White
White
Finca Parera 2016 Sassó Xarel·lo Penedès
Spanish White
Xarel·lo forms the wine, and ageing takes place in acacia barrels. The fruit comes from dry-farmed vineyards and is harvested by hand. The estate lies in upper Penedès, where calcareous clay soils are present. Farming is certified organic and Demeter, with biodynamic methods in use. No sulphur dioxide is added. The vineyard area covers fourteen hectares.
La Visciola 2021 Donna Rosa Passerina del Frusinate White Wine
Italian White
Passerina from vines more than sixty years old forms the wine. Eighty percent of the fruit is pressed directly, while twenty percent macerates until the sugars are exhausted. Spontaneous fermentation and malolactic conversion take place in stainless steel. Ageing lasts fifteen to eighteen months in stainless steel. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, with three milligrams per litre of total sulphur. Production totals about three thousand bottles.
Le Piane 2021 Bianko Erbaluce White Wine
Italian White
Erbaluce forms the wine. The crop is pressed in a vertical press, and fermentation takes place at twenty degrees Celsius in 1,600-litre acacia and oak vessels and in cement tanks, without added sulphites. Ten percent of the wine receives maceration for as long as one hundred days. Bottling takes place in September with a small sulphite addition below forty milligrams per litre.
Azienda Agricola Tinessa 2020 Rubice Bianco Falanghina
Italian White
Falanghina comes from two organically farmed sites in Bonea and Montesarchio, at 400 and 300 metres respectively. The vines average fifty and ninety years of age. The grapes are harvested by hand in late October and remain on the skins for one day during fermentation in fibreglass. Fermentation and maturation continue in fibreglass and steel. Malolactic fermentation completes before twenty milligrams per litre of sulphur dioxide are added. The wine is bottled without filtration or stabilization.
Zorah 2019 Voskì White Wine
Armenian White
Light straw colour is present. Asian pear, white flowers, unripe apple, pastry cream and grapefruit appear with a silky texture and bright acidity. The blend is equal parts Voskèat and Garandmak. Ungrafted vines between thirty and forty years old grow at about 1,400 metres on sandy limestone soils with stones. Fermentation uses natural yeasts in concrete, and maturation continues for eleven months in concrete and six months in bottle.
Artemis Karamolegos 2023 Terra Nera Assyrtiko White Wine
Greek White
Melon, pear, citrus fruit, herbal hints and mineral notes are present. The palate is fresh, with balanced acidity and a long finish. Assyrtiko comes from vineyards at lower elevations on Santorini, where the vines average fifty years of age. White-wine vinification takes place at low temperature, and the wine remains on its lees for six months.
Domaine de Baumard 2022 Pic Martin Sec Anjou
French White
The colour is pale straw with brassy highlights. Green apple, tart peach, lanolin, chamomile, crushed stone and almond are present. Stone fruit, green pear, white flowers and linen are also present. The palate is light and crisp, with balanced acidity. The finish is long, with sea-salt and quince notes. Grapes are harvested by hand, pressed gently, fermented at low temperature and matured for nine months in stainless-steel tanks.
I Vigneri 2023 Aurora Etna White Wine
Italian White
The colour is straw yellow with golden reflections. White peach, tropical fruit, butter, citrus and mineral notes are present. The palate is fresh and velvety. Beeswax and aromatic herbs are also present. The finish is long. Grapes are harvested by hand from volcanic terraces. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel vats. Maturation lasts several months in stainless steel.
Sant’Or 2024 Santameriana Achaia White Wine
Greek White
The colour is bright white-yellow. Citrus-peel aromas and mineral notes are present. The palate has refreshing acidity and a robust aftertaste. Santameriana comes from a rain-fed vineyard in Santomeri, Achaia, planted on clay-loam soil with schistose rock. Free-run must is used. Fermentation is wild, malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously, and the wine is bottled without filtration.
De Martino 2020 Single Vineyard La Blanca Semillon Maipo Valley
Chilean White
The colour is an intense golden green-yellow. Light floral aromas appear with white spice and dried seeds. The palate is juicy, compact and mineral, with grip. Semillon comes from a single vineyard in Isla de Maipo on alluvial soil. The grapes are harvested by hand and pressed under oxidative conditions. Fermentation takes place in French barrels, followed by maturation in Austrian foudres without malolactic fermentation.
