Ask a room full of people if they dislike Chardonnay and quite a few hands will shoot up, ask the same people if they like Chablis and a lot will say yes! The problem is that Chablis is made from 100% Chardonnay as are all the other great whites of Burgundy. Unfortunately Chardonnay's image was tarnished in recent decades by a flood of sweet over-oaked new world versions but treat it with a little respect and Chardonnay makes incredible white wines, the world over.
Simmonet-Febvre are real Chablis specialists and this is seriously good Chablis, it’s a very classic style full of ripe apple and telltale minerality. A wine that tastes very much like a 1er Cru.Thrilling, mineral drive ...
BEST CHARDONNAY IN THE WORLD “Magnificent nose simply packed with lime, lees, toast, white peach and tangerine. Super concentrated mouth with all the fruit in full array ....packed with potential to develop wi ...
Richness and toastiness with lots of Brioche aromas and flavours with lots of supporting fruit is the typical tasting note for a good vintage Champagne. Raise these descriptors to the power of two and you are in the Beau ...
The Delhi Winery owned and run by the Sperling winery radiates all that is wonderful about a really great winery. Ranked amongst the top Stellenbosch wineries, the philosophy at this estate is unquestionably the pursuit ...
Chanson is owned by Champagne House Bollinger whose quality charter flows through this great Burgundy estate founded in 1750.This wine shows an harmonious development of its floral fragrances mingled with citrus fruits n ...
A brilliant alternative to Champagne, and being less acidic means this can be enjoyed on it's own, without food. There is a creamy smooth feel here lifted with fresh lemon and ripe pears but with a delicious toasted, bis ...
"Made from the three traditional Champagne grapes, this is a pale rosé with very fine ripe strawberry fruits, and a good crisp finish. A very grown up wine at a really competitive price."John Wilson - 13 February 2010
Casablanca Valley is where all the premium Chardonnay emanates from in Chile. This delicious, unoaked Chardonnay clearly mirrors the great terroir behind the grapes, lots of tropical fruit flavours balanced with a wonder ...
Koonunga Hill whites are well proportioned wines with distinctive primary fruit characters and good levels of intensity. They are a step up from the Rawson's Retreat whites, with more concentration and fruit power. The C ...
Pale gold colour. Floral fragrances (hawthorn) mixed with ripe pale fleshed fruit aromas and enhanced by a beautiful minerality. Elegant, generous and well-structured. Good aromatic complexity and good minerality. Very l ...
Bursting with soft red fruit aromas on the palate it is rich and round with good pure fruit flavours.