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Domaine Billaud-Simon 2009 Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots Vieilles Vignes
French White
Rich gold colour shows green reflections. Honey, toast and hazelnut are joined by fresh fruit, lemongrass, verbena and menthol, with vanilla and toasted wood also present. The Chardonnay is powerful and fleshy, combining maturity, freshness and generosity. Fruit, mineral and wood elements are integrated in the profile. Production for this old-vine Chablis grand cru totalled twelve hundred bottles.
Domaine Billaud-Simon 2009 Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
French White
Hand-harvested Chardonnay grows on Kimmeridgian ground with south to south-east exposure. Vinification uses stainless steel, and maturation lasts eighteen months in tank. Pale gold colour carries green reflections. The nose is fine and complex, with citrus, vanilla, fresh butter, hazelnut and an iodized mineral touch. The wine is pure and rich, with an exceptionally long finish.
Trimbach 2005 Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre Gewurztraminer
French White
This Gewurztraminer includes fruit from Osterberg and Hunawihr. Honey, rose petal, peony, sweet pea, bacon fat and cinnamon are present. The palate is rich and firm, with a cool chalky impression. Fifteen grams of residual sugar appear alongside unusually high acidity and palpable extract. Refined and elegant in character, the wine has persistent juiciness, florality and subtle spice.
De La Riva 2022 Macharnudo El Notario Vino de Pasto
Spanish White
Palomino Fino comes from the El Notario parcel in Macharnudo. This unfortified white wine ages under a veil of flor in Sherry casks. Pale golden in colour, it combines floral notes, citrus fruit, bakery aromas and nuts. The profile is fresh, complex and mineral, with a long finish. Alcohol is fourteen percent, and production totals two thousand bottles.
Daydreamer 2023 Marcus Ansems Chardonnay
Canadian White
Chardonnay grows on the Naramata Bench in exposed granite high above Okanagan Lake, where the plot has particularly little organic matter. The grapes are destemmed before pressing into barrels, thirty percent new. The family-run Canadian winery farms sustainably in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Its wines are crafted by a holder of the Master of Wine qualification.
Primitivo Collantes 2021 Socaire Palomino Fino
Spanish White
Golden straw colour accompanies slate, flowers, ripe white fruit and lactic notes. The palate is broad and fresh, with mint and a long finish. Palomino Fino grows in albariza soils near Chiclana de la Frontera. The dry, unfortified white matures for about twenty-four months in old Fino barrels that remain topped, allowing a light influence from flor.
Forjas del Salnés 2023 Leirana Albariño
Spanish White
White flowers, fruit, herbs and fine-lees notes accompany an elegant, clean expression. The medium-bodied palate has ripeness, freshness and balance, with a bitter, salty twist at the finish. Albariño ferments and matures for six months in stainless steel and oak foudres, with eighty percent of the wine held in foudre. The fruit comes from Rías Baixas in Galicia.
Villota 2021 Selvanevada Rioja Blanco
Spanish White
Pale gold colour accompanies pineapple, lemon, floral notes, spice and vanilla. The blend has a creamy, rich texture, with minerality, dried apricot and hazelnut. Viura, Garnacha Blanca, Malvasia and Tempranillo Blanco form the cuvée. Maturation lasts six months in French oak on the lees. The fruit comes from Rioja Alavesa within the Rioja denomination in Spain.
Weingut Beurer 2023 Schilfsandstein Riesling
German White
Clear straw yellow colour accompanies ripe pear, peach, vegetal notes and dill. The palate has gentle acidity, body and a medium-length saline mineral finish. Riesling grows on skeletal, lime-free sandstone in southeast-facing Stettener Häder parcels. The grapes are selectively hand harvested, then pressed and spontaneously fermented. Fermentation and maturation take place in stainless steel before gentle filtration and light sulphuring.
Meerlust 2024 Chardonnay
South African White
Bright pale yellow colour has a green hue. Pear, lemon zest, yellow apple and toasted almond appear in the delicate aroma. The palate is structured and linear, with focused stone fruit, balanced acidity, citrus and minerality. Fruit comes from weathered granite and rocky greywacke with shale. Fermentation uses selected yeast or proceeds spontaneously in barrels and concrete, followed by maturation and light fining.
