Curious Whites
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Unico Zelo Jade and Jasper Fiano 2018
$20.00in any six
$22.00 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$20.00in any six
$22.00 per single bottle
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Chalmers Dott Malvasia Istriana 2017
$25.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
2017 Malvasia Istriana is golden straw coloured and has delicate spiced apple, lemon and hay aromas with a crisp, mineral palate of fresh cut red apple, fine structure and pleasant acidity. Dott. Hand-picked on the 2nd March, chilled overnight and whole bunch pressed into stainless steel for a cool, natural fermentation on fine solids. After a […]
Producer: Chalmers
Producer: Chalmers$25.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
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Spinifex Vermentino 2018
$25.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
The 2018 Vermentino from Spinifex is a terrific example of this variety. It has a fabulous, fleshy texture that still keeps super fresh and vibrant with the tangy acidity. There’s a powdery grip from the subtle, whole bunch ferment notes. Really complex with bosc pear, nettle and a gentle nutty close. Sourced from a 1-acre […]
Producer: Spinifex
Producer: Spinifex$25.00in any six
$27.00 per single bottle
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Marc Bredif Vouvray 2016
$29.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
The wine 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 grapefruit on the lingering finish. It is a lovely wine, ripe and refreshing.
Producer: Marc Bredif
Producer: Marc Bredif$29.00in any six
$31.00 per single bottle
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Domaine Cauhape Jurancon Sec ‘Chante des Vignes’ 2016
$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
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Mengoba Brezo Blanco 2018
$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
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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
Producer: Corzano e Paterno$31.00in any six
$34.00 per single bottle
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Alfredo Maestro Lovamor Albillo 2017
$34.00in any six
$36.00 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
Producer: Alfredo Maestro$34.00in any six
$36.00 per single bottle
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Guilhem & J-Hugues Goisot Bourgogne Aligote 2015
$36.00in any six
$40.00 per single bottle
This fabulous, old vine Aligoté is drawn from parcels of 40 and 92 year old vines, planted on the high, cool slopes of St-Bris. Aligoté is notorious for requiring old vines and the right soils to produce wines of quality, and Goisot’s holdings – in the lieux-dits of Croix Rougeot, Côte de Coutance and Côte […]
Producer: Goisot
Producer: Goisot$36.00in any six
$40.00 per single bottle
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Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto Blanco 2016
$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
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Francois Chidaine Vin de France le Chenin d’Ailleurs 2016
$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
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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
Producer: Robert and Bernhard Plageoles$41.00in any six
$44.00 per single bottle
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Damien Laureau Savennieres “La Petite Roche” 2016 (sec)
$42.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
Made from young vines planted on schist from a vineyard planted between Savennieres and La Possonniere. From yields of about 35 hl/ha. Pure fine aromas of bright chenin fruit with real delicacy and precision. Focused yet polished on the palate with intense fruit and gentle layers of texture and bright cleansing acidity giving the wine […]
Producer: Damien Laureau
Producer: Damien Laureau$42.00in any six
$45.00 per single bottle
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Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2013
$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
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Domaine Cauhape Jurancon Sec ‘Geyser’ 2017
$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
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Valenciso Blanco 2016
$45.00in any six
$48.00 per single bottle
Valenciso’s Blanco is earth-to-glass white Rioja and a seriously gorgeous white Rioja to boot. It’s crafted from 80 to 100 year old vines of Viura (70%) and Garnacha Blanca (30%), sourced from four highland vineyards around Haro and Villalba. After a wild ferment, the wine is aged on lees in Russian, steam bent, untoasted oak […]
Producer: Valenciso
Producer: Valenciso$45.00in any six
$48.00 per single bottle
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Domaine de la Pepiere Chateau Thebaud 2015
$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
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Chateau de Coulaine Chinon Blanc 2014
$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
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Jo Landron Muscadet Sevre et Maine Le Fief du Breil 2014
$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
The 2014 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! Click here for our full […]
Producer: Jo Landron
Producer: Jo Landron$50.00in any six
$54.00 per single bottle
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Terroir Sense Fronteres Brisat 2017
$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
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Francois Chidaine Les Argiles Vouvray 2015
$60.00in any six
$64.00 per single bottle
As always, this sublime bottling is drawn from a series of clay-rich Vouvray sites that surround the Clos Baudoin. These sites are mostly populated by 40 year old bush vines, grown on deep, chalky clay over a subsoil of limestone. Hand harvested, the wine spends 11 months on fine lees. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$60.00in any six
$64.00 per single bottle
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Francois Chidaine Les Tuffeaux Montlouis 2015
$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
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Pierre Gaillard Saint Joseph Blanc 2016
$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
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Damien Laureau Savennieres “Les Genets” 2014 (sec)
$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
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Damien Laureau Savennieres “Les Genets” 2015 (sec)
$68.00in any six
$75.00 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$68.00in any six
$75.00 per single bottle
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Francois Chidaine Les Argiles Vouvray 2017
$71.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
This has a simply charming nose, very open in style, tangerine fruit marked with minerally veins. The palate shows a little hint of an incisive character at the start, before it relaxes to reveal a broad seam of pithy tangerine, apple and peach fruit. An undeniably ripe style, with tight central seams of chalky mineral […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$71.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
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Francois Chidaine Les Tuffeaux Montlouis 2017
$71.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
This much-loved 100% Chenin Blanc is drawn from the second, later pickings from a range of Chidaine’s old Chenin plots – including the Clos du Volagray, Saint-Martin and Les Grillonnières – sites that have stony soils, 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$71.00in any six
$76.00 per single bottle
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Francois Chidaine Clos Habert Montlouis 2015
$72.00in any six
$77.00 per single bottle
This vineyard’s soil is composed of deep clays and white chalk. The subsoil is made of Tuffeau – a soft, white limestone rock through which the roots carve a passage. 100% Chenin Blanc, the vineyard is driven biodynamically – soils are ploughed, organically fertilised, and honey plants and nematicides are sown in the rows. After […]
Producer: Francois Chidaine
Producer: Francois Chidaine$72.00in any six
$77.00 per single bottle
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Roches Neuves Insolite Saumur Blanc 2016
$72.00in any six
$77.00 per single bottle
100% Chenin Blanc, Insolite’s fruit comes from a special, biodynamic, densely planted 90 year old vineyard on complex, clay, limestone, sandstone and flint soils. Low yields create a crystalline and intense personality to the wine. Small batches of fruit go into a pneumatic press, and the juice then undergoes a slow, natural fermentation in 1,200 […]
Producer: Roches Neuves
Producer: Roches Neuves$72.00in any six
$77.00 per single bottle
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Francois Chidaine Les Bournais Montlouis 2016
$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