Aromatic Whites
Aromatic Whites
Hermanuspietersfontein Kaalvoet Meisie 2023
Regular price £17.95Kaalvoet Meisie (‘barefoot girl’) is a richer style of Sauvignon Blanc because it ferments and ages in both new and old oak for 12 months. Elegant aromas of exotic fruit like dragon fruit, passion fruit and pineapple as well as ripe yellow peach and apricot. The concentrated fruit profile is complimented by aromas and flavours of wild herbs. Vibrant acidity and a lingering finish gives this beauty of a wine at least 7 years of ageing potential.
Country: South Africa
Region: Sondagskloof, Walker Bay
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
ABV: 12.5%
Food Matching: Asparagus and and goat's cheese salad,
You’ve probably heard of the quaint beach town of Hermanus, situated on South Africa’s famous Whale Coast. Between 1855 and 1902, it was called Hermanuspietersfontein. In 1902, the local postmaster decided to shorten the name of the town to make addressing letters to the locals easier.
150 years later, the wine farm Hermanuspietersfontein, or HPF for short, craft outstanding wines with a serious sense of place. Their grapes come from Sondagskloof (they produce 90% of WO Sondagskloof wine), which competes with Elgin and the Ceres Plateau for South Africa’s coolest wine growing region. This area is perfectly suited to Bordeaux varietals and, with the exception of Shiraz, is exclusively planted with them.
The Afrikaans wine names might look like a bit of a mouthful, but they are good fun; Bloos (‘blush’), Kaalvoet Meisie (‘barefoot girl’), Kat Met Die Houtbeen (‘cat with the wooden leg’), Posmeester (‘postmaster’), Kleinboet (‘little brother’) and Swartskaap (‘black sheep’).
Allendorf Riesling Sekt Brut NV
Regular price £25.95Refreshing and zesty fizz from Germany, with a delicate creamy note and elegant long finish.
Country: Germany
Region: Rheingau
Grapes: Riesling
ABV:12%
Food MatchPerfect as an aperitif or with the fish/salad course.
The Allendorf family has lived and worked in the
Rheingau for 700 years. Based in Oestrich Winkel in the
heart of the Rheingau, the estate has grown dramatically
over the last 60 years from 1.5 ha to 70 ha, making it one
of the biggest family-owned wineries in the Rheingau.
Blank Bottle Luuks 2022
Regular price £39.95Luuks - it keeps getting better and better! Now in its third release, this is at first smoky and tense, coupled with just the right level of opulence - clotted cream, crunchy biscuits and chiffon cake, white flowers and buttered toast too. Very broad and long. So well-balanced, and with a long future ahead of it. The name comes from the barrel it was aged in: the first ever new barrel that Pieter bought. Luuks roughly translates from Afrikaans to 'lux' or 'luxury' in English and it became a bit of a nickname for this wine aged in their fancy new barrel.
Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13.5%
Food Match:
Winemakers don't come much more creatively brilliant than the genius that is Pieter Walser. He's the sort of man that's had more fantastic ideas before breakfast than we manage in a whole week and that talent shines through in his wines. Each comes with a story often as captivating as they are mystifying so we've asked him to record a few to give you an insight into the magic behind the vino!
Warwick White Lady Chardonnay 2021
Regular price £29.95Limited edition Chardonnay from Warwick’s Estate vineyard Block 18 and the Helderberg Vineyards. Aromas of flowers, minerals and stones, white nectarine and poached pear on the nose. Silky yet austere with a round yet clean and long lemon flavoured finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 14.5%
Pouilly-Fumé Domaine du Petit Soumard 2022
Regular price £23.95This is a fantastic crisp white from a small, family owned, organic estate in the Loire.
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 13.5%
Teliani Valley Winery 97 Kakhuri No8 Orange Wine 2020
Regular price £15.75From Teliani’s more experimental ‘Winery 97’ project, this amber wine is a blend of four varieties that you can’t pronounce – luckily the rich dried fruit and nutty flavours and long dry refreshing finish are much easier to get your mouth around! Don't chill it, you'll just bring the tannins forward at the expense of the lovely flavours - serve cool, not cold!
Country: Georgia
Region: Kakheti
Grapes: Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi and Kisi
ABV: 12.5%
Food Pairing: Kakhuri N8 is a The wine pairs especially well with fish dishes and cheeses. Serve cool, not cold.
A blend of 4 Georgian indigenous grape varieties – Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi and Kisi, harvested in Kakheti, east Georgia. Grapes are exclusively hand selected and only the highest quality, fully ripe grapes are used for production. The wine is made using old Kakhetian traditional winemaking method with skin contact. Fermentation on skins takes place for 7-10 days, once the fermentation is finished the grape skin remain with the wine for 6 months.
