White Wine

Adi Badenhorst has created three canned versions of his good-value, entry-level Curator wines, of which this is the pick. Aromas of juicy apricots, pineapples, bananas, nectarines and wild strawberry hints too. The palate is rich, intense and flavoursome with ripe stone and some tropical fruit, bound in a creamy mouthfeel, like a mouthful of peach yoghurt. A little jasmine freshness tickles the finish. "Canned wine has gone seriously next-level". Victoria Moore, The Telegraph

A very special wine. Winemaker Vincent comes from the Loire Valley so knows about Chenin from there and time making wine in South Africa. Chenin originated in the Languedoc so bringing it back is exciting. The wine is fermented in egg shaped concrete fermenting tanks, which allows better movement of liquid during and after fermentation than in stainless steel. Some barrel ageing too for texture. Well balanced with a purity of fruit enhanced by its roundness and length.. Highly recommended.

A very special wine from ancient plants of two of the rarest and very best vines for Soualnes terroir, Grenache Gris and Carignan Gris. This really does have everything. It's floral, honeyed orchard and citrus fruits added to its sumptuousness, its layers of texture and bright but not too spiky acidity. Very long with great balance and so much interest. Divine stuff that is here in tiny quantities.

Virginia Willcock’s interest in winemaking began in Perth, where as a teenager she assisted her father on a small vineyard. Her experience led her to the Margaret River, and today she is one of Australia’s most-awarded winemakers. Margaret River’s rich sunshine enriches the Chardonnay grapes with intense flavour. Cool nights chase sun-filled days that encourage a neat stroke of acidity that perfectly rounds each sip. Expect notes of lemon and tropical fruit, with a touch of ginger and a fresh hint of minerality on the finish. Its rounded texture and touch of acidity make it a fantastic match for seared scallops.

A sumptuous foray into the exciting world of Alsace wines with 5 single varietal wines and 1 blend. The case contains 1btl each of the following wines, all discounted 15%. Single varietals Pinot Noir 2023 Rolly-Gassmann Gewurztraminer 2023 Hugel Pinot Gris Roche Volcanique 2022 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Classic 2020 Rolly Gassmann Pinot Blanc Reserve 2024 Cave de Hunawihr Gentil Classic (blend) 2022 Hugel Image may vary from contents

This is a zippy, ripe Chardonnay from cool, premium Margaret River, shot through by elegant minerality.

Bacchus - England's answer to Sauvignon Blanc.  A clean, crisp white wine with flavours of gooseberry and nettle leading to a long refreshing finish.

Very rare, very low production. Mineral, taught. Fine and long. One of the unsung whites of the Roussillon. A blend of Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Carignan Gris and Carignan Blanc. Outstanding wine. Ages gracefully for 10++ years. Beautiful vineyards that are beautifully worked.

A full-bodied, textural style reminiscent of Southern Rhône whites. Aromatic and intense, with crystalline white fruits and spice with a long finish. Intruiging and very impressive.

A selection of 1 Sparkling Wine, 2 Whites, 2 Reds and 1 Dessert wine for the perfect Christmas. Rest assured this selection will please everyone in the family. 1x Jansz Premium Cuvée NV Brut Tasmania You could buy Champagne from France this Christmas or you could get the same style of wine from Tasmania. Perfect aperitif and party wine! 1x Assyrtiko Petali 2024, Diamantakis, Crete Greece’s answer to Chablis, crisp, minerally, and delicate. Fish for starters? Smoked Salmon & Caviar? Pop this open! 1x Vondeling Babiana 2023 Voor-Paardeberg Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Rousanne are a match made in heaven. Throw in a good chunk of oak and butter and you have a proper mouthful of wine. South Africa’s best! 1xBedoba Saperavi Red 2022 Kakheti AOC Georgia This delivers all you want in artisan Georgian wine. 80 year old vines. Deep and wild. Must try. 1x Rosso del Palazzone Lot 05/24 Il Palazzone This 'Baby Brunello', a long time favourite of ours, offers true character and unbelievable value its price. 1x Domaine de Schistes Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC 2024 This is the finest and freshest Muscat de Rivesaltes we've found. We are very happy to be shipping this great example from the finest of growers to the UK. (Contents may vary from image - the list here is correct.)

