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Felino Chardonnay 2021
Regular price £21.50Perfumed and aromatic style of Chardonnay from the Mendoza valley in Argentina.
A clean wine, with plenty of aromatic intensity, fresh and mineral. On the nose it is floral and citrus-like. Notes of white flowers and fruits, lemon blossom and peaches. On the palate, it has a soft start, a good persistence, unctuous with balanced acidity, round with good concentration.
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Chardonnay
After visiting Argentina in 1989, Californian trail-blazer Paul Hobbs became deeply interested in both the terroir and Argentine culture, noticing the unique potential for Malbec and other varietals in the region. After meeting two kindred spirits, Andrea Marchiori and Luis Barraud, they founded Viña Cobos in 1997 and since then there has been no looking back. Utilising gnarly old vines, careful vineyard selection, very low yields and an unerring empathy for the raw materials, Viña Cobos craft intense yet balanced wines that showcase the elegance and beauty of this region. The wines from Cobos have branched into four different brands – Felino, Bramare appellation, Bramare Single Vineyard and the super premium Cobos. Binding all of the wines from Viña Cobos is the true identity of each variety and the unique terroir of Mendoza, truly world class wines from a world class producer.
Sao Luiz Classic Branco 2020
Regular price £13.95Floral nose, tropical fruit palate and mineral finish. Refreshing white.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Grapes: Arinto, Gouveio, Rabigato
ABV: 13%
Wild House Chenin Blanc 2023
Regular price £10.45Ripe peach and tropical fruit on the nose with fresh citrus notes. Honeyed and textured on the palate with crisp acidity and hints of honey dew melon and lychee leading to a bright, zesty finish with fresh lemony acidity.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Brilliant with seafood, poultry, chargrilled vegetables.
Grace Winery Private Reserve Koshu Yamanashi 2021
Regular price £24.95Pure, sublimely crisp and mineral in style, this wine is fresh and elegant with subtle notes of citrus, grapefruit, Golden Delicious apple and white pear. Dry, with a lively palate of crisp, ripe fruits and a charming acidity. A lovely expression of the delicate elegance of the Koshu grapes.
Country: Japan
Region: Yamanashi Province
Grapes: Koshu
ABV: 12%
Sublimely crisp, floral and mineral in style with an almost. Chablis type razor sharp saltiness on the finish.
Grace Winery was established in 1923, in the Katsunuma province, the birthplace of
the Japanese wine industry. Committed to the belief that great wine is made in the
vineyard, they were the first to research and introduce European training and
pruning methods introducing such as using long cordon training and Vertical Shoot
Positioning in 1990. The wines are made in a modern way to retain the delicate
characteristics of this individual and exciting grape variety.
Eagle Rock Vineyards 11th Hour Chardonnay NV
Regular price £13.95The stonefruit and tropical citrus flavours are enhanced by an extended cool fermentation and pleasant acidity. Long and mouth-filling.
Country: USA
Region: California
Grapes: Chardonnay
Vegan/Vegetarian
From the Sacramento and Lodi areas at the northern end of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Akurra Chardonnay
Regular price £10.95Lovely, fresh and appley style of Aussie Chardonnay - no oak, but lovely texture and body.
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Waterkloof Circle of Life White 2020
Regular price £14.95The Sauvignon Blanc aromas are prominent on the nose, with beautiful lime and prickly pear notes. Intense flavours, with great balance. A tight mineral core and creamy mid palate from the Chenin Blanc allows for great complexity and a persistent finish. The Sauvignon Blanc lends lovely, fresh acidity to the wine. Waterkloof are champions of Biodiversity and Sustainable Biodynamic Farming.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 14.5%
Grapes: Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, Semillon
Organic, Biodynamic
WATERKLOOF estate was founded in 2004, ending Paul Boutinot’s persistent and uncompromising 10 year search for a vineyard site with the potential to produce truly fine wine with a defining sense of origin. Located on the south-facing slopes of Schapenberg Hill near Somerset in the Stellenbosch district of the Western Cape’s Coastal Region, Waterkloof shares its magnificent Atlantic views with free-roaming peacocks and other natural fauna and flora attracted to this haven. Certified by Demeter in 2015, their vineyards are of only a few in the Cape to boast official biodynamic approval and status. The estate has 56 hectares under vine and Tim Atkin’s Cape Classification currently ranks Waterkloof as 5th Growth level. With production around 165,000 bottles per year, Waterkloof make “honest wines” from their unique biodynamic coastal site. Respect for nature, traditional winemaking practices and minimal intervention are all key to their success.
Donna Elvira Fink Fiano DOCG 2019
Regular price £17.95Straw yellow with flecks of green. The nose is aromatic and floral with citrus peel, quince, ripe pear notes. The palate is beautifully balanced and fresh and has long mineral finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Campania, Irpinia
Grapes: Fiano
ABV: 13%
Raats Original Chenin 2022
Regular price £16.95Bruwer Raats, the winemaker, must be a front-runner for the accolade of ‘King of Chenin’. Not just in South Africa, but globally.
