Curious Whites
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Marc Bredif Vouvray 2020
$33.00From 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 […]
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Domaine Cauhape Jurancon Sec ‘Chante des Vignes’ 2018
$30.0060% 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 […]
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La Battistelle Montesei Soave Classico 2021
$30.00Aromatically complex, every sniff revealing something new. White flowers, marjoram, white peach, lemon and melon. Delicate palate, light almost, but with pulpy fruit. For all its lightness, the wine has terrific personality, the flavours clear and precise and a structure that is entirely wrapped up by the fruits, flowers and spice. Absolute lunch perfection. Waters […]
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Yangarra Estate Vineyard Blanc 2021
$28.00Yangarra’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.
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La Petite Mort VMR Qvevri 2021
$32.00La Petite Mort’s VMR Qvevri 2021 is made from whole berries of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne fermented in terra cotta amphora for 67 days – skins and all. The Viognier gives fruit and perfume while the Marsanne lends it’s waxy texture and the Roussanne gives a hint of savouriness. Bottled un-fined and un-filtered. A unique, […]
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Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado Branco 2019
$48.00The 2019 is a blend of Rabigato 60%, Viosinho 20%, Gouveio 15% and Códega 5 % coming from several plots of small 35-60 year old vines on mica schist soils at 500-600m in Meda, the Douro Superior. The Cima Corgo subregion is noted for extreme highs and lows in temperature. These stressed vines produce low […]
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Rippon Gewürztraminer 2019
$52.00More 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, […]
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La Petite Mort Qvevri Gentil 2020
$32.00Despite the floral nature of these two Alsatian varieties, they complement and contrast each other brilliantly. The white blossom and “grapey” aromas of the Muscat provide a base line and the rose and lychee of the Gewürz sit on top to create exotic layers of fruit, spice and flowers. But this is not a sweet wine, and the dryness […]
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Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2016
$60.00Le Fief du Breil comes from a single, six-hectare biodynamically farmed vineyard, situated on a south-facing slope above the Sèvre river in La Haye-Fouassière. Fief is a term from the Middle Ages which means a piece of land once associated with (and probably owned by) the local Abbey or Duke. This in turn infers quality, as the local […]
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Bondar Fiano 2021
$27.00Bondar’s 2021 Fiano is made with fruit from the Lacey block, three kilometres due east of the pristine Maslin Beach coastline. Some skin contact and ageing in old French barrels gives this fresh, aromatic variety texture and complexity. A cracking example of one of McLaren Vale’s rising star white varieties. Click here for our full […]
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Corymbia Chenin Blanc 2020
$30.00Pure, and reminiscent of the likes of Eben Sadie or Donavan Rall. Complex, tight, but not tense, fluffy almost. Citrus, sunflowers, stone fruits, cherry, melon and green apple. Lees-ey, creamy. Remarkable combination of amplitude and texture, fruit and minerality. There are some fascinating herbal elements of watercress and sage that impart a gathering firmness, towards […]
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Savage Never Been Asked to Dance 2020
$55.00The 2020 vintage releases see a very welcomed return of Duncan’s fabulous old vine Chenin Blanc sourced from a 67 year old organic dry farmed bush vine vineyard grown on decomposed granite soils. Whole bunch pressed and spontaneously fermented in neutral Stockinger 600 litre barrels, this third release screams its granitic terroir with complex aromatics […]
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Damien Laureau Savennieres “Les Genets” 2016
$75.00Damien 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 […]
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La Battistelle ‘Roccolo del Durlo’ Soave Classico 2020
$45.00Dense and rich with yellow peach, paw paw, apricot, cherry, kiwifruit, lime and gardenia. Old vines and low yields on a steep gradient lend themselves to contraction, structure and individuality. The palate is unctuous, and it’s hard not to imagine taking a bite out of a perfectly ripe peach, or cherry or taking a spoon […]
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Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Amphibolite 2020
$45.00Biodynamic. Landron’s most mineral cuvée derives its name from the greenish, metamorphic bedrock (amphibolite) that dominates the soils in which it is grown. Produced from vines aged between 35 and 40 years, this unique wine was vinified with only a short period on lees, as Jo Landron wanted to retain as much freshness and minerality […]
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CRFT Arranmore Vineyard White Pinot 2021
