Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with L&S

Aromatic and gently bold, white flowers and apricot, lovely palate weight, richness, grip and verve. There is an apricot-like density with a deftly spicy undertow. No excess weight here at all. This remains bright and pe...(read more)

Gavi has, for me, always been a synonym for fresh apple flavours. This wine delivers that as well, with a lively granny smith acidity underpinned by a really fresh orchard fruit palate that makes you think of late summer...(read more)

The estate's top cuvée or Gold Label (Oro) is classic Gavi from their very old vineyards. The big difference here is that the wine spends six months on the lees adding extra weight, a hint of smoky spice, some cri...(read more)

This is another delicious spicy, savory white from the Barale family. Delicate frame yet laden with yellow plum notes, white blossom florality and a gentle nuttiness like almond paste. At once generous in impact and yet...(read more)

A bright fruity white with Mirabelle plums, limes, seaweed, orange blossoms, white pepper and chalky minerals on the nose. Medium-bodied, it shows integrated freshness, a tingling palate and substance. It’s a bit austere...(read more)

A smoky and peaty wine with a nose of pineapple and ferns. Quite full-bodied, zesty and tight, with a chalky texture in the finish. Drink now.

The 2023 Grüner Veltliner is a vivid blend of crushed yellow apples, fresh apricots, chamomile and raw almond that wafts up from the glass. It presents a pretty inner sweetness offset by salty mineral tones as an ai...(read more)

Decidedly green in the best possible way, the 2023 Kerner launches from the glass with zest of lime and sour melon, hints of young kiwi and spice. It washes across the palate with silken, nearly oily textures and ripe, c...(read more)

A very inviting nose of firm pear fruit and yellow plum with verbena notes. On the palate this is bright with lively lemon cut and spicy, softer yellow flesh. Delightfully perky but with texture too, the palate shows nic...(read more)

A nicely crafted gently spicy fruit filled Pinot Grigio from the Veneto. Lovely weight and poise of citrus and ripe pear with a good acid push on the finish.

A layered wine, showing herbal aromas from sage to horseradish, with apricots, peaches and a leesy, almondy finish. Medium-bodied, it shines with tingling acidity, a chewy palate and a polished yet extracted finish. Drin...(read more)

The 2023 Soave Classico Battistelle wafts up with a collage of dried flowers, cracked slate and crushed green apples. Soft-textured and round, it presents a tension-building mix of tactile minerals and brisk acidity that...(read more)