Northern White

2022 Sensation du Nord Viognier: We really liked this in 2020, in 21 there was very little because of the frost but thankfully in 2022 a return to normal volumes, which means, if you are looking for a more affordable app...(read more)

With Graeme & Julie Bott you get a real sense of the new generation and the changing of the guard and style. Nothing exemplifies this more than the First Flight Viognier in 2021, a difficult vintage because of the Ap...(read more)

Always a favourite at L&S, white fleshy peach & apricot stone fruit, bright floral citrus notes, it is so much more than 'Côtes du Rhône blanc'.

Light floral colour, nose ever so slightly closed on first inspection, a touch of apricot, ripe and round, floral, vibrant and juicy - flowing bright & floral.

Based in the village of Cornas, this estate is best known for its robust red wines, which come highly recommended. Like the rest of its range, this rare 100% Roussanne St-Joseph is grown organically. The vineyard is in t...(read more)

Another beautifully crafted wine from the Botts. Apricot & peach nectar with white blossom, a hallmark of the vintage, this is blended from 70% Marsanne & 30% Roussanne, all from granite and approx 9 months in Fr...(read more)

Pierre Gaillard makes some of the most distinctive round and ripe Condrieu, always on the riper spectrum of fruit flavours and the 2022 continues in this style, fruit forward, fresh and bright.

Not as expressive as 19, but a slight change in style detected, more linear & precise. Peach & melon notes, with mineral salinity too, finish off with a floral violet tone, really impressive.

You can tell from the off that this is going to be good, the look and the smell just whet the appetite for what is to come. A green tea tinge and lemon to the colour, peach & apricot stone fruits with a touch of ging...(read more)

There are just 2,000 bottles of the 2020 Condrieu Coeur de Roncharde, from a parcel of 70-year-old vines. This vintage is quite floral, with notes of peppery-gingery spice, citrus and pineapple on the nose, while the pal...(read more)

l'Octroi is a small holding on the slopes of Malleval, from granite and sandy soil, lots to like here as always with a Gaillard Condrieu, ripe peach, apricot and jasmine floral notes to, impressive as always.