2019 Bordeaux Blanc Sec, Chateau Saransot-Dupre

Semillon/Sauvignon

Chateau Saransot-Dupre is a favourably sited 17 hectares property that lies between Fourcas Dupré and Fourcas Hosten in Listrac.  Due to Listrac’s cooler temperatures, Merlot and Cabernet Franc are favoured over Cabernet Sauvignon to form the majority of the blend, helping them achieve optimum ripeness.  Much like Chateau Fourcas Hosten, the wines have improved year on year since 2010 and the property were put on the radar thanks to a certain Robert Parker hailing the 2010 vintage as 'classed growth quality'.  High praise indeed!

£18.95

2019 Vicentino Sunset White, Alentejano

White Blend

The Sunset White from Vicentino is a delicious crisp, fresh and zesty white from Atlantic coast vineyards in the south of Portugal. The combination of warm summer sun during ripening and the fresh atlantic breezes help produce grapes with a lovely vitality to them.  Clean, crisp and ultra-refreshing, this is a lovely white blend of Alvarinho, Arinto, Fernao Pires, Semillon and Viosinho that is light enough to be enjoyed as an aperitif yet has enough body to go with lighter dishes, especially seafood. 

£16.95

2019 Vinhas Velhas, Luis Pato,Dao & Bairrada

Bical

The Vinhas Velhas, Luis Pato goes through stainless steel fermentation which produces a refreshing white with Pear, Apple and white flower aromatics which carry through to the palate and are underpinned by a nutty, almond complexity.  Mix in a saline edge to the crisp, balanced acidity and you are left with a wonderful white which is evocative of the region.

£16.99

2020 Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume, Domaine Alexandre, Magnum

Chardonnay

Domaine Alexandre is a family business handed down over three generations. Brothers Guy and Olivier run the estate today, which is set over 13 hectares of vineyards in the heart of Chablis. The vineyards are worked with great care and yields are kept low to produce expressive wines with concentrated fruit.

£75.00

2020 Grauburgunder, Weingut Thorle, Rheinhessen

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

The Thorle Grauburgunder has a creamy texture yet is very fresh with a distinct underlying mineral character which is a true reflection of the grape and the rocky soils in which it is grown.

£17.95

2020 Palomino Castillo de San Diego, Barbadillo, Cadiz

Palomino

The Barbadillo Palomino Castillo de San Diego is crisp, fresh and unfortified!  This dry, refreshing white is a great example of the Sherry regions principle grape variety.  The wine is perfect spring/summer quaffing and a great stepping stone to appreciating the more complex, fortified and solera aged versions from DO Jerez.

£9.95

2020 Verum Chardonnay, Bodega Del Rio Elorza, Patagonia

Chardonnay

The grapes for the Verum Chardonnay are cool fermented for 15 days, 10% in American Oak and the remainder in stainless steel, before undergoing a further 6 month period in tank prior to bottling.  The nose has subtle toast and vanilla with lovely integrated tropical fruit characters.  On the palate the wine exhibits richness but also depth and balance. The diligent use of oak supports rather than dominates the stone and orchard fruit, with the refreshing acidity complimenting the cool climate style.  In a nutshell, extremely enjoyable!

£15.95

2021 CORA BLANCO, LOXAREL, PENEDES

Muscat

Loxarel Winery is located on Can Mayol Estate, in Vilobí del Penedès, a 50-hectare organic winery located an hour south west of Barcelona. The business was founded in the 1930's and today is run by 4th generation winemaker, Josep Mitjans alongside his wife Teresa. Throughout its long viticultural history, the Mitjans have always worked hard to attain maximum quality in the wines and cavas they produce, taking meticulous care of the vineyards on the estate.

£13.95

2021 Formigo, Manuel Formigo, DO Ribeiro

White Blend

The Formigo is a deliciously refreshing blend of Treixadura, Godello and Palomino from Ribeiro in Galicia. The wine has an impeccable balance of ripe citrus fruits, a slight grassy freshness and beautifully poised acidity.  This is a wonderful aperitif but is also custom built to match all manner of shellfish dishes. 

£14.95

2021 Furmint, Triebaumer, Burgenland

Furmint

The Triebaumer Furmint is a wonderful example of the grape, showing plenty of pear, red apple and citrus fruit with hints of quince an spice on the crisp, fresh finish.  Matured on the lees for a little added texture, this accomplished wine makes a wonderful match to Thai dishes yet is light enough to enjoy on it's own as an aperitif. 

£19.95

2021 Loose Rein Pinot Gris, Yotes Court, Kent

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

The Loose Rein Pinot Gris from Yotes Court is a delightful example of the grape.  Fresh, yet textured with typically subtle floral notes, exotic fruit and a silky mouthfeel, that finishes with a delicate, thirst quenching lime tinged zestiness.