Wente Riverbank Riesling 2020
Regular price £19.95We love this Riesling for it's fresh, aromatic and citrussy style. Packed with aromas and flavours of lime juice and zest as well as hints of coconut milk, Sounds a bit like Thai green curry and as a matter of fact it goes beautifully with this dish!
Country: USA
Region: San Francisco Bay, California
Grapes: Riesling
ABV: 13.5%
Elements Wind Chardonnay 2021
Regular price £15.95Straw yellow colour with golden hues. Aromatic nose with notes of ripe yellow fruits, mirabelle, peach, a touch of vanilla and white chocolate.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Sofia
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13,5 %
RAAR Grenache Blanc 2022
Regular price £22.95Country: South Africa
Region: Swartland, Riebeek Valley
Grapes: Grenache Blanc
ABV: 14.5%
Bone Dry German Riesling Case 6
Regular price £98.70 Sale price £88.75 Exceptionally bright, fresh and lively with distinct aromas of yellow peach and apricot, balanced by an edge of flinty minerality. As the name suggests, this is bone dry.
Counrty: Germany
Region: Pfalz
Grapes: Riesling
ABV:12%
Perfect with fish and seafood.
Royal Tokaji Dry Furmint 2021
Regular price £15.95A fresh, crisp wine showing all the fine qualities of the unique Furmint grape. Aromas of blossom, apple, and pear combine with flavours of ripe apricot and peach to produce a
sleek, intense dry wine with a long, refreshing finish.
Country: Hungary
Region: Tokaji
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Furmint
Tokaji wines have enjoyed a long, glorious history. Louis XIV of France described them as “The wine of Kings and King of wines”, whilst Catherine the Great of Russia stationed a contingent of Cossack soldiers in the region to protect the vineyards and escort the wine on its journey to St. Petersburg. Many European monarchs are known to have enjoyed Tokaji wines over the centuries. Napoleon III ordered 30–40 barrels of Tokaji for the Imperial Court each year, while Emperor Franz Joseph sent Queen Victoria a gift of Tokaji every year on her birthday - a dozen bottles for each year of her age.
Alcohol Free Allendorf SAVE WATER DRINK RIESLING 2022
Regular price £13.95Slightly off dry, fresh, zippy and full of lime citrus aromas and flavours. Perfectly balanced.
Country: Germany
Region: Rheingau
Grapes: Riesling
ABV:0%
Great with Thai curries!
Korten Winery Natura Melnik Rosé 2022
Regular price £15.95Beautiful, delicate salmon colour. Exotic notes dominated by mature citrus, tropical fruits, gentle lemongrass and light spiciness. The palate is balanced and structured, with an abundance of light red fruits and flowers,
light spiciness and a fresh fruit lasting finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Struma Valley
Grapes: Melnik
ABV: 13 %
Food Match: On its own or with Asian and Mexican cuisine, fish, seafood, white meats and
salads.
Wildeberg White 2021 Magnum
Regular price £54.00Wonderfully rich and fleshy from hand harvested bushvine grown grapes in Franschhoek. Wild Yeast fermented. Beautifully poised and elegant. Excellent food wine.
Country: South Africa
Region: Franschhoek
Grapes: Field blend, but mostly Semillon
ABV: 13%
Chicken Biriyani or dishes with Cardamon.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Vieux Chemin Fargueirol 2023
Regular price £33.95Rich, round white Rhone Valley white, that benefits from a bit of bottle age or decanting if opening when young. A complex and aromatic nose with aromas and flavours of lime, apricot and peaches with hints of acacia flower.
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Grapes: Clairette, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc
ABV: 13.5%
Gavi Ca’Bianca 2022
Regular price £16.95Appealing aromas of citrus and white flower with a touch of white spice. The palate has orchard and stone fruit characters and a gently rounded, lightly nutty texture. Refreshing acidity balances underlying minerality.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
ABV: 12%
Grape: Cortese
Paulett Trillians Aged Release Polish Hill River Riesling 2018
Regular price £22.95
Country: Australia
Region: Polish Hill River, Clare Valley
Grapes: Riesling
Food Matches:
Quinta da Costa do Pinhão, Branco
Regular price £38.80This golden coloured wine has a welcome reductive nose with hints of mineral, gunpowder and stone combined with delicate fruits, citrus and white flowers. Excellent acidity, minerals and herbal touches on the palate this is complex and intense with a lovely long finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Grapes: Old Vine Field Blend
ABV: 13%
The wine spent 3 weeks on the skins and was fermented in concrete with minimal interventention. This is a low sulphite wine that is good introduction to the orange wine styles with wonderful texture and tannins.