White Wines
Our sales of white wines continue to be dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, so we make sure we offer you a very wide choice of wines from these two great varieties from all over the world.
However, we make considerable efforts to promote intriguing varieties and blends too, so do consider alternatives, whether Chenin Blanc (Loire and South Africa); the peachy and exotically fruited Rhône varieties - Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne and Grenache Blanc; and those varieties we now broadly label "Alsace" but which appear all along the trade routes from northern France via Germany to north-eastern Italy - Pinot Blanc (Bianco), Pinot Gris (Grigio), Gewurtztraminer; plus of course Riesling.
Some of our most distinctive and increasingly popular wines are from grapes grown only in small zones: Picpoul de Pinet from the Languedoc shores of the Med; Gros and Petit Manseng (Pacherenc du Vic Bilh) from the south-west of France; Albarino from Galicia; or Grechetto from Umbria. Then there are blends: blending grape varieties with specific qualities - for example using one for fruit (e.g. Viognier), one for body (e.g. Marsanne) and another for freshness (e.g. Clairette) - makes complete sense and can make wine so much more interesting. We commend in particular blends from the Languedoc, Spain and South Africa - especially the latter.
Key to our selection is only to offer wines from vines suited to the climatic conditions in which they are grown: that’s why we don’t offer Sauvignon Blanc from the Languedoc, or Pinot Grigio from Australia - it’s simply too hot there for these varieties. Some grapes thrive in the heat - for example Grillo in Sicily. Finally, note that we enjoy and seek freshness in our whites, and abhor the following: over-ripeness; ugly adjustment of acidity levels with tartaric acid (yes, in hot countries they can legally dump sacks of white powder into the wine); and clumsily oaked examples.
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Les Gryphées refers to the fossils of ancient oysters found in the vineyards, and this was our...
OriginFrance
RegionJura
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAM322

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Chateau de Toulet, Loupiac, 2022
Medium Sweet
Toulet has been producing sweet wines since the 13th century and for the last five generations...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeTOU122
GrapeSemillon & Sauvignon Blanc

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70% Chardonnay and 30% Savagnin, fermented and aged ‘sous voile’ separately for two years...
OriginFrance
RegionJura
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAM222
GrapeChardonnay & Savagnin

Chateau Barrere, Jurancon Moelleux, 2014
Medium sweet
A blend of 70% Petit Manseng and 30% Gros Manseng from Jurancon in South West France. Floral...
OriginFrance
RegionJurancon
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBRR114
GrapePetit Manseng & Gros Manseng

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100% Chardonnay aged ‘sous voile’, under a thin film of yeast very similar to the Flor that...
OriginFrance
RegionJura
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAM123
GrapeChardonnay

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Vin Jaune is the Jura’s unique gift to the world of wine, a long aged oxidative wine made...
OriginFrance
RegionJura
ColourWhite
ABV14%
Bottle62cl
CodeLAM417
GrapeSavagnin

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Forges, Savennieres, Roche Aux Moines, 2022
Full bodied
Roche aux Moines is one of the top vineyards in Savennières, a tiny but famed appellation on...
OriginFrance
RegionSavennieres
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeFOR522
GrapeChenin Blanc

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The name of this 1er cru originates from “cailloux”; its calcareous soil is full of stones...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV 13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLEQ322
GrapeChardonnay

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This is a little-known clos, a walled (or once walled) vineyard, beneath the village of...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV 13%
Bottle75cl
CodeLEQ222
GrapeChardonnay

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A fascinating wine, with great flavour, energy and tension, with a bit of tannin – as it’s...
OriginAustralia
RegionGippsland
ColourWhite
ABV13.2%
Bottle75cl
CodeHOD423
GrapePinot Gris

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Fermented in a mix of stainless steel, and Austrian foudres. Lemon and grapefruit aromas. Bone...
OriginAustralia
RegionGippsland
ColourWhite
ABV11.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeWIC323
GrapeRiesling

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One of our benchmark wines, named because François Lequin bestows on this wine the traditional...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLEQ522
GrapeChardonnay