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Viognier at it's best, this has pure, lifted aromatics and mouth-filling concentration. What sets it apart is its energetic yet fine line of acidity, something that's not easy to achieve with Viognier. As always with Simon and Lauren, it's poised and harmonious.After spending a decade making wine in...

This is nuanced, pure Chardonnay. Citrus and stonefruit meld with mealy undertones. Its compact density is beautifully balanced by fine boned acid structure. Oak use is harmonious and judicious. Watch it evolve in the glass over a few hours, or if you’re patient, it’ll be even more thoroughly en...

Considered first growth (Erste Lage) in Kamptal, the Steinmassl vineyard is set on primary rock of mica-schist. These meagre soils produce small concentrated berries. With a slow pressing or period of skin contact, and fermentation in stainless steel, the resulting wines are long and lean with a cry...

While obscure, the variety Favorita makes for reliably good, fresh, dry Italian drinking. This one has some pretty fruit aromatics, with fleshy pear and stone fruit notes, and a little dry grass complexity. It's dry and taut to taste. All in all, there’s an ease to this that makes it a good all-ro...

A fruit-forward Mcon that highlights the appeal of southern Burgundy Chardonnay. Bursting with citrus, green apple, and stone fruit, it’s lively and expressive, with a clean finish. A charming, accessible way to explore Burgundy.Based in the heart of Burgundy, Famille Paquet has been crafting wine...

We can’t understate how special this is. In short, Cuvée Aux Antipodes Blanc is Central Otago Chardonnay made by one of Burgundy’s greatest winemakers from a great Kiwi vineyard, in the sub region of Pisa. Francois Millet (of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé and Francois Millet et Fills) was so...

A precise expression of Marlborough Sauvignon, this ‘Blanc’ from the talented Thousand Gods team is a triumph. It has a ripe fruit profile yet it’s understated. It’s fresh, mineral and driven, but not searingly so. Fruit from the biodynamic Churton Vineyard was fermented with wild yeast, wit...

Flavourful and concentrated with stone and tropical fruits and ripe citrus, this has a dense palate with a flinty, mineral, fresh finish. The variety Vitovksa is believed to have been found in Georgia, but is very much at home in the north east of Italy and neighbouring Solvenia. Organic, estate gro...

This is captivating Greek white wine. With aromatics of stone fruit, white flowers, spiced pear, oyster shell and honey, it has palate-forward, creamy texture and a steely, mineral finish. It's a blend of native, local varieties Vidiano and Thrapsathiri. These 10 to 100 year old vines are organicall...

Proving that delicious Riesling is very much in North Canterbury's wheelhouse, this is beautiful lifted, floral and exotic. To taste it's all crunchy apple, honeydew melon and citrus zest, with a silky texture and gentle savoury note. It's off dry and joyful. Fruit is hand harvested from a gravelly ...

A superb, ‘good to go’ style of white burgundy that delivers both minerality and approachability. Understated, fresh and medium bodied, this is made with fruit grown in Vézelay (just to the south of Chablis), and Maconnais (in the very south of Burgundy). La Soeur Cadette is the negociant label...

The variety Assyrtiko plays a starring role in the relatively recent revival of the Greek wine industry. This is the perfect introduction to the variety, fruitful and super fresh. It’s got some lovely palate weight, with a citrusy finish and minerality. As a variety it’s very expressive of where...

Drink more Riesling. There we said it (. I think we've said it a few times before) but seriously, this wine shows Rieslings versatility and why we love the grape so much. This is a bright, lifted Rizza with florals, lychee, and a citrusy, tonicy finish. With 24 hours skin-contact, there's lovely, fl...

Their acclaim for Riesling might have you overlook Frankland Estate's precise, refined Chardonnay. With stonefruit, flint and spice on the nose, this a gentle, creamy texture, medium body and a fresh, citrusy finish.Great Southern, hours south of Perth, is the furthest Australian wine region from Ne...

This is bangin’. It’s full of the fragrance of orange, apricot, florals and lime. Its exuberant aromatics lead you to a moreish tangy, pithy palate, with medium body and the suggestion of wet stone-type minerality.Zibibbo is the Sicilian name for the grape variety Muscat of Alexandria, which is ...

Some of this country's best Chardonnay comes off the clay soils of the Moutere Hills in Nelson, and Luta Echoes proves this beautifully. It also proves that bigger isn't better when it comes to great Chardonnay. There's elegance here, with a dense core of yellow stone fruit and citrus, creamy textur...

Laïs Blanc 2019 combines Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, and Grenache Gris, offering layers of ripe stone fruit, bright citrus, and a hint of wild fennel. It has breadth without weight, finishing savoury, mineral and mouthwatering, a perfect example of Olivier’s skill in turning the raw power of the sou...

This is Pinot Gris with the coppery pink hue of a Marlborough sunset, hedonistic aromas of fig, spice and beeswax, a rich palate and very delicate, dry tannins. We could continue to wax lyrical, but suggest you find the occasion to enjoy this with great friends as soon as possible.Hans and Therese H...

Finely tuned, with citrus, oyster shell and ripe apple aromatics, this is the kind of fresh, pure and classic Chablis we love. Organic, estate grown fruit from four parcels was hand harvested and wild fermented. The wine was aged in glass lined tanks.Bernard Defaix established his domaine with w hec...

Pristine and lengthy, this has mineral drive with beautifully concentrated flavours of confit lemon, kaffir lime, apple and white peach. Fruit from estate vineyards in and around Brézé was hand picked, whole bunch pressed, wild yeast fermented at ambient temperatures without malolactic fermentatio...

We didn't need proof of the quality of fruit here, lovingly nutured by the Neudorf team through the growing season. But here it is - their Rosie's Block Chardonnay unadorned of oak. It's fermented in clay amphora, and exhibits purity of variety and place, namely those clay Moutere hills in Nelson. M...

We love both the premise of this wine, and the taste of it. Rather than champion a particular variety, the fellas at Deep Down are championing the beautiful region they make wine in - Marlborough. The result is a harmonious dry white with stonefruit and melon aromatics, a supple palate and fresh, ba...

This is Jordan's second Chardonnay release, and he's hit the ball out of the park. It's energetic and citrusy, with bready savouriness and creamy front palate texture. It's modern, medium bodied Chardonnay, where both precision and generousity are at play. The fruit comes from 30 year old Mendoza Ch...

From the south east facing Montmain Premier Cru vineyard, this is powerful Chablis. With serious depth of flavour - ripe stone fruit, smoke and iodine - its aged in both oak and stainless steel. The vineyards were planted in 1971 by Romain and Damien's grandfather and are certified organic.Another o...