The 2020 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett offers a sensitive, sublime, complex, exquisite and slightly flinty nose with a coolish and delicate expression of stewed apricots and some greenish berries, whereas the first stony character remains. This irresistible and noble bouquet leads to a round and lush yet refined and savoury palate, with coolish apricot flavours on the long and sustainably salty finish that is firmly structured but elegant and highly stimulating. This is a superb, very elegant and complex, sustainably structured Sonnenuhr. This is a great pleasure to drink, but you can easily keep this Kabinett for over three decades. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Drink 2022-2070 Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate (July 2022)

This domaine's showpiece wine is made using the best Chardonnay grapes, fermented and matured in French oak. Burgundian and silky in style, "Lemon zest and lemon juice to the fore here, a bright, zesty expression, with pear and apple too, lightly on its feet....it has lovely freshness". Natalie Earl, Decanter Magazine From jancisrobinson.com Certified organic. From four plots of 26 to 46-year old vines grown amongst oak trees at 350m and on rolled pebbles and limestone. Hand-picked and hand-sorted, low-pressure pressing, free-run juice only. Malolactic fermentation is in 225-litre oak barrels, which is where the wines are aged. Gentle lees stirring for the first four months. Unfined. Château Rive-Blanques now belongs to Pierre Bories’ Artisans & Partisans group of estates. "Rich, nutty (even a little caramelised) and streaked with fresh garrigue. As with their Dédicace Chenin, the acidity feels softer and more muted than I’ve come to expect with R-B wines, but there is a firm hazelnut and walnut framework around the fruit, so the texture and structure is there. Touch of liquorice on the finish gives it a nice twist". 16.5/20

Natural, Organic, Biodynamic Macabeu, fermented and aged in barrels, racy and minerally with soft texture and generous fruit.

A selection of 1 Sparkling Wine, 2 Whites, 2 Reds and 1 Dessert wine for the perfect Christmas. Rest assured this selection will please everyone in the family. 1x Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV Our favourite Grand Marque champagne, punches well above its weight alongside the more well known names. Great body and length of finish. 1x Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2023 Marlborough From the founder of Cloudy Bay, this crisp, fruit led, dry New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is as good as it gets! 1x Saint-Aubin Blanc 2021, Dom. Henri Prudhon Well known as the ‘other village’. It is midway in style between the ultra crisp and perfumed Puligny Montrachet & the nutty / buttery Meursault. It’s also half the price. 1x Moorooduc Pinot Noir 2020 Mornington Peninsula Beautiful aroma of delicate strawberry, cherry & cranberry. Perfectly balanced acidity holds the flavours well. 1x Senderos de UKAN Rioja 2020 UKAN is the new project of the youngest generation of the famous Eguren family. We highly recommended them and they are freshly arrived in the UK. There is great energy, freshness and character in this rioja, moreish yet impressive with every taste. 1x Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2017 La Vigna di San Martino ad Argiano If you find a better sweet wine, we would be amazed. Fruity, spicy, sweet, incredible finish. (Contents may vary from image - the list here is correct.)

From some of the best Riesling territory, anywhere on earth or otherwise. This is soul-crushing stuff, it'll leave you bloody and broken but gagging for more. Multidimensional, ultra-complex yet ultimately welcoming. It lasts for days on the tastebuds. Bloody oath mate.

A selection of 1 Sparkling Wine, 2 Whites, 2 Reds and 1 Dessert wine for the perfect Christmas. Rest assured this selection will please everyone in the family. 1x Cremant De Bourgogne Pinot Noir Brut NV Bailly Lapierre Classic Cremant from Burgundy, Pinot Noir led and a perfect option for to start Christmas day with some bubbles. 1x Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Maison Lispaul, Val de Loire The best of the Loire valley Sauvignon Blancs and a bargain, fruity, dry and great finish. 1x Ch. Rives-Blanques Cuvée Odyssee Chardonnay 2022 Limoux AOC Included on the wine lists of the best sommeliers in the World, a perfect lightly oaked and creamy Chardonnay. 1x Domaine Gayda Sphere Pinot Noir 2024 IGP Pays d'Oc 100% Pinot Noir and full of the classic red berry notes and light, finessed texture 1x Ch. Noaillac 2022 Médoc Cru Bourgeois Superieur Black plum, dark currants and a flick of oak, you couldn’t ask any more from our best selling Saint-Emilion. 1x Ch. Geraud 2014 Monbazillac To finish, a sweetie from South West France. Packed full of apricot flavours, tropical fruit and honey. Delightful.

