Curious Whites
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Unico Zelo Jade and Jasper Fiano 2019
Add to cart$23.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
Fiano in Australia can be flabby, oily and quite frankly, boring. But not the Jade and Jasper from Unico Zelo! Fantastic varietal expression of stone fruits, citrus and green apple. This wine has super vitality and remarkable freshness. Winemaker’s notes: A labour of love and passion, originally hailing from Southern Italy – Fiano is a […]
Producer: Unico Zelo
Producer: Unico Zelo$23.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
Yangarra Estate Vineyard Blanc 2019
Add to cart$24.00in any six
$28.00 per single bottle
A highly esoteric blend of 74% grenache blanc, 12% roussanne, 6% clairaut, 5% picpoul and 3% bourbelenc that is winemaker Peter Fraser’s salute to the wines of centuries past. Lest anyone think the vinification is of similar natural antiquity, think again. It will grow rich and textured as it ages. 93 points – Halliday Wine Companion, […]
Producer: Yangarra
Producer: Yangarra$24.00in any six
$28.00 per single bottle
Coriole Fiano 2018
Add to cart$25.00in any six
$29.00 per single bottle
“Fresh fruit on the nose, with lemon, a hint of pineapple and suggestions of complexity from grape solids in the fermentation. There’s an intriguing sweet/savoury interplay in the flavours and the length is excellent. Pritzker noted, “lime and fairy floss nose. Bright palate entry. Rolls across some hints of soft green herbs. Carries the length […]
Producer: Coriole
Producer: Coriole$25.00in any six
$29.00 per single bottle
Nick Spencer Fiano 2019
Add to cart$26.00in any six
$30.00 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$26.00in any six
$30.00 per single bottle
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 2017
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$33.00 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$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Mengoba Brezo Blanco 2018
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Mengoba’s entry level white is a blend of 85% Godello and 15% Dona Blanca. The 2018 Brezo Blanco is a stunning, fresh, mineral wine. Notes of citrus and a touch of pepper. No oak is used. This is an elegant, delicious wine. The grapes are sourced from a variety of Bierzo’s highland terroirs. The Godello […]
Producer: Mengoba
Producer: Mengoba$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Marc Bredif Vouvray 2018
Add to cart$29.00in any six
$33.00 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$29.00in any six
$33.00 per single bottle
Corzano e Paterno Toscana Bianco Il Corzanello 2017
$31.00in any six
$34.00 per single bottle
Lots to love here. Green apple, lemon, quince, fennel and pear. Light on the front of the palate, but then the wine fills out, becoming broader. Lovely fleshy fruit, but keeps it’s focus as it grows. Subtle spice and grip on the finish. Really interesting and lovely. Very versatile. WWC, January 2019. While Chianti is […]
Producer: Corzano e Paterno
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Read moreProducer: Corzano e Paterno$31.00in any six
$34.00 per single bottle
La Petite Mort VMR Amphora 2018
$30.00in any six
$35.00 per single bottle
2018’s Amphora Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne blend is hands down the finest skin contact, natural, orange, call it what you will, white wine we’ve had from Australia. Spending 67 days in qvevri on skins, unfiltered, unfined, sulphur at bottling. This is delicious and extremely complex. Slightly oxidative (not dirty, not sherry!), white flowers, oily bitter walnuts, […]
Producer: La Petite Mort
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Read moreProducer: La Petite Mort$30.00in any six
$35.00 per single bottle
La Petite Mort Marsanne 2017
Add to cart$30.00in any six
$35.00 per single bottle
Marsanne anywhere can taste and feel like anything, but this rendition from La Petite Mort wears its name on the front and back of the shirt. Peach, white and yellow, apricot, honeydew, green apple and honey. Textural grip but with an incisive structure. Fermented in oak. Fuller and more mouthfilling than one would expect, but […]
Producer: La Petite Mort
Producer: La Petite Mort$30.00in any six
$35.00 per single bottle
Alfredo Maestro Lovamor Albillo 2017
$34.00in any six
