White Wine

A classic Spanish white -100% Verdejo Temperature controlled fermentation preserves the fresh lemon and melon fruit; fruity but fresh great value. Great with seafood, and a lovely summer drinker.

Ancient vine Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo from high altitude in this exciting Catalan region that surrounds Priorat. Oak aged, rich, textured white that takes a while to reveal its personality but is so fine when it does. Fish soup, fine Asian pork dishes, Pork Belly are all good matches.

100% Malvasia di Sitges. Fermented and aged on the lees in a blend of Big French oak barrels and clay amphora for 10 months. It is a deep, concentrated and powerful wine, with lovely deep green fruit flesh and some nicely spiced floral notes.

Shockingly good value from Portugal, this creamy and lush number made from local varieties offers plenty of rich honeyed fruit for the price.

Shockingly good value from Portugal, this creamy and lush number made from local varieties offers plenty of rich honeyed fruit for the price.

Crisp white fruit and apricot nose with a light nutty element and a Meursault-esque butteriness. Dry, soft but fresh acidity. A lovely depth of mineral laced, grassy white fruit with hints of apricot and nuts. Xarel-lo 100% Producer Profile In the little town of Vilafranca del Penedes in Cataluña, Irene and Laurent are challenging the traditional perception of DO Penedes wine. Converting their vineyards from the typical Penedes high yields and abandoning all forms of chemical treatment and fertilisers, they follow basic organic practices. Much of the construction and equipping of their cellar was modest and homemade, including building their own tanks. Production remains small, yet as they identify further small vineyard sites their range has extended to include distinctive wines from the indigenous varietal Xarel-lo, which they choose to do extended fermentation with, using indigenous yeast and it is then left on its lees to increase the richness and compexity. Viticulture With vines trained gobelet style, the vineyards are approximately 45 years old, on clay and limestone soils, yielding approximately 4000 kg / Ha. Practicing lutte raisonnée. Winemaking Vinification in 228l and 700l french oak barrels, fermented with wild yeast, after fermentation 2/3 parts are aged in 700 litre French oak barrels and 1/3 parts in stainless steel.

Aromatic guava and orange blossom jump from the glass – this Chenin Blanc is off dry with ripe apples, peaches and a hint of orange peel on the palate. The elegant crisp finish makes this a fantastic wine for all occasions. The fruit for Aloe Tree hails from the increasingly fashionable west coast of the Cape. Cool nights and sea breezes combine to extend the growing season, resulting in perfectly balanced, ripe grapes. The iconic Aloe Tree image is sure to be familiar to anyone who has travelled widely through the Cape and is an important part of the biodiversity which South Africa is famous for. The characteristic silhouette provides a backdrop to one of the most spectacular wine regions in the world where wines grow in harmony with the thousands of plant species that make up the Cape Floral Kingdom. Chenin blanc is well adapted for various soil types, but our premium grapes are grown on medium to lower potential soils. Yield levels are limited by winter pruning and by removing shoots and leaving two or three shoots per spur during early spring. Canopy management is required as it plays a major role in yield and quality to ensure an optimum microclimate within the canopy. With its vigorous growth, medium-sized trellises are required and shoot positioning are done to maximize canopy surface. Grapes are harvested at a minimum of 21.5°Brix, but we aim for 22°Brix. Once the Chenin Blanc grapes are harvested, they arrive at the winery where the fruit is gently pressed and only the free run juice is used. Using selected yeasts the juice then undergoes cold fermentation at 14 degrees Celsius for 2 weeks before lying on the lees for 3 months.

Decanter Trophy winner. "Beautifully delicate. Citrus... floral/grapey... Tight and firm... Still retains a gentle Torrontés aroma. Hint of clementine on the palate. Long and crisp and super fresh." Julia Harding MW

Chenin Blanc with a tiny seasoning of Chardonnay. Ripe, fleshy, stone fruit flavours, with refreshing acidity to balance it all out.

No other region in the world can match Marlborough in New Zealand for Sauvignon Blanc popularity, alive with aromatic fruit and refreshing acidity. Pure elderflower, cut grass and tropical fruit. Very rewarding!

A delicious white from the Douro Valley made by the brilliant team at Esporao, José Luis Moreira and David Baverstock. Citric aromas with lime and passion fruit notes. Fine, elegant palate with intense fruit freshness, mineral notes, tight, persistent acidity to finish.

The top white here is from very, very old vineyards of Xarel lo, Xarel lo Vermell, Macabeu and Malvasia de Sitges, fermented and aged for 8 months in big French oak barrels and a small number of amphoras. There is a bigger nose than the 'Autòcton' definitely shows more oak influence, but it is a very pleasing and subtle toastiness from the big barrels. Again a creamy, layered texture and a considerable richness of old-vine fruit intensity, still fresh and shapely with power on the finish.