Domaine Jean Bourdy 2020 Côtes du Jura Blanc Chardonnay
French White
Golden colour accompanies fruit, sherry-like notes, yeast, Indian spice and umami. Herbs add an incense-like detail. Nuttiness, ripe pear, baked apple, briny minerality and lively acidity are also present. Made entirely from Chardonnay, the dry white comes from clay-limestone soils and grey marl. Biodynamic vineyard work is certified by Demeter. It may be opened several hours before service.
Mandirola 1913 2021 Tantèi Timorasso Riserva
Italian White
Jasmine, gardenia, honeysuckle and orange blossom accompany fresh and baked heirloom apples and pears. The profile is lush, with honeycomb, stone fruit, bitter orange marmalade, crunchy acidity and stony minerality. Timorasso comes from a vineyard more than ninety years old. Fermentation starts in concrete, finishes in wood, then returns to concrete before ageing on lees and in bottle.
Domaine du Closel 2018 La Jalousie Savennières
French White
Bright gold colour accompanies acacia, linden, citrus and mineral notes. The wine is dynamic, with fine acidity and balance. Chenin grows on schist and is picked early; the wine is dry, direct and saline. Vinification takes place in tanks, followed by maturation on fine lees without oxygen. Pounded apple, quince, acidity and salinity are also present.
Domaine Naudin-Ferrand 2023 Le Clou 34 Aligoté
French White
Aligoté comes from five parcels planted between 1934 and 1953 on shallow limestone soils. Most fruit comes from Le Clou, with La Croix, Egoulotte and Les Tilles also included. Fermentation takes place in stainless-steel and enamelled tanks, followed by seven months on fine lees without bâtonnage. Bentonite fining, light filtration and gravity bottling follow, with a small sulphur addition.
Domaine Marcel Deiss 2016 Huebuhl
French White
Almond, citrus zest and toasted notes accompany an aromatic, soft and rich wine with refreshing acidity and a tonic character. The 1.6-hectare vineyard lies at Bergheim between Gruenspiel and Rotenberg on lacustrine clay. Muscat grows alongside members of the Pinot family, and noble rot occurs at the site.
Domaine de l’Écu 2018 Taurus
French White
Melon de Bourgogne comes from sixty-year-old vines in a seventy-are parcel on granite and orthogneiss. Harvesting is manual. Pneumatic pressing without settling and indigenous-yeast fermentation are used. Maturation includes twelve months on lees in an underground tank and twelve months on fine lees in older Burgundy oak. Citrus, lemon, grapefruit, white flowers, dried fruit, almond and toast are present.
Domaine du Closel 2015 Les Caillardières Savennières
French White
Bright light-gold colour accompanies a slight oak note, vanilla, sweet spices, ripe peach, apricot, sweet citrus and beeswax. The palate is dense and fresh, with intense stone fruit, bright acidity, stony detail and a long, persistent finish. Chenin Blanc comes from Savennières. The estate was already farmed organically and added biodynamic methods from this vintage onward.
Philippe Foreau 2017 Vouvray Clos Naudin Demi-Sec
French White
White-tea tannins, vivid tangerine acidity, honeyed apple and citrus cream appear with ginger and toasted macadamia. The finish is subtly toasty and long. Chenin Blanc is fermented naturally and aged in old barriques. Malolactic fermentation is blocked, and no chaptalisation is used. The off-dry style carries twelve-point-six percent alcohol and comes from Vouvray in the Loire Valley.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches 2023 Macération En Quatre Vis
French White
Dried fruit, candied citrus and floral notes accompany a textured, almost tannic palate, mineral freshness and a long, vibrant finish. The blend combines 80 percent Savagnin with 20 percent Chardonnay. Whole bunches macerate for twenty-one days, while fermentation begins naturally. Ageing takes place first in amphorae and then in foudres for a total of twenty-two months.
Javi Revert 2023 Micalet Blanco
Spanish White
Light yellow colour accompanies mineral chalk, white stone fruit, delicate flowers and green herbs. The blend combines Tortosí, Trepadell, Malvasia, Merseguera and Verdil from a 2.5-hectare vineyard at 730 metres. Sandy soil is rich in chalk. The wine is fresh, with volume, length and acidity. Harvesting takes place in two passes, and production totals 2,000 bottles.