$39.00 per single bottle
The 2017 Lovamor is a medium to full-bodied, orange wine. Bright acidity, with exotic notes of orchard fruits, flowers, and minerals. A wonderful wine to have as an aperitif or with charcuterie and cheeses. Made from 100-120 year old Albillo old vines. Grown on clay-limestone at 800 to 1100 meters elevation in the Ribera del […]
Producer: Alfredo Maestro
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Read moreProducer: Alfredo Maestro$34.00in any six
$39.00 per single bottle
Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto Blanco 2016
Add to cart$38.00in any six
$41.00 per single bottle
Today’s wine plays homage to the austerity of the rocky limestone soils and old vines planted in the highland limestones of Ábalos. Exopto’s white is a blend of Viura with some 10% Garnacha Blanca and the remaining 5% split between Malvasía Riojana, Jaén Blanca and Torrontés, picked predominantly from white vines that are co-planted in […]
Producer: Bodegas Exopto
Producer: Bodegas Exopto$38.00in any six
$41.00 per single bottle
Francois Chidaine Vin de France le Chenin d’Ailleurs 2016
Add to cart$39.00in any six
$42.00 per single bottle
This great value, lip-smacking, crystalline Chenin from the southern soils of the Limoux region (more famous for its sparkling wines), is made in the spirit of Montlouis. A more racy, juicy and playful style than this grower’s northern Chenin, yet it remains classically detailed and pure, with teasing aromas of ripe citrus, yellow plum and […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$39.00in any six
$42.00 per single bottle
Keller Silvaner Trocken 2018
Add to cart$38.00in any six
$43.00 per single bottle
In a blog article I wrote recently, I stated that if I had to chose one producer, it would be Keller. The Keller Silvaner Trocken 2018 is a prime example as to why I would make such a statement. Served with Scallops, on a bed of pea and mint puree and blood sausage, the match […]
Producer: Keller
Producer: Keller$38.00in any six
$43.00 per single bottle
Robert and Bernhard Plageoles L’Ondenc Sec 2016
$41.00in any six
$44.00 per single bottle
Dry white made from the rare Ondenc grape variety. This textural salty-savoury white is superb and comes from a small parcel of this obscure, ancient Tarn variety that was originally planted in 1983 (a time when Ondenc was almost extinct). Plageoles started with just two rows of vines rooted in the argilo-calcaire of Cahuzac-sur-Vère, though […]
Producer: Robert and Bernhard Plageoles
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Read moreProducer: Robert and Bernhard Plageoles$41.00in any six
$44.00 per single bottle
Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2013
Add to cart$42.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Whilst the old Landron wines are fascinating and complex, the truth is that this wine is our pick of the lot and is just drinking brilliantly at five years of age. As you might expect from the oldest, low yielding vines of this great estate, this is a Muscadet at its most confident and expressive. […]
Producer: Jo Landron
Producer: Jo Landron$42.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Domaine Cauhape Jurancon Sec ‘Geyser’ 2017
Add to cart$43.00in any six
$46.00 per single bottle
30% Gros Manseng, 30% Petit Manseng, 30% Camaralet, 5% Lauzet and 5% Courbu Blanc, crushed and destemmed then macerated on skins for 12 hours before pressing. Cool-fermented in stainless steel and matured on lees for 5 months. 14% Alc/Vol. Beautiful complexity and freshness on the nose, evoking citrus and exotic fruit notes, along with hints […]
Producer: Domaine Cauhape
Producer: Domaine Cauhape$43.00in any six
$46.00 per single bottle
Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto Blanco 2017
Add to cart$42.00in any six
$47.00 per single bottle
Absolute drop dead bargain. Its difficult to describe the complexity, nuance and excitement this Exopto Blanco 2017 conjures. Everytime I came back to taste the wine it had evolved into something else. Always throwing up a whole new set of flavours. It has a rich, full bodied, lanolin texture and there’s a briskness to its […]
Producer: Bodegas Exopto
Producer: Bodegas Exopto$42.00in any six
$47.00 per single bottle
Domaine de la Pepiere Chateau Thebaud 2015
Add to cart$45.00in any six
$48.00 per single bottle