The wine has a distinctive yellow apple and pineapple core, alongside notes of green melon and limes. The wine is thus bursting with fresh fruit flavours. The wine ends with zesty citrus flavours, and has a long mineral finish
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Bruwer has established a reputation as a New World leader in the production of Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Neil Martin called him ""one of the top growers in the region, perhaps in South Africa"" and gave his Eden High Density Cabernet Franc 95 points. He crafts soil specific wines that embody the unique characteristics of the Stellenbosch region. The Original Chenin Blanc epitomises the balance between power and elegance, while the Family Chenin delivers a refined complexity with firm minerality.
Donna Elvira Fringilla Falanghina DOC 2019
Regular price £15.95Golden colour with hints of green. Aromas of blossom, pineapple, yellow plum and dried herbs on the nose. Balanced, fresh, but ripe palate of fleshy apricots and yellow peaches.
Country: Italy
Region:Campania, Irpinia
Grapes: Falanghina
ABV: 13.5 %
Rallo Vicoletto Orange Cataratto 2022
Regular price £15.50On the west side of Sicily close to Marsala, Cantine Rallo has its vineyards and winery.
This ‘Orange’ wine is bright yet slightly cloudy in colour thanks to the natural approach to winemaking; with no stabilisation, fining or filtration resulting in a wine with very low sulphur levels. The bouquet is a beautiful mix of citrus, grapefruit, apple and white flesh fruits that follows onto the palate. Complemented by Mediterranean herbs and a backbone of fresh acidity.
Country: Italy
Region: Marsala, Sicily
Grapes: Catarratto
ABV: 12.5%
Uva Non Grata Gros Manseng 2021
Regular price £11.95A honeyed nose, with a hints of spice. Fleshy peach fruit on the palate with a fresh, off dry finish.
Country: France
Region: South of France
Grapes: Gros Manseng
ABV: 12.5%
McManis Family Vineyards Viognier 2021
Regular price £15.95Unctuous and voluptuous! Ripe fruit aromas of pear, guava, melon, and peach. The palate has notes of banana, vanilla, and popcorn. Rich and yummy!
Country: USA
Region: River Junction California
Grapes: Viognier
ABV: 13.5%
Abel Mendoza Garnacha Blanco 2020
Regular price £37.95This viscous, mouth-filling wine offers notes of toast, red and green apples, caramel and almond.
Fermentation in new French barrels and 5 months battonage until bottling.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Garnacha Blanco
ABV: 14%
The grand master of white Rioja, Abel Mendoza never fails to impress with his uniquely complex, old vine wines from small plots planted high up in the Alavesa. Tim Atkin MW often scores between 94-95 for this wine and past vintages received 95 points from Robert Parker. Sublime and a must for anyone serious about their wine.
Maison Antech Blanquette de Limoux Brut NV
Regular price £18.45Wonderful, lively bubbly with fresh granny smith apple aromas and flavours.
Country: France
Region: Limoux, Languedoc
Grape: Mauzac, Chenin, Chardonnay
ABV: 12%
Traditional Method
Winzerhof Stahl Weissburgunder 2022
Regular price £19.95Intense aromatics with flavours of pears, grapefruit, melon, and gooseberry. Brilliant minerality and lemony acidity. Complex and juicy, yet unwaveringly lithe. Lingering finish reminiscent of lemony creams.
Country: Germany
Region: Franken
ABV: 13.5%
Grape: 100% Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
Food Match: Beautiful when paired with fresh salads or a diverse range of Asian-inspired dishes. This wine love's seafood! A perfect match is whole crab with lemon butter.
Fun Fact: Weissburgunder (/vīs-bur-gūn-dur/) is another grape of the pinot family which originated in Burgundy, France. For that reason, the German word “burgunder” is used to mean pinot in the same sense French and English speakers use it. “Weiss,” like “blanc” in French or “bianco” in Italian, is the German word for the color white. So weissburgunder is the German name for pinot blanc/bianco
Winzerhof Stahl is a dynamic young estate from one of Germany’s rising star winemakers, Christian Stahl. Christian has been making waves on the national and international wine scene since he established the estate in 2005, winning multiple accolades across the world in recognition of his talent and contribution to the world of wine.
Based in Franken, in Bavaria, Stahl makes wines in a region with a long and fruitful viticultural history, spanning over 1200 years. The Main River runs through the verdant countryside, where small villages of cobblestone paving and timber-framed houses dot the landscape. Auernhofen, where Winzerhof Stahl is situated, is one of these such villages.
