SUAVIS

The eternal quest for affordable, exciting, uniquely delicious, GPS-accurate white wines continues. There used to be a vast selection of wines on our shelves in the key £10-£15-mark, but recent non-sensical duty increases, sky-rocketing transport costs, increased profit margin requirements, and multiple other unavoidable annoyances have pushed thousands of artisan wines out of this bracket and up to the dreaded twenty quid barrier. So while epic wines in this price bracket are diminishing as time passes, it doesn’t mean I have given up hope. I anticipate the new vintage of my featured wine hitting the shelves this autumn, but before it does, please avail yourself of the opportunity to purchase this spectacular, organic, dreamy white wine from one of the most famous regions in Tuscany. I would not blink at paying north of twenty smackers for this wine, but you can pick it up for a mere £12.95 by the case. With a stunning billowy texture, a pear, apple and quince-tinged palate and a sultry, smooth finish, this wine, named after murmuring nuns (it used to be a convent), is nothing short of epic. Elegant whites of this calibre need time to express their full array of flavours, and Suavis is at its peak. This wine might be the finest summer treat I have unearthed in years.Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Aug 2023)