Made from native Catalan varietals, a blend of Xarello, Macabeo and Xarello Vermell (a local strain that is almost Rosé) and 2% Malvasía de Sitges. The palate is balanced, nicely crafted, approachable and easy.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Made from Fernão Pires, Chardonnay, Arinto. Catarina is an elegant white wine from the Peninsula de Setubal wine region produced by the Bacalhôa cellars, which has an intense and fresh aromatic profile with combined aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, notes of minerality and balanced acidity.

Spain is really upping its game with its delicious white wines and this high altitude cool refreshing Rueda is an excellent example. Vibrant aromas of white peach, citrus and grass. Fruity, fresh palate, really elegant.

Best-selling Kosher wine. Light and frothy. Non-mevushal.

From substantial holdings in four different crus, the Bouchard Beaune du Chateau evinces a wonderful sense of richness and polish, suggesting vanilla-scented, honey- and lemon- and apple-filled pastry.

Having created a name for himself as régisseur (general manager) of Domaine du Comte Armand in Pommard, Benjamin Leroux established, with English backing, a small négociant business based in Beaune since 2007. The range is confined to the Côte d’Or, from Chassagne-Montrachet to Gevrey-Chambertin, with the intention of developing farming contracts or indeed purchasing vineyards in the future. The possibilities are very exciting for this exceptionally talented vigneron. Benjamin is a master at delivering purity of fruit alongside a seamless texture in his wines which have only the subtlest influence of oak. Ben now has access to all the vines from his supplier in Vosne, so this year this wine is an even more complex quilt of different vineyards, namely Basses Maizières, Genaivrières, La Rivière, Aux Raviolles and Les Jacquines. It’s full of sumptuous, open and juicy fruit, with a lovely positive mid-palate. The greater volume this year from the newer vineyards means a little less whole-bunch, at 33%. Drink 2021-2027.

Lovely ripe lime and slate nose, classic balance of sweetness and steely acidity, lifting, intense and astonishing value.

A refreshing wine, intense aromas of ripe stone fruits, aromatic herbs and freshly cut grass. Great Sauvignon Blanc alternative.

jancisrobionson.com 17/20 "Gruner Veltliner written all over it...peppery but it also has the oily (in a good way) depth that I have only ever seen in the Wachau"

jancisrobionson.com 18/20 "Lime-like freshness, the spice showing on the back palate.... creamy texture... mid palate/freshness/flinty character pull it in tight on the long finish. Very long"

A textured and savoury wine. It shows fleshy white nectarine and orchard fruit, alongside a flint-focussed precision on the palate, with a grainy and honeyed richness. It shows crystalline purity, with powerful savoury oak, and layered complexity.

his Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc offers complexity of texture and a mineral drive that summons river stones and sea spray. Blackcurrant, guava and passionfruit are captured alongside the subtlest hint of oyster-shell. This wine is focused and explosive on both nose and palate yet remains elegantly balanced and distinctly saline.

This 'baby Meursault' is derived from two small, advantageously positioned parcels of old vines just outside the village of Meursault. The 2018 is an excellent vintage that offers immense concentration and a more forward expression in the glass. It boasts opulent, rich qualities and focused minerality that mirror what we love in the wines of the appellation.The vineyards of 35 to 60-year-old vines lie just outside the AOC border of Meursault, which dramatically lowers the price while allowing for one of the greatest White Burgundy values we have. This wine is ready to drink now and doesn’t need aging. Zesty, bitter citrus, lemon, and grapefruit characters, with a biscuity, yeasty character all held together by a spicy acidity, and a lean mineral salinity. Serious integration, sheer quality.

Terrific white burgundy from a small named vineyard in Santenay but not in the appellation. The Bachey-Legros family have given the name of the vineyard to the wine to show its excellent and singular terroir. It is ripe, exotic, a little oaky and with great presence.

Crunchy, pure Chardonnay with a hint of creamy oak, this is a super example of modern Burgundian winemaking from the impressive Buxy cooperative. Highly recommended

Made in tank. Marmalade slightly sweet nose. Nice greengage flavours with good balancing acidity. Stephane Ponsard has wine in his blood. His father also has an estate in Santenay, but he and his wife now look after his father-in-law’s estate, Claude Nouveau. With a large vineyard holding in Santenay 1er Cru Grand Clos Rousseau, old vine plots in Maranges 1er Cru, and plenty of villages vines from both, Stephane has crafted hefty, rich, hedonistic wines in 2018.