruits.  Pear, lychee and stone fruit flavours pack the lively palate alongside typical Muscat aromatics.

£15.95

2022 Apostrophe Stone’s Throw White, Larry Cherubino, Pemberton

White Blend

£15.95

2022 Botijo Blanco, Bodegas Frontonio, Aragon

Grenache/Garnacha

The Botijo Blanco by the superb Bodegas Frontonio is an attractive Garnacha Blanca with intense aromatics of white flowers, lime, and grapefruit. Dry, crisp, and light-bodied with intense floral, and grapefruit flavours. Fresh with a long-lasting finish.

£17.95

2022 Combe Pilate Viognier, Chapoutier, Collines Rhodaniennes

Viognier

The La Combe Pilate Viognier is a terrific example of the grape variety.  Delicate with notes of bergamot and flint stone. Very fresh on entry, dominated by the typical Viognier aromas. On the mid-palate, there is good balance between the acidic tension associated with its terroir of origin and the natural full body of the varietal and its ageing. The finish is savoury, bringing out the rustic and mineral overtones.

£18.99

2022 Kydonitsa White, Monemvasia Winery, Tsimbidi

Kydonitsa

Dry yet exotic, this delicious Kydonitsa from Monemvasia Winery in Laconia.  The climate is mediterranean with lots of sunshine and cooling sea breezes, allowing the grapes to develop gentle aromatics yet retain lovely fresh acidity.  Ripe quince and tropical fruits with a delicate creamy texture and lively acidity, this is not unlike an Italian Malvasia with  exotic spice to the fresh, lifted finish.  Utterly delightful. 

£16.95

2022 Lugana, Guerrieri Rizzardi, DOC Lugana

Trebbiano

This Lugana from Rizzardi is a relatively new addition to the range.  Made with the local clone of Trebbiano (Turbiana), this is elegant and fresh with mineral undertones.  The texture comes from two months lees ageing in stainless steel.  A delightful wine to enjoy as an aperitif or with shellfish dishes.

£19.50

2022 North Coast Sauvignon Blanc, Duckhorn

Sauvignon Blanc

The Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc is fermented and aged in a mix of Stainless Steel and Oak, and sees 5 months ageing on lees for added depth and complexity.  Vibrant yet rich, this tropical fruit laced Sauvignon also contains a small percentage of Semillon adding body and texture and a distinct citrus edge as well as silkiness on the complex finish.

£35.00

2022 Saint Maur Sauvignon Blanc, Two Rivers, Marlborough

Sauvignon Blanc

The Saint Maur is a single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc made by Two Rivers in Marlborough.  It is a true terroir project and the fruit is harvested from 20 year old vines that grow on the silt and gravel soils.  This fabulous white wine is fermented naturally in a mixture of concrete egg and amphora, and rested on it's lees for a further 12 months prior to release.  The result is a wonderfully textured, exotic and focussed with a complex citrus and herbal tinged palate.  Just 2000 bottles are produced of this wonderful Kiwi Sauvignon so grab it while you can.

£21.95