2015 Sancerre Le Pente, Emile Balland, Magnum

Sauvignon Blanc

This tiny 6.5 hectare domaine in the Loire was started by Emile Balland in 1999. The Ballands have been making wines in the Loire since 1650 and his father was instrumental in achieving recognition for the young AOC Coteaux du Giennois in the 1980s.The La Pente is a first class Sancerre and the pinnacle of Emile' production.  It comes from vines are grown on Emile's finest sites in teh limestone soil of Beauregard, and he only uses the first juice from the pressing is used. After a careful fermentation, the wine is matured for large barrels for 18 months to develop complexityWonderful, textured Sancerre showing restrained tropical fruits, fine minerality and a wonderful length on the finish.  We are thrilled to have got our hands on a few magnums of this stunning wine.

£85.00

2016 Vin Jaune, Domaine Badoz

Savagnin

Aged in oak for over 6 years, under a protective veil of yeast, Vin Jaune is often lauded as one of France's great white wines.  Complex and textured the wine has a very nutty and honeyed character with spice and crisp fruit.  This rare alpine wine is the perfect match to Comte, the local cheese.  

£46.00

2017 Estate Furmint, Istvan Szepsy, Tokaji

Furmint

The Szepsy family has been producing Tokaj wines since the 1500s, with the aim of producing the best grapespossible without compromise. The estate is comprised of 50 hectares of vines, that are forty years of age on average, planted on steep slopes at high altitude on a rocky volcanic soil that is considered to be the single, most complex soil composition.

£34.95

2019 Felino Chardonnay, Vina Cobos, Mendoza

Chardonnay

The Felino Chardonnay from Vina Cobos shows a youthful pale yellow colour with green tones.  The nose has complex notes of white peach, green apple, white flowers and honeysuckle, leading to a palate that shows great freshness, balance and a clean, persistent finish.

£15.95

2019 Granito Semillon, Julio Bouchon, Maule Valley

Semillon

The Granito Semillon is a micro-terroir wine from specific blocks of ancient granite soils which are more than 120 million years old. Made with old vines who's roots dig deep for nutrients, the result is an intriguing, complex white with ageing potential that could well stake a claim to Chile's finest white wine.

£34.95

2019 Hoopla Chardonnay, Yountville/Napa, Hoopes Vineyard

Chardonnay

The Hoopla Chardonnay is an approachable, fruit led style that is fermented and aged in stainless steel.  Vibrant and fresh with notes of citrus and tropical fruits leading to a soft mouthfeel and clean, crisp finish.  This delicious Chardonnay from the innovative Hoopes vineyard is really approachable and easy drinking.

£24.95

2019 MAD Dry Furmint, Tokaji

Furmint

The village of Mád is composed of many plots of small growers. Mád Wine contributes to the local community by sourcing grapes from the smallholder families whilst implementing viticulture practices developed by their highly skilled viticulturist teams. In their state of the art winery, they use modern technology with temperature-controlled fermentation and minimal intervention. They respectfully combine traditional methods with modern practices to create modern, clean, fruit-forward wines at the highest quality level through their innovative approach.

£18.95

2019 Monopole Classico Rioja Blanco Seco, CVNE

Viura

The CVNE Monopole Classico Rioja Blanco is a truly unique style of white Rioja that was brought back into production in 2014 to celebrate the centenary of the CVNE brand. 100% Viura with a small amount of Manzanilla added to the barrels which adds a saline complexity to the vibrant Viura fruit. Straw yellow in colour with slight golden hints. The complex nose shows scents of pear, apple, white currant and white flowers underpinned by slightly spicy dried fruits. On the palate there is salinity (Manzanilla influence) and an elegant acidity which provide freshness, on the long, thirst quenching finish.

£28.95

2019 Mont Sur Rolle Grand Cru, Dom. de Maison Blanche, Half Bt

Chasselas

This is a delicious, more'ish white made mainly from Chasselas, the grape variety which is typical to the Canton of Vaud. Yves and Antoine de Mestral like to play around with it, making wine several different styles, of which this was our favourite.  Quite classic in style for Chasselas with a lovely balance of the creamy, fruity, floral and mineral palate. Rich and complex, this is a perfect wine to sip on its own, enjoy with fish and seafood.

£16.00

2019 Renaissance Chardonnay, Idun, Elgin

Chardonnay

The Idun Renaissance Chardonnay is pale gold in colour, with a nose that balances stewed fruits with candy and zesty lime. The palate is full and rich yet with a delicate touch, and the finish is well-balanced and elegant.

£24.95

2019 Savagnin Blanc, Domaine Badoz, AC Jura

Savagnin

Domaine Badoz are 10th Generation winemakers in the Jura and know a thing or two about the unique, foodie wines of this part of France.  This Savagnin shows typical citrus and green apple characters mixed with a complex nuttiness.  Ageing in old wood gives texture and body yet the acidity is keen and fresh, making this a fabulous food wine, especially with Comte Cheese and other regional dishes. 