De Fermo 2021 Don Carlino Pecorino Colline Pescaresi IGT
Italian White
The colour is intense straw yellow. Ripe yellow fruit, aromatic herbs and light spice are present. The wine is made entirely from Pecorino grown on limestone and clay soils at about 290 metres. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts nine to twelve months in tonneaux, large casks and concrete tanks. The wine is neither fined nor filtered.
La Stoppa 2015 Ageno Emilia Bianco IGT
Italian White
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica forms ninety percent of the blend, with Ortrugo and Trebbiano making up the balance. The grapes come from twenty-year-old vines on red clay and silt. Skin maceration lasts four months in stainless steel, and fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts eighteen months in used foudres. The wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur dioxide.
Baldovar 923 2021 Rascaña Merseguera-Macabeo Orange Wine
Spanish White
The colour is bright yellow with golden reflections. Peach, apricot, lavender and pine resin appear with salinity and earthiness. The palate is velvety, fluid, fresh, tense and voluminous. The blend is seventy percent Merseguera and thirty percent Macabeo. Skin contact and spontaneous fermentation are used. Maturation lasts ten months in stainless steel, used 500-litre barrels and a 250-litre clay vessel.
Domaine Rijckaert 2019 Les Sarres Savagnin Côtes du Jura
French White
Savagnin comes from the Les Sarres site at Buvilly, where the vines face east on grey marl with gryphaea from the lower Bajocian, Lias and Triassic. The wine has body and depth. Vineyard and cellar work includes restricted yields, hand harvesting, slow pressing, indigenous yeasts and long maturation. This Jura terroir is well suited to Savagnin.
Campolargo 2016 Cercial Branco Bairrada
Portuguese White
Colour and aroma show clear development, with almond, dry brush and candied orange. The palate has light toast with mature orange, hazelnut and fruit. It shows a younger character than the colour and aroma, with a distinctly fresh taste and a light profile. Made from Cercial in Bairrada, the white wine carries 11.5 percent alcohol.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2019 Qvevri Sauvignon Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc is vinified in large Georgian earthenware qvevri. The dry white is classified as Vin de France and carries 13.7 percent alcohol. The estate's vines grow on clay and flint over Blois chalk, on south- and southeast-facing slopes above the Beuvron. Harvest is by hand, no oenological inputs are used during vinification, and any sulphite addition at bottling is very small.
Antinori Castello della Sala 2023 Conte della Vipera Umbria IGT
Italian White
Straw-yellow colour with bright green hues accompanies pink grapefruit, lychee, sage and elderflower. The palate is supple and fresh, with lime and pineapple in the finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon are hand harvested, cooled before gentle pressing and fermented in stainless steel below sixteen degrees Celsius. The wine is then held at about ten degrees to prevent malolactic fermentation.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2020 Le Brin de Chèvre
French White
Citrus, freshness and minerality are present in a clean, precise profile with a saline finish. Menu Pineau comes from a one-and-a-half-hectare parcel planted with vines between sixty-five and eighty years old. Maturation lasts twelve months in Burgundy barrels. The Brin de Chèvre site lies on the Monthou plateau, where its soils are clay and flint; the wine carries the Vin de France designation.
Domaine Borgeot 2022 Bouzeron Les Tournelles
French White
Pale yellow colour accompanies white fruit, floral notes and subtle minerality. The palate is fresh and lively, with balanced acidity and a persistent finish. Aligoté comes from the Les Tournelles site within Bouzeron. The vineyard covers about one and a half hectares in the northeastern part of the appellation, where the domaine produces roughly five thousand bottles in a typical year.
Heidi Schröck & Söhne 2021 Furmint
Austrian White
Pale yellow-green colour with silver reflections accompanies tobacco, herbal spice, grapefruit zest, Nashi pear and dark mineral notes. White pome fruit, fresh acidity, lime and a mineral-salty finish are also present. Furmint from the Turner and Vogelsang sites grows on loamy sand with gravel, grey quartz and slate. Natural fermentation takes place in acacia; maturation lasts ten months in large acacia casks.
