Loire

Lionel continues to produce fabulous value Sauvignon and the 2019 is another cracker. Slightly fuller fruited than Sancerre, with ripe gooseberry and citrus, some lovely herbal touches and a bright lifted acidity making...(read more)

A wonderfully characterful style from Bruno Cormerais, hints of fennel and tarragon run throughout this wine. Thrillingly pure and crisp, with tangy citrus fruit, it is quenching and enticing in equal measure. A perfect...(read more)

A great example of a blend where limestone slightly dominates. There are top notes of gooseberry and gunsmoke but also a full-bodied roundness which is slightly honeyed away and gentle.

The 2020 release from Vanessa is an absolute stunner. Broad and expressive on the nose - full of white blossom and warm straw - but so incredibly focused on the palate; the texture here is gorgeously weighty. Bright and...(read more)

Although perhaps this estate is more famous for it's red wines it also makes a small quantity of white. This is a a really charming Chenin Blanc. Lots of white fruit and citrus notes, dry and well rounded and a real plea...(read more)

As ever this is beautifully fresh, a lovely citrus tang and salty zip at the outset but it is the weight of perky fruit that fills out the middle and drives this on, making it so much more impressive than almost anyone e...(read more)

These dry Chenins from Domaine de Pierre Bise are an absolute delight and something of a steal. There are definite notes of warm hay, apricot, ripe citrus and just a hint of fennel. In the mouth this wine has drive and i...(read more)

The Seguin wines are so easy going and deliver such drinking pleasure. This is textbook with gun-flint, gooseberry and freshly mown grass with an undercut of something a little more tropical. Supple and fresh in the mout...(read more)

This absolute gem from Henri d'Assay never disappoints and the 2020 is no different. On the nose there is a subtle tropical hint of mango and guava, following through on the palate with a lovely lemony finish. The acidit...(read more)

'Sélection de Grains Nobles' from Chenin Blanc harvested at the peak of botrytisation. The Papin family's vineyards are picked over several weeks and fermented long and slow to produce some of the world's great sw...(read more)