White
White
Domaine Chevrot 2019 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc
French White
Pear, apple and lemon appear with white flower, almond, fennel and stony mineral notes. The palate is fresh and medium-bodied, with citrus, orchard fruit, acidity and a saline finish. Chardonnay comes from four vineyards on sand, clay and gravel. The grapes are hand harvested, gently pressed, naturally fermented, aged mostly in older oak, then matured further in steel.
Domaine Billaud-Simon 2014 Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre
French White
White-gold in colour with green reflections, this Chardonnay is aromatic and marked by mineral and spice notes. The palate is taut, rich and oily. Freshness, minerality, fruit and ripeness are present. Apple, plum, lemon and floral details appear together with apple blossom and gooseberry. The finish is delicate, harmonious and long, with salinity and a steely character.
Famille Quiot Les Combes d’Arnevels 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
French White
The vines occupy a single islet of plots on a hilly limestone plateau covered with white Urgonian rocks. The site lies in the northwest of the appellation, on a high plateau overlooking the Rhône. Winemaking includes pneumatic pressing, static cold settling, four months on the lees and no malolactic fermentation. Roussanne is vinified and matured separately in barrel before final blending.
Cyprien Arlaud 2023 Scritch Bourgogne Aligoté
French White
White fruit, pear and fresh vegetal notes meet delicate oak and mineral character. The palate is round and full, with freshness, mineral tension and a long, spicy, saline finish. Aligoté comes from 45-year-old vines on calcareous soils and is harvested by hand. Whole clusters are pressed slowly, fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel, and the wine remains in steel for maturation.
Jean-Claude Ramonet 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté
French White
Pale straw in colour, this Aligoté offers spicy aromas with lime, vanilla and white fruit. Apple and lemon accompany pure fruit on a bone-dry palate, with focused minerality, a fleshy middle and bright acidity. Saline notes are also present. The structure is sharp and lively, with substance and balance, and the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine Seguin-Manuel 2021 Viré-Clessé
French White
Gold in colour, the Chardonnay combines fruit, mineral and floral notes. The palate is straightforward and concentrated, with ripe fruit and a delicate, lively mineral finish. Old vines grow on east-facing limestone-and-clay slopes in Viré. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by nine months of maturation in French oak casks. Viré lies north of Mâcon and fifty miles south of Beaune.
Jean-Claude Ramonet 2023 Bourgogne Aligoté
French White
Lemon thistle, river stone and crunchy pear appear over a layer of downy lees. A reductive thread runs through the profile. The finish brings wild meadow grass and ample flake salt. Aligoté comes from vines planted in nineteen fifty-six and nineteen sixty-three. The wine is intense yet restrained, with twelve and a half percent alcohol. Its slender frame combines lightness with complexity.
Jean-Claude Ramonet 2019 Bouzeron Aligoté
French White
Fresh and bright Aligoté aromas and spice accompany rich, dense and sweet flavours. The palate is mouthwatering, with a hint of vanilla, a silky texture and a light-bodied frame. Natural acidity balances the density and weight of the warm growing season. Stony and saline notes recall a clean oyster shell, and subtle spice appears on the tightly woven finish.
Maison en Belles Lies 2021 Bourgogne Aligoté
French White
Aligoté from Saint-Aubin grows on white limestone soils. Whole clusters are pressed directly and cold-settled for three days. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by fifteen months of maturation, thirty percent in tank and seventy percent in 350-litre barrels. The white wine is unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulphur added before bottling.
Trisaetum 2021 Coast Range Estate Riesling
American White
Round and fruity, the Riesling combines baked apple and pear with a hint of almond paste. A touch of sweetness remains far from dessert level, while the palate is full and the finish lingers. Production totals two hundred and sixty-nine cases, and alcohol is eleven point three percent. The estate vineyard lies in Oregon's Yamhill-Carlton District.