£22.95

2021 Marsanne, Chateau Tahbilk Nagambie Lakes,Victoria

Marsanne

£14.95

2021 Pinot Grigio delle Venezie ‘La Luna Gaia’, Casa Girelli

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

If you are looking for a great Pinot Grigio from Veneto at an attractive price, this is the perfect choice.  This wine has a very pale straw colour with pale green highlights. The nose is fresh and clean with citrus fruit and green apple. In the mouth the wine is soft, fresh with lovely mouthfeel and good length. 

£9.45

2021 Pourquoi Faire Sans Blanc?, Domaine Serol, Vin de France

Chenin Blanc

Following a disastrous harvest in France many producers looked for parcels of fruit which they could make wine from in order to have something to sell from the 2021 vintage.  Domaine Serol have a small vineyard of Chenin Blanc grapes on the highest part of their estate, grown on granite soils.  This is a deliciously refreshing white with a core of ripe honeyed, citrus fruit that is just starting to open up.  The finish is super clean with thirst quenching acidity on the long balanced finish.  Drinking beautifully now, especially with food, this will continue to develop for a few years from vintage. 

£24.95

2021 Puligny Montrachet, Domaine Meunier

Chardonnay

The grapes for this approachable Puligny are hand harvested and undergo a gentle pressing.  The juice is then left to settle for a few days then put into French oak barrels, 30% of which are new. Indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation and the wine spends 12 months in barrel before being blended and bottled.  Great persistence in the mouth, this wine has a wonderful freshness to it and can be enjoyed in it's youth.

£50.00

2021 Trastullo Inzolia, Terre Siciliane IGT

Inzolia

The Trastullo Inzolia is a crisp, fresh and lifted white from Sicily.  Bright, perky and light, this zesty white is perfect summer drinking.  Enjoy as an aperitif or with seafoods and salads.

£11.95

2021 Vanedda Bianco, Agricola Cortese, IGP Sicilia

Catarratto

The Vanedda Bianco from Agricola Cortese is made from an organic blend of Catarratto and Grillo co-fermented on their skins in old 30 litre Slavonian Oak Botti to give structure and phenolics.  Fresh, tropical tinged aromas leap from the glass.  There's a beautiful richness on the palate which boasts depth and structure underpinned by clean, crisp acidity. 

£19.95

2021 Weissburgunder Hanewald Schwerdt, Pfalz

Pinot Blanc

The Weissburgunder from Hanewald Schwerdt reveals citrus & stone fruits with nuances of melons and herbs. This silky Pinot Blanc is another cracking wine form Hanewald-Schwerdt.  Easy drinking with a lovely rounded texture and well balanced finish. 

£14.95

2021/22 Pinot Grigio Hill, Nals Margreid, DOC Alto Adige

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

Since it was established in 1932, Nals Margreid has focused on creating variety and terroir driven wines from South Tyrol, where Italy’s northernmost wine-growing region borders on the Alps and the Dolomites. 170 hectares (65% white wine, 35% red wine) are cultivated in vineyards between 250-900 meters above sea level.  The growers´ knowledge and passion in the vineyards, combined with an acute attention to detail in the winery, results in authentic wines from fourteen different areas in Alto Adige.  

£19.95

2021/23 Di Meno Catarratto, Normanno, IGT Terre Siciliane

Catarratto

The Di Meno is made with predominantly Catarratto plus a smattering of other indigenous Italian grape varieties.  It is a deliciously refreshing, minimal intervention white which shows citrus and tropical fruit notes.  There is some skin contact involved which gives a thirst quenching edge and some added depth and texture but none of the funkiness often assosciated with orange wines. 

£12.95

2022 ‘Balbino’ Vermentino Di Maremma Terenzi

Vermentino

This family creates wines with a personality, respecting the territory with such competence and care that it is really expressed in the end product.

£28.00

2022 A Growers Touch Sauvignon Blanc, Min & Co, Riverina

Sauvignon Blanc

The Growers Touch Sauvignon Blanc from Min & Co is a very classic style of Sauvignon showing pungent, herbal tinged gooseberry and bell pepper character underpinned by zesty grapefruit undertones and crisp, clean acidity on the finish.

£10.95

2022 Chablis, Domaine Fournillon, Bourgogne

Chardonnay

This terrific Chablis from Domaine Fournillon shows typical minerality and flintiness coupled with generous, ultra fresh fruit which makes them broadly appealing and superb value for money.

£22.00

2022 Chapeau Melon Blanc, Jeremie Huchet, Vin de France

White Blend

Jeremie Huchet is a fourth generation winemaker in the Loire and considered one of the rising stars in Muscadet.  This cracking blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Melon de Bourgogne is spritely, fresh and fruit driven.  Terrific with seafood and shellfish or for simple quaffing in the garden throughout summer!

£13.95