Curious Whites
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Thibaud Boudignon Savennières Le Clos de Fremine 2021
$205.00Clos de Fremine is planted just below the winery, across the lane from Clos de la Hutte. The soil is sand over schist and what’s most surprising is how different the shape and structure is to Clos de la Hutte. Clos de Fremine is the most delicate, refined, lifted and floral with a structure of […]
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Theo Dancer Vin de France Alpestre Gringet 2021
$155.00Out of Stock
Dominique Belluard, who sadly passed away in July 2021, was arguably the greatest Savoie vigneron of his generation. His domaine, based in Ayze, is only about 50 kilometres from Mont Blanc and among his many achievements was his championing of the unique grape variety, Gringet—indigenous to the Alps. Gringet thrives at altitudes over 500 metres in the calcareous glacial […]
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Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2021
$60.00The 2021er Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken Mutter Anna (the reference to this internal cask name is provided in small print on the label after the AP number) comes from 60-70-year-old vines. The wine offers a beautiful nose of iodine, citrusy fruits, minty herbs, and smoke. It is very elegant and zingy on the focused […]
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Rall Grenache Blanc 2019
$50.00The nose shows a little reduction before lemon, naartjie (mandarin), stone fruit, cut apple and a little nuttiness. Rich and broad with seemingly quite moderate acidity, round without being too leesy, this is a more generous vintage than usual. 92 Points – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za The grapes for this wine come from dry-farmed bush vines […]
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Ca’ di Mat ‘Los Perros’ Albillo 2018
$60.00The single-vineyard white 2018 Los Peros Albillo is named after the place where the vines grow in the zone of Valdrinoso in the village of San Martín de Valdeiglesias. 2018 was a cooler year, and the wine has a little less alcohol and more acidity than the first vintage, 2017. Fermentation and élevage where similar, […]
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Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chenin Blanc 2021
$32.00Flavours of melon, white peach and almond blossom and a hint of minerality that adds to the elegance of the wine. Masterfully oaked, this wine is textured and creamy on the mid-palate with a lively, crisp finish. This wine can be enjoyed now, but with careful cellaring it should age gracefully over the next 10 […]
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Alheit 2021 Mixed Dozen Pack
$1,100.00 Per case of 12Contains the following: 4 x bottles Alheit Cartology 2021 “It unfurls gradually on the nose with honeysuckle and light yellow plum and mirabelle scents, a mineral undertow that stealthily gains prominence. The palate is very well balanced with just a killer line of acidity; Nashi pear and yellow plum commingle towards a resinous finish. After […]
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Domaine Plageoles Gaillac L’Ondenc Sec 2020
$50.00Dry White. Organic. Under Florent Plageoles, the whites of this domaine have improved out of sight, with texture and precision the prominent benefactors. This bottling comes from a small parcel of this obscure, ancient Tarn variety planted in 1983 when Ondenc was almost extinct. Plageoles started with just two rows of vines rooted in the […]
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Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec 2021
$115.00“This 2021 Le Mont Sec fills the mouth with pear, pineapple, nectarine and violet flavors. There’s a sense of seduction and succulence through the middle of this wine. The flint and the coolness of the site seem to bring a sense of tension and purpose through this wine, which seduces you then spits you out. […]
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Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2021
$90.00“This is a very fine, fragrant and floral Le Haut Lieu Sec. While delicate, the 2021 fills the mouth with a cloud of pure fruit reminiscent of violets, apple and nectarine skin. There’s a fine sinew that pulls the wine through on the finish. It can be approached in its youth but will go on […]
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Carinus Chenin Blanc 2022
$35.00The wine exhibits aromatics of wet stone, yellow pear, fynbos, and bruised curry leaf, while the palate is lively and fresh, culminating in a long finish. Winemaker’s Note Shop all South African wines
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Carinus Polkadraai Heuwels Chenin Blanc 2022
$55.00‘Complete contrast to Swartland version. 2022 cool-climate Polkadraai Hills has exhilarating intensity to its steely core & reverberating dry finish. A little grip adds to structure, allowing for ripe red apple flavours to fully emerge over time. Wholebunch press, 75% concrete ‘egg’, rest year older oak, like 2021 – Platter’s Guide, 5* (95/100) Chris Alheit […]
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Gabrielskloof The Landscape Elodie Chenin Blanc 2022
$55.00This comes from four vineyards in the Swartland, ranging in age from 38-55 years, 2 in granite and two in ironstone soils. 20% amphora. This is fine, dry and textural with fine citrus, white peach and pear, sitting atop a stony chalky minerality, with a salty twist on the finish. Very fine and expressive. 95/100 […]
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Olifantsberg Roussanne 2022
$38.00A wine with layered complexity, enhancing floral, spice and lifted fruit elements. Orange blossom top notes with an aromatic mix of dried coriander, ginger and citrus are underpinned by a linear citrus core with a waxy undertone and pithy finish. Shop all Olifantsberg Wines
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Fabien Coche Aligote 2022
$68.00From old vines planted 1950’s to 1970’s in the commune of Meursault in the lieu-dit of Les Penteaux. Aged mostly in tank with just 5% going into barrel. Bottled in August 2018. This shows great intensity of flavour and character showing ripe orchard fruits with the fine lifted floral aspect of Aligote. Notes of pear […]
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Thibaud Boudignon Savennières Clos de la Hutte 2020
$275.00”The 2020 Clos de la Hutte is a wine that makes your shoulders drop such is its tranquility and sense of comfort in your mouth. It blooms in the mouth and does so without any sense of heaviness. The finish, scented with flowers and nectarines, is long, fragrant and textural. I hate using the word […]
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Theo Dancer Vin de France Jurassique Savagnin 2021
$210.00Emphasising purity and terroir rather than flor-aging notes, this is Savagnin ouillé sourced from the fossil-rich marl soils of L’Étoile, in Jura’s southwest. The grapes were pressed and put directly into large oak barrels. The resulting wine is superb. So fine, racy and delicious with lovely texture and a gorgeous, tangy close. Drive, length and finesse; this […]
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Chateau d’Epire ‘Comtesse de Las Cases’ Savennieres Moelleux 2018
$65.00Comtesse de Las Cases is a semi-dry wine and a reminder of what Savennieres once was. Attacking with a charming sweetness and offering a fresh and mineral finish. Vinified in small, stainless steel tanks.
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