Oddero 2022 Monlià Derthona Timorasso
Italian White
Bright straw yellow with green reflections, the white wine combines white-fleshed fruit, wildflowers and light citrus notes. The palate is fresh and savoury, with good structure and persistent mineral character. Grapes are harvested by hand and gently pressed. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by about ten months on fine lees in steel with periodic bâtonnage.
Castello di Tassarolo 2023 Ombra Orange Wine in Amphora
Italian White
Made entirely from Cortese, this unfiltered orange-style white ferments with partially crushed skins in handmade terracotta amphorae. Organic grapes are harvested by hand, and no sulphites are added. Alcohol is thirteen percent. Production is limited to two thousand bottles. The wine is Biodynamic, Vegan and Natural. The winery is based in Tassarolo in Italy's Piedmont region.
Domaine de la Touraize 2022 Les Voisines Chardonnay Arbois
French White
Textured and crunchy, the Chardonnay carries slight oxidative notes. The vines grow across three hills north of Arbois on gravel over marl, limestone and blue marl. Whole clusters are pressed into vat, then the settled wine is racked into barrel for indigenous fermentation. It ages on fine lees for two winters in oak puncheons and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Escoda-Sanahuja 2019 Mas del Gaio
Spanish White
Light and fragrant, the skin-contact white is tightly woven, firm and concentrated. Tropical fruit and salinity are present, with a long finish. Parellada forms half of the blend, joined by Grenache Blanc and Macabeu from old vines. After eight days of skin contact, fermentation takes place in amphora. The wine remains in amphora for eight months before moving to old oak.
Cirelli La Collina Biologica Vino Bianco 3 L
Italian White
Fresh and lively, this organic white has a rustic, salty and mineral profile. The grapes come from estate vineyards near Atri and grow on clay-limestone soils. They are harvested by hand, destemmed and given twenty-four hours of skin contact in stainless steel before gentle pressing. The wine then remains in stainless steel for about four months before bottling.
Frank Cornelissen 2016 Munjebel Bianco Classico
Italian White
Grecanico and Carricante come from vines more than forty years old on volcanic soils. The white wine spends four days in contact with its skins before fermentation in neutral fibreglass tanks. It then rests on the lees for about eighteen months. The wine is dry, carries thirteen percent alcohol and comes from vineyards on Mount Etna cultivated according to organic methods.
Emrich-Schönleber 2021 Monzinger Niederberg Riesling 1G
German White
Bright citrus peel, spice and mineral character accompany piercing acidity and a grippy texture. The dry Riesling is linear, with length and focus. Native yeasts ferment the wine in stainless steel. Niederberg's slate and quartzite slopes sit in the upper Nahe. The parcel ripens later than Halenberg because it does not receive the same thermal updraft. Farming is identified as sustainable.
Quinta da Falorca 2019 Encruzado Reserva Dão
Portuguese White
Dry and structured, the palate is balanced and has a big, lingering finish. Most of the wine matures in stainless steel, while eleven percent spends two months in new French oak. Encruzado is accompanied by a small amount of Malvasia from vines interspersed in the field. The mouthfeel coats the palate, while the structure lifts the fruit. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Clos Marie 2023 Manon Languedoc Blanc
French White
Fine oak accompanies yellow and exotic fruit, floral notes and freshness. The palate is rounded and balanced. Tapenade is also present, and the finish is fresh. The blend combines Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Roussanne, Rolle, Carignan Blanc, Clairette and Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent. The vines occupy a former olive grove.
François Chidaine 2020 Les Argiles Vin de France
French White
Apricot, honey, citrus, pear and apple accompany a broad, dry profile with fresh acidity. The mid-palate is rich and rounded, and the finish is textural, with subtle apple-pie notes. Chenin grows in deep clay and white chalk above tuffeau. Indigenous yeasts ferment in six-hundred-litre demi-muids, where the wine also matures on its lees. The vineyard is farmed organically and biodynamically.
