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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Le Tende have just 14 hectares of vines, all organically tended (certified) near Colà di...
OriginItaly
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeLET121
GrapeGarganega, Cortese & Trebbiano

Blanchots is the sole south-east facing Grand Cru, giving a longer ripening season – arguably...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
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CodeROB620
GrapeChardonnay

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From two parcels, one planted in 1954 and the other in 1982, in this west-facing 1er Cru, which...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
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CodeROB420
GrapeChardonnay

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From vines averaging 45 years old (the earliest planted in 1954), on a vineyard facing the 1er...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
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CodeROB220
GrapeChardonnay

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100% barrel fermented, with 10% new oak; and given regular lees stirring to develop texture and...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV 12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLEQ520
GrapeChardonnay

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Pure Chardonnay but so different from a crisp Mâcon grown on calcareous soils; on the granitic...
OriginFrance
RegionBeaujolais
ColourWhite
ABV12.9%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAG521
GrapeChardonnay

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This proclaims “whole bunch fermented” on a band on the front label –and one can see that...
OriginAustralia
RegionYarra Valley
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeHOD421

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"From the Woori Yallock in the Upper Yarra Valley. It siddles up to you, and only on the...
OriginAustralia
RegionGippsland
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Bottle75cl
CodeWIC121
GrapeChardonnay

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This is a blend of 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne which has spent ten months aged on its...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeCLA220
GrapeGrenache Blanc & Roussanne

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From younger vines on the lower slopes (so more clay) near the cellar, all in tank. Lightly...
OriginFrance
RegionVezelay
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLCM120
GrapeChardonnay

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From vines near the top of the slope, so over more limestone; about 75% in stainless steel, 25%...
OriginFrance
RegionVezelay
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLCM320
GrapeChardonnay

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From the estate’s oldest vines on a southwestfacing slope, all in barrel, 20% new and the...
OriginFrance
RegionVezelay
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLCM519
GrapeChardonnay