Enrico Rivetto is one of the pioneers of the Nascetta grape in these times, and a seeker of truth for the varietal expression in his clay-limestone soils on Sinio at 400 metres altitude with northern exposure. The soils have a sub-alkaline reaction, low in nitrogen. Nascetta is a semi-aromatic grape native to Lange with excellent aging potential. Historical texts liken this varietal to the great wines of Rhein. Manually harvested, sometimes at different stages depending on the vintage conditions. Nascetta sees wild, spontaneous fermentation. 80% of the wine is macerated on skins for three days then sees spontaneous fermentation and then breeds in concrete tank. The other 20% is vinified in Amphora with post ferment maceration lasting for several months. These two portions are then blended just before bottling. The 2021 shows gorgeous yellow plum, honeysuckle and herbs on the nose. The wine is citrus-juicy, yet with good minerality and a lean and waxy structure that shows good tension. Quite wonderful and delightfully curious. "Macerated on the skins for 72 hours, this golden Nascetta lifts from the glass with aromas of baked apples, roast lemon and dried yellow flowers. The sublime texture is highlighted by dried orange, dried wild herbs and crunchy acidity" Jeff Porter in Wine Enthusiast 92/100 "Deep, almost golden yellow. Enticing, distinctive nose of dried quince, orange blossom, lemon and the merest suggestion of curry powder, pressed orange and bruised apple. Very subtle and long and unfolding only slowly on the finish with the perfect dose of ripe acidity. Super-fine but noticeable texture. Still not at its peak". 17++/20 Walter Speller on jancisrobinson.com July 2025

Serious "baby Chateauneuf Blanc" from the opposing side of the Rhone, 6 miles from Chateauneuf. Creamy, almost waxy, broad, dense, intense, aromatic, spiced. Almond and toast, apricot and lilies. Quite superb food wine with rich creamy sauces, roast birds, mushrooms, fish and chips. Way out of its class, a jewel and bargain from top Chateauneuf grower Sabon. Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette. Minimal sulphur, cool co-ferment, unfined, vines up to 40 years old, declassified vineyard.

The Fargueirol estate is named after the area of land called Fargueirol in the northern sector of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, which is known to have some of the best terroir. The Revoltier family have 15ha of vines in this lieu dit and a further 15ha in other plots. They have just 1 hectare of white grape vines planted to Clairette, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc. The grapes are pressed and fermented in stainless steel vats at 15% without malolactic fermentation to retain freshness. The wine is bottled young and can be enjoyed in its youth or up to 5 years of age. Its pale yellow color opens with a bouquet of honey and acacia flowers, notes of apricot with aromas of peaches, anise and sweet spices. On the palate, flavors of gingerbread and a perfectly round and fresh palate take over.

This selection will leave you wanting more with 3 delicious and very popular wines from our classic range. New Zealand, France and Italy produce some of the best liked and best value wines in the world The 6btl case contains 2 bottles each of the following wines; Chablis 2022, Domaine Fournillon, £19.95 Lovely small-estate, mineral, citrusy Chablis, just as it should be. Crying out for seafood or just good company. Gavi DOCG 2024 Ricossa £13.99 Cortese shines here: lime, almond, crisp green apple, light herbal and grassy notes. Low alcohol, no oak, bone dry. Elegant, zesty, smart choice. V Sauvignon Blanc 2024 Marlborough, New Zealand £12 Mouth watering Sauvignon Blanc, with ripe tropical fruit flavours and a twist of crisp citrus.

Medium gold colour. Pronounced aroma intensity, yellow apple, ripe peach, apricot, mango, white flowers, orange and mineral notes. Dry, medium acidity, andl medium body. Orange, lemon, orange peel, apricot, peach marmalade, some mineral notes; long finish. Very good quality and value. 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.

Fine and very expressive, there are citrus and white flowers, on the nose, with vanilla from some nice oak. On the palate, there is complexity, ripe fruit and a pleasant freshness. It is a very aromatic wine with notes of citrus fruits. The whole wine is well balanced between body, freshness and oak. The Château Bonnet Réserve comes from a selection of a few hectares, among the 120 of the estate's vineyard, producing white wines in sustainable viticulture. The grape varieties selected are Sauvignon and Sémillon.