Donkey & Goat 2014 Stone Crusher Roussanne El Dorado
American White
Deep orange-gold in colour, this skin-contact Roussanne shows floral, apricot and nutty notes. The palate is dry and light-bodied, with chewy tannins and mineral character. Fermentation takes place on the skins for twelve days in an open-top wooden vat. Maturation lasts ten months, with sixty percent in neutral French oak. The finish is long, with stone fruit and spice.
Radikon 2015 Ribolla Gialla Venezia Giulia IGT 500 mL
Italian White
Orange blossom, honey, passion fruit and walnut accompany mineral character and light tannins. The wine is dry and fresh, with a long finish. Ribolla Gialla undergoes extended skin contact before thirty-six months in large casks. The bottled wine is unfiltered, unfined and made without added sulphur dioxide. The vines are farmed organically and biodynamically, and the wine is classified as natural.
Vigneti Massa 2020 Derthona Timorasso
Italian White
Yellow fruit and hydrocarbon notes accompany a structured profile with softness, freshness and savoury character. Timorasso grows near Tortona in clay soils rich in silt. The grapes are vinified cold for about forty-five hours in stainless steel. The wine remains on fine lees for twelve months with regular bâtonnage, followed by additional bottle rest. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Matsu 2020 La Jefa Malvasía Toro
Spanish White
The wine is made entirely from Malvasía. Vanilla and ripe stone fruit stand out, accompanied by creamy notes and light anise. The palate is mouth-filling and silky, with creaminess and good acidity. The finish is long and dry. Grapes come from scattered parcels of old, pre-phylloxera vines cultivated naturally in Toro, and this is the producer’s first white wine from the region.
Mixtura 2019 Blanco Vino de España
Spanish White
Treixadura from the Avia Valley accounts for fifty-five percent of the blend, with forty-five percent Albariño from Valeixe and Melgaço. Yellow apple, citrus, fresh herbs and white flowers define the profile. The palate has good acidity, and the finish is long, savoury and intense. The grapes grow in granitic soils with varying amounts of decomposed sand. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Hope Estate 2012 Signature Semillon Hunter Valley
Australian White
Bright lemon to pale straw colour accompanies lemon, lime zest, herbs and floral notes. Toast and honey appear with bottle age. The palate is crisp and focused, with vibrant, refined acidity and a light to medium body. Citrus peel and savoury notes are also present. The finish is clean and persistent, and the profile maintains its freshness.
Mark Haisma 2020 Saint-Péray
French White
Equal parts Marsanne and Roussanne are vinified separately: Marsanne in tank and Roussanne in used oak. The wine is juicy, with clear mineral character. Its luminous yellow-green colour accompanies ripe white fruit, lees, chopped herbs, chamomile and red apple. A lemon-soap note is also present. The profile is rich and fruity, and the alcohol level is thirteen and a half percent.
Ken Forrester 2022 The FMC Chenin Blanc
South African White
Chenin comes from low-yielding bush vines planted in nineteen seventy-four on Clovelly soil. The fruit is hand selected at full maturity. Fermentation and maturation take place over twelve months in new four-hundred-litre barrels, with time on the lees. Pear, lemon, peach and apricot appear with honeysuckle, dried apricot, vanilla and honey. The profile is fresh, and the finish is long and pithy.
Domaine Sébastien Giroux 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Raidillons
French White
Chardonnay grows in clay soils with little limestone at three hundred metres. The vines face east and average forty-five years of age. Grapes are harvested by hand and pressed slowly. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts at low temperature. Half the wine matures in tank and half in four-hundred-litre barrels on fine lees for eleven months. The wine is lightly filtered before bottling.
Frank Cornelissen 2017 Munjebel Classico Bianco Terre Siciliane IGT
Italian White
Grecanico Dorato and Carricante come from vineyards between 620 and 750 metres, with mostly ungrafted vines averaging more than forty years old. Production includes destemming, cold skin maceration, pressing, fermentation and maturation for about eighteen months on the lees. The profile has a deep yellow colour, white-fruit and almond notes, a delicate palate and bitterness from the maceration.