A Hand-Selected case of Elegant and Complex Whites
£85 (6 bottles)
Genetie Illumine', Burgundy (Chardonnay) (NEW)
From a 12 hectare plot in the village of Bussières, to the south of the Mâconnais region, with an average vine age of about 40 years. Fine buttery and floral notes on the nose and a wine of substance and finesse on the palate.
Sebastien Vaillant Valencay, Loire, France (Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay) (NEW)
Ripe, round, smooth, Loire Sauvignon - great texture. The Chardonnay give this wine an expressive nose with intense aromas of lychees, peach and apricot. The palate offers flavours of white peach and ripe pear with a natural acidity and vibrant minerality.
Capricho Val de Paxariñas, Bierzo, Spain (Godello) (NEW)
Perfumed, with hints of exotic fruit, apple, and citrus with a hint of white flower. The ripe, textural and complex palate has a stone fruit minerality, lifted herbal notes and crisp acidity, with white spice and a lengthy finish.
Valle Vento, Gavi di Tassarolo (organic) Piemonte, Italy (Cortese) (NEW)
A zesty and appealing organic Gavi from the Tassarolo zone, close to La Battistina and regarded as one of the best vineyard areas in the Gavi region. Lime, honeysuckle and mineral notes come to the fore on the expressive, vibrant palate. Ripe and textural with taut acidity leading to a clean, zingy finish.
Framingham 2022 Marlborough, New Zealand (Sauvignon Blanc)
This Sauvignon Blanc has smoky aromatics, with flint, bitter lemon citrus, grapefruit and tropical hints. The palate is rich with good mouthfeel, texture and power. Flavours of grapefruit, stone fruit and sweet herbs carry through the finish. A classy and elegant NZ Sauvignon.
Frankland Estate 2019, Great Southern, W Australia (Chardonnay) (NEW)
Textural, creamy and rich up front which carries through the length of the palate and is balanced by a mouth-watering playful acidity. Lemon/mandarin and nectarines give some beautiful fruit sweetness and weight to the mid palate A light touch of new oak lends the wine a lovely length and focus which is elegant and gentle in equal measure. There is a complex textured component which plays beautifully with the acid to deliver a refined chardonnay offering.
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