Curious Whites
Showing all 29 results
Domaine Cauhape Jurancon Sec ‘Chante des Vignes’ 2017
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
60% Gros Manseng and 40% Camaralet, crushed and destemmed then macerated on skins for 12 hours before pressing. Cool-fermented in stainless steel and matured on lees for 5 months. 13.5% Alc/Vol. The nose expresses a fine and intense bouquet, with notes of citrus and exotic fruits coming from the Gros Manseng, along with hints of […]
Producer: Domaine Cauhape
Producer: Domaine Cauhape$29.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Marc Bredif Vouvray 2019
Add to cart$30.00in any six
$34.00 per single bottle
From one of the most famous names in the Loire Valley, Marc Bredif’s Vouvray Classic is brilliant pale gold. On the nose, there is a fine bouquet full aromas of white flowers and yellow fruit such as pears. Citrus notes such as grapefruit. The palate is gentle with a lovely vivacity with agreeable notes of […]
Producer: Marc Bredif
Producer: Marc Bredif$30.00in any six
$34.00 per single bottle
Yangarra Estate Vineyard Blanc 2020
Add to cart$26.00in any six
$30.00 per single bottle
Yangarra’s superb Estate Blanc is a blend of white varieties sourced in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and grown on newly planted cuttings on their single-vineyard Estate in McLaren Vale. The Blanc is a great value white bursting with concentration, freshness of flavour and marked natural acidity.
Producer: Yangarra
Producer: Yangarra$26.00in any six
$30.00 per single bottle
Bondar Fiano 2020
Add to cart$27.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Bondar’s 2020 Fiano is made from fruit from the Lacey block, three kilometres due East of the pristine Maslin Beach coastline. Picked in the cool of first light, fermented naturally with no additions, bar a small amount of sulphur at the end to help it into bottle. A cracking example of one of McLaren Vale’s […]
Producer: Bondar
Producer: Bondar$27.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Sadie Family Citrusdal Mountain Skurfberg 2019
Add to cart$120.00in any six
$133.00 per single bottle
A one-hundred-point white? From South Africa? I can almost hear the tutting and clucking from here. But I defy anyone to taste this monumental wine, preferably among a line-up of other, world-class wines and resist its charms. The crop was down 60%, resulting in an old-vine Chenin of mind-blowing focus, depth and concentration. Quince, lemon […]
Producer: Sadie Family
Producer: Sadie Family$120.00in any six
$133.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau Savennieres “Les Genets” 2016
Add to cart$80.00in any six
$88.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau makes this Savennieres from a selection of the sandier soil terroirs, mostly from the Moulin de Beaupréau lieu-dit. Les Genets is tank fermented, then matured in barrel for 12 months, followed by a final elevage in tank for another 4-6 months. This cuvée comes from older vines, at least 25-years old, planted on […]
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$80.00in any six
$88.00 per single bottle
Rippon Gewürztraminer 2019
Add to cart$52.00in any six
$57.00 per single bottle
More digestive than a fruit bomb, complex, textural, salivating and screaming for charcuterie or delicately spiced asian foods. Yet smells of rose petals, turkish delight, rose hip tea, and drying herbs. Delicious! Smells sweet but not bubblegummy and cartoony, more Turkish market spice and rosewater bath in the most refined, evocative sense. Succulent in texture, […]
Producer: Rippon
Producer: Rippon$52.00in any six
$57.00 per single bottle
Sadie Family Swartland Skerpioen 2018
Add to cart$108.00in any six
$123.00 per single bottle
“Now that I’ve visited the vineyard, I admire this wine even more, such is the heroism required to grow grapes in such an isolated site. Combining Chenin Blanc and Palomino grown on sand a limestone soils, it’s pale, fragrant, yeasty and salty with notes of kelp, quince and citrus and some stony, struck-match reduction.” 97 points, […]
Producer: Sadie Family
Producer: Sadie Family$108.00in any six
$123.00 per single bottle
Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2015
Add to cart$55.00in any six
$60.00 per single bottle
The 2015 Fief du Breil from Jo Landron is a stunning Muscadet. Layered, fleshy (if not served too cold!), complex and earthy with a long, racy and nutty close. A wonderful bargain from one of the Loire’s finest and most respected growers. If you haven’t tried this wine, you must! “This is Jo Landron’s cru […]
Producer: Jo Landron
Producer: Jo Landron$55.00in any six
$60.00 per single bottle
Mallaluka Aligote 2020
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Made with fruit sourced from the King Valley in Victoria, Koombahla vineyard, Whitefield. Mallaluka’s superb Aligote is whole bunch pressed to 60% yield, and filtered. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, 40% in one year old French Oak Barriques and the rest in stainless steel. Settled for 3 months in the fermentation vessels, then racked off lees […]
