LEA & SANDEMAN

Are you on the lookout for sensational white Burgundy for less than a tenner? The answer surely must be yes because this is one of a handful of definitive wine styles on the planet and one usually has to pay more like 15 quid for the pleasure and even fine examples at this price are thin on the ground. This delectable chardonnay comes from Domaine de la Denante and it is in fact a Mâcon-Davayé in disguise. With this covert info on board, I am certain that you now have a 'taste image' of what this wine might feel like on the palate, but I would urge you to rev this flavour memory up a few notches because the heavenly meadow flower aroma and silky-smooth palate really are top of the range for a Mâcon. There is a lovely, faint, kiss of praline-scented oak in the background too, and the finish is admirably long. This effortlessly classy white Burgundy will entrance your sense and also leave you with more than enough cash to splash on some very serious fresh fish to cook alongside it. Money Week 12 October 2012Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Dec 2012)

From Davayé. Creamy, stony light citrus. Dry, almost dusty. I'd like a little more creaminess on the palate but it is long and elegantly austere. This tastes like a Chablis-Mâcon cross Rating: 16 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2012)

Box-fresh Chardonnay from Mâcon-Davayé's Domaine de la Denante, and at a very attractive price. Very finely balanced between the beguiling soft ripe apple fruit, the faintest suggestion of oak and the crisp, focused acidity. Rating: 89 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Oct 2012)