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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.

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.

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)

Wickedly fresh, the 2023 Soave Classico Roccolo del Durlo mixes chamomile with sage before giving way to crushed nectarines. This blends salty and sweet on the palate, displaying soft textures and masses of mineral-infus...(read more)

There's such an easy, breezy charm with the Visintinis' Friulano. Lemon, grapefruit and citrus herb aromas jump from the glass. On the palate there is good feel of white fruit flesh with nice concentration. Generous, rip...(read more)

The Felluga family's field blend is another winner in 2023. Lovely nose, some gloss but not overdone, stone fruit, wild flowers, lemon verbena, citrus and wet stone. It is the Sauvignon Blanc element to the fore at first...(read more)