Oremus 2019 Mandolás Tokaji Furmint
Hungarian White
Medium yellow-green colour with silver reflections accompanies quince, lime blossom, apple peel, marzipan and herbal notes. White apple, pear and a salty mineral echo meet a lively, balanced structure and a lemony-salty finish. This dry white Furmint is gently pressed, fermented in new wood for eight to twelve days and aged in traditional 136-litre barrels.
Bruno Giacometto 2020 Aὐτόχϑ∞ν Erbaluce di Caluso
Italian White
Golden colour accompanies ripe fruit, citrus, warm rock and a fresh profile with substantial structure. Erbaluce comes from old vines in the Macelio and Madonna vineyards. Whole bunches undergo four to five days of cryomaceration before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. The wine remains on fine lees with bâtonnage. The profile is deep, with extended ageing potential.
Cota 45 2019 UBE Miraflores
Spanish White
Flower aromas, very ripe white fruit and fresh yeast accompany a clean, balanced and saline profile. Palomino Fino comes from eight plots in Miraflores Alta and Baja with three types of albariza soil: lentejuelas, lustrillos and tosca cerrada. Fermentation takes place in Sherry butts, followed by eight months in selected butts; flor is present during the final two months.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches 2021 Les Molates Savagnin Côtes du Jura
French White
White flowers, fresh herbs, parsley, eucalyptus and cut grass appear with coriander seed, toasted sesame and wasabi. The palate includes Granny Smith apple, spiced pear, rhubarb and marinated plum, with lively acidity and an energetic finish. Savagnin grows on white Lias marl. Fermentation uses indigenous yeast without added sulphur, and maturation lasts one year, mainly in foudres. Serve at 12°C.
Domaine Marcel Deiss 2020 Ribeauvillé Alsace
French White
Apricot, ripe apple, candied lemon, orange, white flowers, honey, fresh herbs and spice accompany a medium-bodied palate with richness, texture, fresh acidity and balance. The finish is floral and mineral. Riesling, Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc come from Gruenspiel, Hagueneau and Weinbaum, on limestone, clay, sandstone and gravel. Fermentation uses indigenous yeast, and maturation lasts at least twelve months in large old barrels.
Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2023 Etna Bianco
Italian White
White pepper, lemon pulp, citrus, flint, concentrated fruit, mineral notes and salinity appear in a tense profile. The blend is 70% Carricante, 20% Catarratto, 5% Grecanico and 5% Inzolia. Grapes are gently pressed; cold static settling and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel follow. Alcohol is 12.5%. Pairings include white meat, roasted fish and pasta.
Clos des Vignes du Maynes Julien Guillot 2019 Mâcon-Villages Blanc
French White
Chardonnay comes from vineyards in Chardonnay, Montbellet and Viré-Clessé, where weathered loam lies over limestone. Grapes are hand harvested and selected, then slowly pressed and settled for six to eighteen hours. Fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts in tank without sulphur. The wine spends twelve months on the lees, receives small sulphur additions during racking and after filtration, and is bottled after light filtration.
Domaine Rolet 2023 Arbois Savagnin Ouillé
French White
Peach, pear, citrus and floral notes accompany a fresh, clean profile with saline minerality, volume and a long finish. Savagnin is hand harvested, gently pressed and cold settled. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place in oak casks, with maturation conducted by the ouillé method. The selected vineyards lie in Montigny-lès-Arsures on grey Lias marl. Suggested service is 9 to 11°C.
Domaine Marcel Deiss 2012 Engelgarten Alsace
French White
Dry, mineral, warm and stony, the wine has a cold, vertical texture with breadth, strength and a salivating quality. Noble bitterness appears on the sharp finish. The field planting combines Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Beurot, Muscat and Pinot Noir. The gravelly white soil has a marked water deficit, while the older vineyard is managed with very short pruning, ploughing and composting. Serve at 10°C.
Clos des Centenaires 2023 Roussanne Vieilles Vignes Costières de Nîmes
French White
Lime blossom and citrus appear with a light toasted note. The palate is ample, vivid and mineral, and freshness is also present. The fruit comes from old Roussanne vines in Costières de Nîmes. Suggested service is 11 to 12°C. Pairings include lobster salad, grilled sea bass and veal with morels. Cellaring potential is three to five years.