Producer: Mallaluka
Producer: Mallaluka$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Domaine de Souch Jurancon Monplaisir Sec 2018
Add to cart$55.00in any six
$60.00 per single bottle
Domaine de Souch’s Monplaisir Sec is pure, ethereal and extraordinarily complex. Apricot, peach, honey, melon and pineapple. The palate is all dancing lightness and yet the wine has immense presence. Neat, discreet and balanced acidity. Delicious and unique. Grown on clay and limestone soil with puddingstone, “Poudingue” in French. The vineyard is located on the […]
Producer: Domaine de Souch
Producer: Domaine de Souch$55.00in any six
$60.00 per single bottle
Clos Naudin Vouvray Demi-Sec 2017
$75.00in any six
$87.00 per single bottle
Clos Naudin is one of the great Vouvray estates. Although the wine is off-dry, the sweetness lends it incredible tension and some extra heft. Clos Naudin’s 2017 Vouvray Demi-Sec has an uncanny quality of richness and texture combined with explosive energy. Very complex notes of quince, peach, stone fruits, walnut, and honey, never straying into […]
Producer: Clos Naudin
Out of Stock
Read moreProducer: Clos Naudin$75.00in any six
$87.00 per single bottle
Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc 2017
$66.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
Chenin as Riesling. The 2017 Anjou Blanc from Thibaud Boudignon is utterly different from the ‘a Francoise’. Tighter, finer and more linear, the fruit profile is more citrus and white peach, rather than the yellow fruits of the ‘a Francois’. Rippling power and energy, the fruit really dominates with faint notes of lavender honey, nuts […]
Producer: Thibaud Boudignon
Out of Stock
Read moreProducer: Thibaud Boudignon$66.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
Albamar Albarino 2019
Add to cart$37.00in any six
$41.00 per single bottle
2018 and 2019 are a return to cooler vintages in Rías Baixas, and I was able to compare the entry-level Albariño bottling from Albamar from both years, the youngest of which, the 2019 Albamar, had just been bottled. Here, they use purchased and own grapes, and it’s produced in a fresh style. This is a little riper than […]
Producer: Albamar
Producer: Albamar$37.00in any six
$41.00 per single bottle
Quealy Friulano 2019
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Hand-picked, foot stomped and macerated on skins overnight before pressing, the Quealy Fruilano is fermented in stainless steel, remaining on lees until malolactic fermentation (then racked soon after). This is a deliciously creamy, flatteringly textured wine with lovely fruit notes of apricot blossom, gentle honey and some nutty complexity. Lovely.
Producer: Quealy
Producer: Quealy$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
LAS Vino CBDB 2019
Add to cart$59.00in any six
$64.00 per single bottle
Review for the 2018 – Light straw-yellow colour, slightly cloudy in the glass – an unfiltered appearance. Lemon, herb and floral aromas, very attractive. The wine is bright and fresh, crisp and lively, with a dry finish and brisk acidity. A touch of nuttiness. Honey grew the longer it was in the glass. Struck-flint notes […]
Producer: LAS Vino
Producer: LAS Vino$59.00in any six
$64.00 per single bottle
Nick Spencer Fiano 2019
Add to cart$27.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Distinctly floral, almost soapy perfume, apricot and liquorice root, and a fair amount of exotic spice. It’s an unusual version of Fiano, but it has the texture going on, with fine chalk and raw almond grip, golden apple and bitter lemon, a waxy richness, and enough acidity to balance. Finish is long, aromatic, and juicy. […]
Producer: Nick Spencer
Producer: Nick Spencer$27.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc ‘a Francoise’ 2017
Add to cart$100.00in any six
$116.00 per single bottle
Even if you didn’t need a foil to great white Burgundy, you must, must try this wine. Thibaud Boudignon is making some of the most exciting white wines in the world, with a nod to Burgundian techniques. The 2017 Anjou Blanc ‘a Francoise’ entices with a nose of flint, struck match, white flowers, citrus and […]
Producer: Thibaud Boudignon
Producer: Thibaud Boudignon$100.00in any six
$116.00 per single bottle
Valenciso Blanco 2018
Add to cart$56.00in any six
$63.00 per single bottle
Valenciso’s Blanco 2018 is a super pretty, aromatic wine with crushed citrus and savoury notes and a juicy, silky yet tangy, vibrant palate. Racy yet with good texture thanks to the low yields from the ancient vines. The finish is salty, savoury and refreshing. The Blanco is crafted from 100+ year old vines of Viura […]
Producer: Valenciso
Producer: Valenciso$56.00in any six
$63.00 per single bottle
Terroir Sense Fronteres Brisat 2017
Add to cart$54.00in any six
$62.00 per single bottle