The 2015 Château-Thébaud is an exceptional wine from Domaine de la Pepinere. Made from Melon de Bourgogne grapes grown on granite subsoil, the wine spends 30 months on lees before bottling. Abundant aromas of citrus, green apple and pear continue through to the palate. Driving, vibrant acidity. Textural and complex. Utterly delicious. Click here for […]
Producer: Domaine de la Pepiere
Producer: Domaine de la Pepiere$45.00in any six
$48.00 per single bottle
Chateau de Coulaine Chinon Blanc 2014
Add to cart$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
This comes from a tiny plot of 23 year old vines just opposite the chateau with a full south exposure planted in clay over limestone, and also a few rows of 7 year old vines located up behind the chateau. Made with indigenous yeast and aged on lees in barrel for 12 months and then […]
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine
Producer: Chateau de Coulaine$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
Michel Lafarge Aligote ‘Raisins Dores’ 2017
Add to cart$48.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
From 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 2017 Bourgogne Aligoté Raisons Dorés has a very pure bouquet with yellow flowers, hints of apricot and orange blossom. Not […]
Producer: Michel Lafarge
Producer: Michel Lafarge$48.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Aligote 2018
Add to cart$50.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
Aligote is an intriguing grape, tasted blind it is often mistaken for Chardonnay. They can be zesty and mineral or full bodied and chewy, again like Chardonnay. Pierre-Yves’ example is certainly a fresher style, coming from old vines in the Hautes Cotes de Beaune and a smaller amount from the commune of Chassagne Montrachet (10%). […]
Producer: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
Producer: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey$50.00in any six
$55.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau Savennieres “La Petite Roche” 2018
Add to cart$50.00in any six
$58.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau’s 2018 La Petite Roche has a greater concentration of fruit than the 2016, riper acids and more succulence. To put this in perspective though, Laureau makes extremely pure, precise and mineral chenin blanc and the 2018 is true to form with just a little bit more flesh. A truly gorgeous wine for slightly […]
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$50.00in any six
$58.00 per single bottle
Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2015
Add to cart$52.00in 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$52.00in any six
$60.00 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
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
Francois Chidaine Les Tuffeaux Montlouis 2015
Add to cart$63.00in any six
$68.00 per single bottle
This much-loved 100% Chenin Blanc is made from late harvested grapes from a range of Chidaine’s old Chenin plots – including the Clos du Volagray, Saint-Martin and Grillonnieres – sites that have stony soils and are heavy in yellow limestone (or tuffeaux). These vines range in age from 30-90 years and are always cropped at […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$63.00in any six
$68.00 per single bottle
Pierre Gaillard Saint Joseph Blanc 2016
Add to cart$64.00in any six
$69.00 per single bottle
2016 is an outstanding year for white Rhone, and this intensely aromatic release is full of lovely acacia, fennel seed, honey and apricot notes. The palate is bright and exuberant, whilst remaining typically textural, with fleshy marmalade and peach skin fruit, all perfectly balanced by this wine’s characteristic, sappy and savoury freshness. Pierre Gaillard’s Saint-Joseph […]
Producer: Pierre Gaillard
Producer: Pierre Gaillard$64.00in any six
$69.00 per single bottle
Damien Laureau Savennieres “Les Genets” 2014
Add to cart$68.00in any six
$75.00 per single bottle
Damien describes this wine as his favourite and also his best wine for drinking young. In 2014 this wine is made mostly from vines planted on sand in some of the highest parts of the appellation located up behind Roches aux Moines in the lieu-dit of Moulin de Beaupres. The sandy silty topsoil over schist […]
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$68.00in any six
$75.00 per single bottle