José Ignacio Albariño Reserve
Regular price £18.95Ripe aromas of white peaches, citrus fruits like grapefruit and featuring floral notes of jasmine. It has a fresh, crisp and fruity mouth feel on the palate with mineral notes, and is rounded off with extremely fresh and balanced acidity, with good structure and a delicious mouth-watering finish.
Country: Uruguay
Region: Maldonado
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Albariño
Petit Chablis Domaine de la Motte 2022
Regular price £20.95Fairly restrained on the nose, savoury herbs and citrus on the palate. Well balanced with a suggestion of "hot stone" minerality. A light and fruity wine that marries perfectly with oysters and all shellfish
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Chablis
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
Vineyards are in the Hautes Côtes, at the top of the slopes just above Domaine de la Motte's Chablis classified plots and so achieve good ripeness. The soil is Portlandian, which is less chalky than Kimmeridgian, and typically produces wines which are less mineral and more fruity, well suited to earlier drinking. Having said that, Motte’s wine has real finesse with good fruit character – very much their house style. Cool-fermented in stainless steel, malolactic fermentation is also in stainless steel and the wine is unoaked.
Cantine Rallo Evro Insolia 2022
Regular price £18.95Evro originates from Rallo’s exceptional estate vineyards in Alcamo, in one of Sicilia’s premier growing areas. Pale yellow to straw yellow with light green reflections. The bouquet shows citrusy notes and marked apple scent. There is a distinct minerality on the palate – a trademark of Rallo’s wines – with rich mouth-feel and persistent finish. This is a seductive wine.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Insolia
Cave de l’Ormarine Picpoul de Pinet Sélection
Regular price £12.95Delicately perfumed, ripe melon fruit on the nose. The palate is weighty and ripe but remains fresh and saline. A crowd pleaser but a very well made one.
Country: France
Region: AOP PICPOUL DE PINET
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: 100% Picpoul Blanc
Cave de l'Ormarine's vineyards lie at approximately 40 metres above sea level on a chalky clay plateau, rich in Cretaceous limestone and quartz. The vineyards lie to the North of the Lac de Thau and slope towards it. Cyril Payon oversees the production and grapes are carefully selected and picked at different times to capture different flavour profiles. They are de-stemmed and macerated on their skins followed by fermentation for approximately 2 weeks without malolactic fermentation.
Il Traliccio Trebbiano 2022
Regular price £8.75A great value, clean, crisp Trebbiano. Light green apple fruit characters with bright, fresh acidity.
Country: Italy
Region: Emilia Romagna
Grapes: Trebbiano
ABV: 11%
Cederberg Bukettraube 2022
Regular price £19.25Only 77 hectares of this grape variety in the world. Enjoy a bottle of this delicious wine in the knowledge that you are one of very few people who have tried it!
Cederberg Bukettraube is an explosion of aroma and flavour. It has prominent muscat flavours with apricot and floral notes on the nose. A well balanced wine with a delicate sweetness and a crisp acidity.
Country: South Africa
Region: Cederberg
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Bukettraube
A rare cultivar with 77 hectares left in the world. Enjoyed as an aperitif; partner to spicy fusion foods – not hot; sweet Cape curries, or goose liver and baked fruits.
Zephyr Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Regular price £20.40“About as good as Marlborough gets” according to Tim Atkin. We concur!
Very pale straw with a slight green hue. On the nose, ginger, green apple and crisp highlights of lime. Citrus focussed palate with quenching acidity and varietal elegance.
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
ABV: 14 %
Zephyr Wines is a family winery based in Dillon’s Point, Marlborough and was started by the Glover family in 1985 after being inspired by other mavericks in the region to convert their farm to vine. They've never looked back and Owen and Wendy Glover, along with son Ben, one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed and talented winemakers, now produce award-winning wines from what has become one of the most established single vineyards in the region. The Gewurtzraminer and a Riesling follow suit in showcasing the more savoury and 'savage' style Zephyr has become renowned for. The critics are proving what we’ve known for a long time: that the Glover’s are styling something special out of Marlborough vines that no-one else has.
Passatempo Vinho Verde 2022
Regular price £11.95Crisp, light, refreshing, mouth-watering...
The perfect wine to enjoy as you watch those carefully marinated chicken wings sizzle on the BBQ.
Country: Portugal
Region: Vinho Verde
Grapes: Alvarinho (Albarino), Loureiro
ABV: 11.5%
Picture the scene…a sunny late afternoon, the smell of barbecues beginning to waft through the air and the chorus of lawnmowers are finally drawing to an end, your thoughts turn to that first drink of the evening. Vinho Verde.
This wine comes from Adega Ponte de Barca who were founded in 1963 right in the middle of Vinho Verde. A region itself with over 2000 years of winemaking history.
The winery commits itself to the principle that ‘the origin counts’ and being inspired by this history they work with wine growers to produce scintillating, fresh wines that helped put the region on the map.