$45.00Without doubt, the most fabulous, interesting and delicious wine discovery of 2022. So far! White wine made from pinot noir is rare, Whisson Lake do one as does Felton Road, but this is far and away the best I have tasted. A vinous baked American cheesecake with a summer berry compote. Juicy, creamy and tangy. […]
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Domaine de Souch Jurancon Monplaisir Sec 2018
$55.00Domaine 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 […]
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Michel Lafarge Aligote ‘Raisins Dores’ 2018
$55.00From vines planted in 1937. This wine is a from a 0.8ha block on deep clay over limestone. Whole bunch pressed into stainless steel for fermentation and then aged 3-6 months in old barriques. The 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté Raisin Dorés has a delightful bouquet of yellow plum and light lemon curd aromas that are well […]
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Domaine Overnoy Savagnin Type 2016
$110.00The Domaine Overnoy Savagnin spends four years sous-voile and two in bottle. Wow! here is complexity – citric, saline in the mouth and complexed by curry leaf, saffron and baking spices. Has super length and complexity with a finish that goes on and on.. gastronomic and salivating all at once. This is quite remarkable. Andrew […]
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Mullineux Old Vines White 2019
$50.00Pale straw in colour, this wine has a nose of ripe, green citrus fruit and Christmas spices. The palate is fresh and richly textured, with notes of ripe pears, almonds and peaches, and a clove-like finish. Best served at about 12 ˚C, this wine will show optimally when decanted in the first 3 years after bottling. The […]
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Cantina Marangona Lugana 2020
$35.00Out of Stock
The first Turbiana I have tasted, wishing I had encountered the varietal years ago. Spring Jasmine, green apple, white peach, nectarine and lemon zest. Subtle textural grip and hints of cream embellish an otherwise linear, mineral palate. Super fresh, pitched perfectly, like a brilliant Soave in that it has the perfect fruit, acidity and flesh […]
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Pato & Wouters Nossa Calcario Bical Branco 2020
$68.00Expressive nose of lime, preserved lemon, oyster shell, peach and smoke. Terrific weight, a genuine step up in intensity, concentration and depth. Abundant acidity drives and frames the wine with saline and seaweed notes. Pure and with more cutting intensity. Very special wine. Waters Wine Co 100% Bical – The grapes are handpicked from one […]
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La Battistelle ‘Battistelle’ Soave Classico 2020
$40.00Despite being a single vineyard and not a blend like the Montesei, there are similarities. Wildly complex, with white flowers, honeysuckle, lemon zest, grapefruit, white peach, orchard fruits and mustard seed. Deep and focused with greater amplitude and a peacocks tail of flavour and texture. The palate is at once succulent and light on its […]
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Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Riesling Kabinett ‘Feinherb’ 2020
$55.00Intense and full of character with notes of white flowers, stone fruits, citrus, spice, cherry and blackcurrant. Intense and full of presence, but with a lightness of touch. The spice is more elevated on the palate (clove) and although off-dry, feels drier for all that. Scintillating and mineral as you so often find with Falkenstein, […]
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Bernard Baudry Chinon Blanc 2019
$60.00100% Chenin Blanc. Baudry’s rare Chinon Blanc hails from two small parcels: 0.8 hectares of vines behind the Château de Sonnay (these propagated with cuttings from the vineyards of Domaine Huet); and the eroded limestone of Le Clos Guillot. Vine age is in the 12 to 15 year ballpark. Matthieu Baudry naturally ferments the wine slowly […]
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Domaine Gueguen Bourgogne Aligote 2019
$40.00Gueguen’s Aligoté is harvested from 65-year-old vines around the village of Saint-Bris le Vineux, grown on Portlandian limestone soils. The fruit was direct-pressed and cold settled before a natural yeast fermentation with temperature control in tank. Malolactic was completed and the wine matured on fine lees for six months. Click here for our full range of […]
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Domaine Overnoy Savagnin Ouille 2017
$100.00The 2017 Overnoy Ouille is a Savagnin topped up in the Burgundian manner. The grapes are harvested by hand from vineyards on blue marl soils. Vines are mostly 40 years of age. Natural fermentation as are all the wines and bottled with a tiny dose of sulphur. The nose is salty and fresh, with green […]
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Albamar 69 Arrobas Albarino 2018
$75.00The 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 […]
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Savage White 2020
$50.00One of the wines I always wanted to try before I die, was Domaine de Chevalier blanc. I was lucky enough to tick that box =, with a bottle of 2003, some years ago. What struck me was it’s lavishness, attention grabbing aromatics and palate coating richness. Indeed, I had not tried a wine like […]
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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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