£210.00 £216.00
This Chardonnay was served with a delicious starter of poached cod, savoy cabbage and Alsace bacon at our most recent wine pairing dinner at Noize, London. The food served to highlight the complexity of the wine and its potential to improve for a few more years to come.
Our wine editor, Bruce Palling, describes it as being far from typical turbocharged New World Chardonnays, but a complex elegant example that would easily stand comparison with White Burgundy.
There is also the Glass Collection Unoaked Chardonnay 2018 available in this offer.
£83.70 £93.00
This is a real treat and a bargain to boot, as a portion of the vineyard is literally surrounded by the fabled Chateau d’Yquem, which sells for hundreds of pounds. Nearly half the output of the 2016 vintage was lost to frost in the Spring, which has added to the concentration of this vintage. The wine is aged 12 months in oak barrels handed down from d’Yquem.
The wonderfully sticky texture and sweet unctuousness of Sauternes is caused by “Noble Rot”, which is a fungus that attacks the grapes just before harvest. Chateau Lafon is elegant and not overpoweringly sweet – the perfect partner for your dessert course or a rich Christmas fruitcake. A half bottle is ideal for between four to six people. Due to its limited availability, the Château Lafon will only be available in a case of six half bottles.
Please order by 18 December 2018 to ensure Christmas delivery.
£155.40 £179.40
Chile is more known for its Cabernet Sauvignon that its Sauvignon Blanc, but this wine should rapidly rectify this. Hand harvested from vineyards in the San Antonio Valley, it is harvested from four vineyards planted on steep terraces overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It is certainly similar to the New Zealand version of this wine but it has more steeliness and focus, which makes it more serious rather than overtly floral. It’s a perfect wine to enjoy as an aperitif, or serve with shellfish or oysters.
Please order by 18 December 2018 to ensure Christmas delivery.
£119.40 £131.40
Viognier is best known in northern Rhône, where it is the sole grape used to make the exotic and expensive Condrieu. This bottle from a family run estate in the Languedoc has the giveaway perfume of violets and apricots with a slightly heady aroma reminiscent of spring flowers. It is one of the few great grape varieties that doesn’t need bottle age to put its best foot forward. It’s a difficult varietal to get right but it is worth the effort because of its unique nose and taste. This wine would pair beautifully with warmly spiced mince pies.
Please order by 18 December 2018 to ensure Christmas delivery.