£34.00

2020 Albarino O Rosal, Bodegas Terras Gauda, Rias Baixas

Albarino/Alvarinho

Bodegas Terras Gauda was founded in the O Rosal Valley, within the Rías Baixas Designation of Origin, with an initial production of 37,000 bottles from the 1990 harvest. They now currently sell more thyan 1.5million bottles to more than 45 countries. The main objective for the vineyard is to produce wines of the highest quality, with its own personality, from noble varieties grown in ideal conditions and vinified according to the tradition of the area as well as being processed with the most advanced technology and the utmost care.

£18.95

2020 Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc, Beaumont, Bot River

Chenin Blanc

The truly stunning Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc from Beaumont wines has a complex nose mixes floral, stone fruit charater with herbs and spice.  The palate is exotic yet fresh and focussed with beautifully poised acidity and well integrated oak.  The finely balanced acidity on the long finish keeps the wine fresh and hints towards this being a wine which will age gracefully for many years to come.

£28.95

2020/22 S.R.S. Chardonnay, Flametree, Margaret River

Chardonnay

The Flametree SRS (Sub-Regional-Series) Chardonnay reveals classic grapefruit, white peach and dried pear fruits. This gives way to barrel ferment and sulphide complexities, providing a lovely savoury oyster shell/saline character and adding to the wines complexity and overall purity.

£42.00

2021 Director’s Reserve White, Tokara, W.O. Stellenbosch

White Blend

The Tokara Director's Reserve White represents the pinnacle of white wine production at Tokara, one of Stellenbosch's finest estates.  This delicious white is a blend of 68% Sauvignon Blanc and 32% Semillon picked from pristine south/southwest facing granite slopes.  The wine is pressed, with only the free run juice from the best blocks making the final wine.  It is barrel fermented and aged in french oak for 9 months with regular lees stirring before blending and bottling in the November following harvest.

£31.00

2021 Les Argiles Sec, Francois Chidaine, Vin de France

Chenin Blanc

The Les Argiles Sec is a Vouvray in all but name.  Francois Chidaine is based in Montlouis and is responsible for putting the AC back on the map of destinations for world class Chenin Blanc. The grapes for this amazing Chenin are grown in Vouvray but made into wine at Francois' winery in Montlouis, and therefore can only be classified as a humble Vin de France.

£38.95

2021 Montagny Les Macles, Domaine Berthenet, AC Montagny

Chardonnay

This wonderful Montagny is fairly restrained on the nose but the palate is beautifully poised with a terrific balance of rich, ripe fruit and perfectly poised acidity.

£29.95

2021 Puligny Montrachet ‘Les Boudrieres’, Domaine Belleville

Chardonnay

The 'Les Boudrieres' Puligny Montrachet is wonderfully elegant and precise, showing great depth and complexity from the old vines situated on the clay/limestone terroirs.  This terrific wine has an expressive bouquet of hawthorn and hazlenut intermingled with green apple and ripe citrus fruit notes, which lead to butter and croissant as the wine opens up.  The complex palate is impeccably balanced with well-integrated oak from 16 months in barrel.  The classy finish is long and elegant.  Enjoy this superb wine for up to 8 years from vintage. 

£79.00

2021 Ribeiro Blanco, Mauro Estevez, DO Ribeiro

White Blend

Distinctly Ribeiro, this wonderful wine is elegant and fresh but with a lovely depth courtesy of the lees ageing.  Honeyed and floral with great precision, this fabulous dry white has thirst quenching savoury notes on the long, balanced and classy finish. 

£21.00

2021 Sancerre La Pente, Emile Balland

Sauvignon Blanc

This tiny 6.5 hectare domaine in the Loire was started by Emile Balland in 1999. The Ballands have been making wines in the Loire since 1650 and his father was instrumental in achieving recognition for the young AOC Coteaux du Giennois in the 1980s.The La Pente is a first class Sancerre and the pinnacle of Emile' production.  It comes from vines are grown on Emile's finest sites in the limestone soil of Beauregard, and he only uses the first juice from the pressing is used. After a careful fermentation, the wine is matured for large barrels for 18 months to develop complexityWonderful, textured Sancerre showing restrained tropical fruits, fine minerality and a wonderful length on the finish.

£42.00

2021 Weissburgunder Fels Reserve, Waldschutz, Wagram, Magnum

Pinot Blanc

The Weissburgunder Fels Reserve from Waldschutz is 100% Pinot Blanc and an absolute delight to drink.  Unoaked yet with a decent degree of richness, the wine has floral notes to the nose, a rounded palate that balances textured fruit with richer notes of caramel and hazlenuts.  The finish is long and impeccably balanced.  This accomplished white is delicious now but has great ageing potential.

£44.00

2022 Bourgogne Cote d’Or ‘Les Parties’, Domaine Meunier

Chardonnay

Described by Gaelle Meunier as a 'Petit Puligny', the Les Parties is a delectable white burgundy that balances richness and depth with freshness and elegance.  The majority of the vines lie within Puligny itself and 50% of the wine is oaked, 30% of which is new, with the remainder fermented and raised in stainless steel.  Elegance and precision best describe this delightful wine from a generous, early to mid term drinking vintage.

£32.00

2022 Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume, Domaine Alexandre

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.

£35.00

2022 Chardonnay, Moorooduc, Mornington Peninsula

Chardonnay

The Moorooduc Chardonnay is both delicate and complex, balancing light floral, lemon rind and white nectarine aromas with a weighty, creamy texture and a slight saline savouriness. A real treat.

£26.95