This is Australia in a glass. Mid straw with a vibrant green hue,it calls you
like a road trip through cane fields or coastal forests. You can almost smell
the sunshine in the aromas of white peach, apricot and orange blossom. And
when you get that first crisp, fresh taste – with the stonefruit and
honeydew melon balanced by the citrus lemon finish – it’s like a surprising,
lively adventure that you never want to end.
Food Combo
Think fresh and easy, like chargrilled prawns, or poached chicken salad, or
broad bean bruschetta with goats curd and poached pears.
Lots of lovely ripe peach and apricot aromas, caramelized apples and hot stones on the nose. Followed by generous, pronounced fruit on the palate with nectarine skins and baked peaches balanced firmly by a rounded, lemon flesh acidity.After harvest, the wine is kept in stainless steel tanks to retain the freshness of the juice.The winery is sustainable.Try with chicken with a creamy sauce, Thai dishes, or cooked fish with a green salad.
Lemon colour with soft green glints. The nose has plenty of tropical and citrus fruits. The palate is fresh and well balanced and plenty of tropical fruit and hints of white blossom.The Viura and Malvasia grapes come from old bush vines located in the vineyards highest quality areas. The wines are fermented separately in stainless steel to preserve the freshness and stored on the lees for two months.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.Drink with: Shellfish, appetisers, snacks, vegetables, white
meat, sushi and fishRecommended in Decanter magazine July 2024 ( 2022 vintage )
A highly aromatic wine with scents of rose water, musk and lemon zest. Offering generously sweet palate of turkish delight which is balanced by the acidity of the Riesling.Enjoy on its own or with chicken and spicy Asian dishes.Suitable for vegetariansSuitable for vegansDe Bortoli are a family run company established in 1928.
Immediately appealing with good depth of flavour and underlying finesse that provides wonderful
length and unfolding flavours - think of freshly cut hay and meadowsweet for the nose, crunchy
greengages for the palate, and some candied peel / lemongrass for the final notes.
Food match: An extremely versatile wine that can be enjoyed alone or with food – delicious alongside grilled fish
(locally we would use zander), chicken in cream sauce (poulet à la crème), asparagus & mushroom
risotto, fish chowder, a traditional roast chicken with all the trimmings, or even a cheese platter -
particularly goat's cheese.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.Plots within the Mâcon-Charnay-lès-Mâcon appellation lie on the higher slopes of the Mont du
Mâconnais, where soils are varied but limestone is prevalent. Here Chardonnay ripens under a
Continental climate (typically cold winters followed by warm springs and almost Mediterranean sun in
the summer). Once ripe, picking is both by hand and machine. Machine harvesting has the advantage
of picking in the early hours of the morning before daylight when the temperature rises; hand picking
is gentler and keeps whole bunches intact. After pressing and static settling the must is cooled to
around 12°C to ensure a controlled fermentation. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete, wines are
left to winter and undergo malolactic fermentation. With enviable priority access to the cellar in
Mâcon-Charnay, Samantha tastes each individual tank (up to 20) to select a very personalised blend
for GENETIE 'Les Piliers', combining three essential elements - the florals, the exotic and the mineral.
The final blend is kept on fine lees until bottling, combining the warmth of southern Burgundy with
the elegance and finesse of the special terroir of Mâcon-Charnay-lès-Mâcon.
Reduced to Clear.Delicately floral with aromas of stone fruit and hints of white spice. It has a generous mouthfeel, with
delicious ripe lemon peel characters and a mineral finish.
Food match: Dry Weissburgunder is a good match for pork, chicken and veal dishes.Weingut Messmer, in the Pfalz
region, was founded by Herbert and Elizabeth Messmer in 1960. It's situated in
Burrweiler, in the south-west of Germany, less than 50 miles from the border
with France and to the north-west of Stuttgart. The yellow sandstone buildings
had already been home to winemaking for around 250 years before they
arrived.It's still in the family's hands today, with son Martin overseeing the
estate alongside his brother Gregor, who supervises production in the vineyard
and winery. Their vineyards cover 27 hectares, with around two-thirds of the
area planted with white varieties (predominantly Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot
Blanc) and the rest with red varieties (Pinot Noir in the main).The terroir is
made up of seven different soil types: slate, red sandstone, granite,
limestone, loam, sand and 'muschelkalk' - a calcareous soil with substantial
deposits of fossilised mussel shells. Gregor works to preserve the health and
mineral content of the soils - they use only organic fertilisers, and in 2011
they began the biodynamic cultivation of some sites. In the winery
fermentations are cool, slow and small batch; grapes are only ever partially
de-stemmed; and wines are bottled without fining and with only the gentlest
filtration.
Soft and refreshing with notes of lemon and subtle white blossom on the palate.Drink chilled on its own or with white meats or fish.Suitable for vegansSuitable for vegetarians
Fine nose showing pineapple, gooseberry and white mushroom aromas of lemon and pineapple. Crisp and refreshing with a harmonic balance of fruit and acidity.
A fine and bright sparkling wine with a delicate creamy foam. Pale yellow in colour, with a complex bouquet with fruity notes that remind of peach, green apple with second notes of lemon. Floral notes of acacia and rose flowers combined with a light spicy Mediterranean bouquet. Fresh and soft on the palate with a well balanced acidity and a long harmonious aftertaste.This wine is organic.Ideal as an aperitif. with hors d'ouvres and delicate first courses. Also goes well with shellfish, sushi and fish.
Pale lemon in colour, this Sauvignon Blanc combines aromas of fresh grapefruit and
lime, followed by green gooseberry and melon on the palate. Herbaceous flavours
marry exquisitely with fresh tingling acidity creating a crisp lively finish.
This wine in unoaked.Perfect as an aperitif or accompany with grilled mackerel and avocado salad or clam
chowder.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.
A fresh, fruity, dry white wine with vibrant grapefruit, lemon and citrus tones. Light, balanced and fresh in the mouth with a good finish.Enjoy with fresh or cooked seafood, oysters, scallops and a variety of Asian food.
A complex and elegant wine with intense aromas of blackcurrant, crushed lemongrass and thyme, mingled with passionfruit and melon highlights. On the palate underlying ripe fruit and mineral notes from grapes grown in the Blind River sub region of Marlborough combine well with the more tropical notes of passionfruit and melon from the Wairau Valley vineyards.A stylish and pleasingly rich wine with vibrant aromatics and a fine balance of acidity leading to a lingering finish.The winery is sustainableSuitable for vegetarainsSuitable for vegans
Intense aromas of ripe citrus and herbaceous notes. Full-flavoured and fresh on the palate with tropical
flavours, lemon zest and green herbs. Bright and clean with a long finish.
Food match: Classic white for fish, chicken and rice dishes.Suitable for vegans.Suitable for vegetarians.The best quality grapes are sourced from re-grafted old bush vines, planted on gravel soils. Grapes are
picked at night to ensure they are cool when they reach the winery. Fermented for 22 days at 14 ºC,
then kept on fine lees for 4 months before bottling.AWARDS
2020 Vintage
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
SILVER
Aromas of lemon and grapefruit. Dry with good freshness on the palate, and a good richness of texture and distinct flavours. The grapes are harvested at night when it is cooler and vinified in stainless steel to retain freshness.Drink with vegetable risotto or grilled fish dishes.