The dark-straw color with orange reflexes and the bold tannins on the palate mean that this is, in some sense, an orange wine. Lots of nuts and dried herbs, but also some dried apricot on the nose. Quite long. Mostly grenache blanc plus some macabeu. Drink or hold. 92 points, JamesSuckling.com Brisat is made from […]
Producer: Terroir Sense Fronteres
Producer: Terroir Sense Fronteres$54.00in any six
$62.00 per single bottle
Tissot Savagnin 2014 (33mth sous voile)
Add to cart$92.00in any six
$99.00 per single bottle
This wine has spent 3 years under flor, hence sous voile. Utterly unique and mind bendingly complex. Aromas, of seaweed, walnuts, butter, spice and limes. But it’s the palate that sets your senses racing. Fleshy and juicy, but with real textural grip. Almost bitter, but not. Fine, elegant, with a cutlass of mineral, briony acidity […]
Producer: Tissot
Producer: Tissot$92.00in any six
$99.00 per single bottle
Francois Chidaine Les Bournais Montlouis 2016
Add to cart$80.00in any six
$85.00 per single bottle
Unlike most of Montlouis, which is on clay and flint, this four hectare vineyard (planted in 1998) lies on a pocket of clay and Bournais limestone, the stone from which it takes its name. It’s a beautiful site, certainly one of Montlouis’ finest. Chidaine’s vinification here is exactly the same as his Clos de Breuil […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$80.00in any six
$85.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau Savennieres “Belle Ouvrage” 2014 (sec)
Add to cart$96.00in any six
$105.00 per single bottle
Generously exotic scents of fresh pineapple, green lemon, grapefruit and white flowers on the nose. Power, complexity, structure, straightness and finesse define this wine. A noble wine. Very long lived.
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$96.00in any six
$105.00 per single bottle
Brendan Slater-West Saumur Blanc Les Chapaudaises 2015
Add to cart$80.00in any six
$86.00 per single bottle
A Portland émigré, Brendan Stater-West joined Domaine Guiberteau in 2011, going on to become an indispensable part of the team. In early 2015 he took control of a single hectare of organically-farmed vines in Bizay, Les Chapaudaises, located just south of Brézé, in order to make some of his own wine. The vineyard, replanted in […]
Producer: Brendan Slater-West
Producer: Brendan Slater-West$80.00in any six
$86.00 per single bottle
Sadie Family Swartland Palladius 2018
Add to cart$225.00in any six
$250.00 per single bottle
Space prevents me from listing all of them, but this remarkable Swartland white is made from 11 different varieties, including Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Verdelho, Palomino, Marsanne and Roussanne, spread across 17 different sites. Peach, pear and lime flavours are beautifully melded on this more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts white, with gentle oak spice and a thread of acidity […]
Producer: Sadie Family
Producer: Sadie Family$225.00in any six
$250.00 per single bottle
Sadie Family Olifantsrivier Kokerboom 2019
Add to cart$132.00in any six
$150.00 per single bottle
Another Sadie Family wine that lost half of its crop to the growing season in 2019, Kokerboom is part of a stunning array of whites from Eben Sadie this year. Made with co-planted Semillon Blanc and Gris from Henk Laing’s farm, this is herbal, saline and refreshing, all pink grapefruit, lime and lemongrass with a […]
Producer: Sadie Family
Producer: Sadie Family$132.00in any six
$150.00 per single bottle
Sadie Family Swartland Skerpioen 2019
Add to cart$120.00in any six
$133.00 per single bottle
Skerpioen is quite a place: a wind-swept, seashore vineyard with sand and limestone soils that makes one of the Cape’s most distinctive whites. Produced from co-planted Chenin and Palomino, it’s wonderfully yeasty, pithy and saline with mouth-watering freshness and notes of kelp and fresh bread. 96 points, Tim Atkin MW, South Africa Special Report 2020 […]
Producer: Sadie Family
Producer: Sadie Family$120.00in any six
$133.00 per single bottle
Albamar 69 Arrobas Albarino 2018
Add to cart$73.00in any six
$80.00 per single bottle
The fruit comes from a selection of different Albariño vineyards from the Valle de O Salnés in Rías Baixas. Their seaside location, granitic soils and old vines give this wine its unique character. The fruit is hand-picked whole bunch fermented with indigenous yeast and aged for a year in stainless steel on its lees without […]
Producer: Albamar
Producer: Albamar$73.00in any six
$80.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau Savennieres Roche aux Moines 2014
Add to cart$135.00in any six
$144.00 per single bottle
Made from the fruit of a small 0.25 ha parcel rented from the Baron Brincard holdings in this famous vineyard, the grapes are fermented and matured in 400l barrels. The 2014 is fresh and pure, with abundant white stone fruit on the palate. Beautiful acidity, elegant and mineral with a nice, lengthy finish. A stunning […]
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$135.00in any six
$144.00 per single bottle