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2007 Adobe Chardonnay, Emiliana Orgánicos -
Chile
This Chardonnay is fresh and lively with plenty of
apple, melon and pear fruits. Having not seen oak, it is very expressive and
slightly lighter in style than most Chilean Chardonnays. Lovely. |
£8.99/bottle
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2007 Adobe Sauvignon Blanc, Emiliana Orgánico
- Chile
Excellent new Sauvignon Blanc to add to the
Adobe range. Vibrant, refreshing, floral gooseberry fruits with a sprightly
finish.
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£8.99/bottle
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2005 Novas Winemaker's Selection Sauvignon Blanc,
Emiliana Orgánico - Chile
From Casablanca Valley,
this is an intense, fresh Sauvignon with characteristic citrus and floral
aromas and hints of minerals more akin to New Zealand Sauvignons rather than
Chilean. A gorgeous, expressive Sauvignon!
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£10.15/bottle
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2006 Soave Borgoletto, Fasoli Gino -
Italy
Aromas of fresh pears; a clean, lively palate
finishing on a twist of citrus. Lovely. |
£10.30/bottle
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2005 Five Plots Semillon/Chardonnay, OVA
- Australia
A bright, crisp and fruity wine with lots of
lush tropical fruit flavours. Delicious. |
£10.35/bottle
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2006 Rioja Genoli, Ijalba - Spain
100% Viura. The name Genoli comes from the name of the yellow
pigmentation used by painters a long time ago. Citrus and white flowers
dominate the nose and palate. Very fresh and very good! |
£10.35/bottle
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2007 Pinot Bianco/Pinot Grigio IGT Delle
Venezie, Mont'albano - Italy
Tasty, mid-intensity white
with pear and red apple fruits and refreshing acidity. A stunning wine for the
price. |
£10.40/bottle
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2006 Bordeaux
Supérieur Blanc, Château Couronneau - Bordeaux,
France
A stylish Sauvignon Blanc/Sauvignon Gris blend.
Unoaked and zesty with a herbal edge coming from a short period on its lees.
Very stylish and elegant. |
£10.50/bottle
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2006 Riesling Kabinett Trocken, Stefan Sander
- Rheinhessen, Germany
Made with grapes grown on 25 year
old vines on slopes facing eastwards to the Rhine. The soil is chalky with good
humus content giving the vines a good balance of nourishment and minerals. This
award winning Kabinett is dry and fairly light with gorgeous tropical fruit,
limey acidity and a very refreshing style |
£10.99/bottle
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2005 Pinot Grigio, Endrizzi - Italy
This vividly fragrant Pinot Grigio with soft angelica characters
lying behind smoky flavours of wild pears. |
£11.30/bottle
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2006 Touraine Sauvignon Blanc,
Château de la Bonnelière, Plouzeau - Loire, France
Sprightly citrus fruit that is the hallmark of quality Loire whites,
a lovely peachy mid-palate and a clean, crisp finish. Quite
excellent. |
£11.40/bottle
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2004 Casa de Mouraz Branco, Dao - Portugal
This dry oak aged white is based on low-yielding malvasia fina teamed
up with bical and cerceal. The fatness of fruit offers a stone-fruit intensity
to contrast with layers of nuttiness and mineral notes.
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£11.45/bottle
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2005 Trio Trocken, Stefan Sander -
Germany
Made from Pinot Blanc, Muller-Thurgau and Kerner
this wine is clean, well-structure, and dry but genuinely
fruity.
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£11.60/bottle
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2006 Gavi La Raia, DOCG - Piedmont, Italy
Cheerfully yellow in appearance with a lovely floral nose, an intense
palate with ripe citrus fruits and a soft finish. |
£11.95/bottle
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2005 Granges de Mirabel Viognier, Vin de
Pays de L'Ardèche, M Chapoutier - South West France
Facing south on volcanic hills at the foot of the Coiron plateau, the
micro-climate is very favourable to the growth and ripening of Viognier grapes.
This creates a good intensity of acacia and violet aromas and a roundness and
freshness on the palate, characteristic of viognier from volcanic
soils.
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£12.30/bottle
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2006 Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Cuvée
Classique, Bossard - Loire, France
Supremely good wine,
this wine has a brilliant yellow colour and an intense nose of baked apples,
lime and minerality. The palate is fresh and crisp with a lovely long length.