Maison en Belles Lies 2019 Santenay Blanc
French White
Toasty fruit and autumn leaves shape the nose. Baked pear appears on the palate, joined by roasted nuts and a fresh citrus finish. Biodynamic farming, sustainable sourcing, sustainable production and very low sulphur levels frame the winemaking approach. Alcohol is 13 percent. Suggested pairings include chicken, daal and chicken satay. The wine comes from France's Burgundy region.
Josmeyer 2022 Le Kottabe Riesling
French White
Light green-yellow colour accompanies apple, citrus, floral, flint and mineral notes. The dry Riesling has fresh, juicy character, 12 percent alcohol, less than three grams per litre sugar and six grams per litre acidity. Forty-five-year-old vines grow in a dozen gravelly alluvial parcels. Hand-picked grapes ferment spontaneously in century-old casks and mature on fine lees for several months.
Coulter Wines 2022 C1 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay
Australian White
Straw-yellow colour with green tinges accompanies lemon curd, peach, toasted oatmeal and briny notes. Citrus, white peach, pithy lime, ginger spice and phenolic grip are also present. Hand-picked fruit comes from a thirty-year-old vineyard at 450 metres. Full-solids juice ferments in French oak, without malolactic conversion or lees stirring, and remains in oak for nine months.
Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 2023 Chablis Vieilles Vignes
French White
The colour is pale gold with green reflections, bright and clear. Ample, expressive and fresh aromas include fruit, vanilla, fresh vegetal and subtle floral notes. The Chardonnay is powerful and rich, combining softness with vivacity. The finish is long and mineral, expressing rigour and charm. Old vines grow around Maligny in Chablis, where the vineyards have south-west exposure.
Ghost Rock 2024 Sauvignon Blanc
Australian White
Florals and tropical fruit accompany white peach, honeydew melon, passionfruit, slate and fresh-cut grass. The Sauvignon Blanc has lively acidity, chalky texture and a long, fresh finish. Eighty-five percent ferments in stainless steel with selected yeast, while fifteen percent ferments naturally in new French oak. Both portions receive lees stirring and extended time on lees. Alcohol is 13 percent.
Frog’s Leap 2021 Sauvignon Blanc
American White
Freshness and depth accompany bright fruit and crisp mineral detail. The Sauvignon Blanc received about three hours of skin contact before pressing, followed by roughly six months on the lees. Two percent of the blend fermented in a concrete egg. The wine is made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc grown in certified-organic, dry-farmed vineyards. Production totalled eleven thousand two hundred ten cases.
Olivier Rivière 2022 La Bastid Rioja Blanco
Spanish White
Floral notes, white fruit, yeast and spice accompany a fresh, fine palate and soft mouthfeel. The white blend comes from Rioja in Spain and carries 13 percent alcohol. Fermentation uses amphorae, oak vats and concrete, followed by eight to ten months on the lees in French and used oak. Viura and Garnacha Blanca come from clay-limestone soils in Rioja Alta.
Nikolaihof 2021 Zwickl Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Silver-golden colour is slightly cloudy yet bright. Asparagus, mineral detail, ginger and lime appear in the glass. The Grüner Veltliner is medium-bodied, with medium tannins, acidity and a creamy texture. Lime and mineral notes are joined by a long finish with green apple. This white wine is Biodynamic and comes from the Wachau in Austria.
Donkiesbaai 2022 Steen Chenin Blanc
South African White
Fresh straw colour accompanies peach, lime, macadamia nougat, elderflower and oak. The Chenin is round and rich, with mineral detail and a full, balanced finish. Grapes were destemmed, crushed, pressed and settled overnight. The wine uses a combination of stainless steel, French barriques, concrete eggs and clay amphorae. It is dry, with 13.11 percent alcohol and 1.9 grams per litre residual sugar.
Olivier Rivière 2023 Le Blanc Rioja
Spanish White
Straw-yellow colour with golden reflections accompanies peach, stone fruit, citrus, mandarin and spice. The white blend is creamy, with acidity and a long finish. Viura, Malvasía and Garnacha Blanca come from nine small parcels in Rioja Alavesa on clay and marl. Grapes are hand harvested, then fermentation and ageing are divided equally between concrete and French oak for eight to ten months.