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£12.40/bottle
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2003 Chardonnay/Chenin/Sauvignon
Blanc, Robinvale - Australia
A delightfully fresh,
lively, fruit driven blend. It displays distinctive tropical and stone fruit
aromas with fresh salad flavours, leaving a clean crisp dry finish. |
£12.55/bottle
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2006 Quinta do Coa Branco, CARM - Douro,
Portugal
Lovely mineral nose with hints of lemon,
pineapple and passion fruit. Exquisite toasty flavours from new oak, nice
acidity and lingering fruit flavours. A versatile food wine. |
£12.55/bottle
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2003 Oaked Chardonnay, Robinvale -
Australia
This premium Chardonnay was picked at optimum
maturity so it can exhibit its full spectrum of rich varietal aromas and
flavours. Fermentation in small French oak casks adds great depth and
complexity. A creamy, buttery delight. |
£12.80/bottle
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2006 Limney Horsmonden Dry White,
Davenport Vineyards - England
Clean fruity/aromatic nose
with hints of strawberries and summer flowers. The initial impression in the
mouth is similar with some nice zesty grapefruit flavours and
Gewurztraminer-like spice. The finish borders on bone dry and is slightly
minerally. |
£12.95/bottle
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2005 Givry Blanc, Domaine Guy Chaumont
- Burgundy, France
Fine white Burgundy, complex and
long, packed with intense, buttery citrus and melon flavours balanced by crisp
natural acidity. |
£13.60/bottle
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2006 Sancerre, Christian Dauney - Loire,
France
Here the sauvignon blanc exhibits refreshingly
clean, grassy grapefruit and granny smith fruit, all complemented with just the
right amount of acidity. |
£14.95/bottle
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2006 Chablis, Domaine Phillippe
Goulley - Burgundy, France
A classic Chablis Chardonnay
- with a more aromatic and typically minerally approach than the Petit Chablis.
This Chablis is full bodied and powerful. Dry, rounded and slightly citric with
an elegant nose, soft fruit flavours and a buttery edge.
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£15.35/bottle
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2004 Viognier, Bon Cap Organic Estate - Robertson,
South Africa
This Viognier produced from a very low
yielding single vineyard constantly displays very intense and upfront Viognier
characteristics reminiscent of ripe citrus, dried peach and pear with subtle
hints of nut and light spices. Full bodied and well rounded with crisp and
fresh acidity. |
£15.40/bottle
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2005 Gewurztraminer, Wilhelm Zahringer -
Germany
A top class German dry white with a delightfully
aromatic and spicy nose and hints of rose and ripe muscat grapes. This is
Gewürz in a lighter, more elegant, piquant style than some of its over
floral and blowsy contemporaries. Excellent with Far Eastern cuisine and lovely
as an aperitif. |
£15.99/bottle
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2006 Sauvignon Blanc, Seresin - Marlborough, New
Zealand
"All handpicked, this wine is ripe lime and
melon fruit and the 5% wild ferment and 5% old oak parts lend it some
considerable complexity. Smooth and already drinking well, the cool, green
cucumber notes on the finish make it a forward and refreshing wine. Yum!"
Matthew Jukes |
£15.99/bottle
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2005 Saint Joseph Blanc, M Chapoutier -
Rhône, France
100% Marsanne. A very harmonious
wine with a crisp, fresh finish developing into mellowed
honey.
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£16.20/bottle
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2004 Riesling, Seresin - Marlborough, New
Zealand
Intense, concentrated and subtly rich with bags
of ripe lime and honey, with a steely mineral backbone. |
£16.75/bottle
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2005 Estate Chardonnay, Seresin - Marlborough, New
Zealand
Nutty and rich with tropical fruit aromas and
flavours. Toasty and creamy with a lively lick of acidity on the finish.
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£16.99/bottle
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2003 Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu Demi-Sec, Domaine Huet
- Loire, France
Really nice weight here. Medium sweet
with clean, pure, subtly herby, slightly cheesy Chenin notes. A fresh wine that
needs time. |
£19.50/bottle
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2004 Vouvray Sec, Le Mont, Huet - Loire,
France
Predominantly mineral aromas on the nose with a
touch of classic wet wool to round it out. A round and mouthfilling palate with
a hint of minerality. Rich, but cut through by a firm citrus acidity. Excellent
ageing potential
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£20.70/bottle
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2006 Pinot Gris, Seresin - Marlborough, New
Zealand
Elegant and refined with lovely Pinot Gris
spice. Apple and pear notes, rich and yet restrained with a lovely long
finish. |
£20.99/bottle
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2002 Meursault, Michel Lafarge - Burgundy,
France
Open, attractive, confectionery nose of richness
and elegance. There are no rough edges here at all. A delicious wine.
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£24.45/bottle
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2002 Hermitage Blanc,
Chante-Alouette, M Chapoutier - Rhône, France
Flavours of quince, apple, honey, citrus fruit and acacia follow
through from the nose. Full, unctuous and rich, with hints of vanilla. Destined
for 10 - 15 years of drinking. |
£33.50/bottle
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2002 Puligny Montrachet, Guyot - Burgundy,
France
A name that sets the pulse of almost every
wine-lover racing. This Puligny Montrachet has a marzipan, flinty and white
flower character with upright acidity which will ensure great longevity. What a
shame it's available in such small quantities.
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£35.50/bottle
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