From one of the most famous names in Chablis comes this lean and crisp white, delivering loads of minerals, green apple and citrus. Oysters please!
A fine champers with honey, mushroom, toast, chalk, minerals and green apple built on a crisp frame with small pinpoint bubbles carrying the finale.
This is a humble Petit Chablis from one of the appellation's historic, unsung (IMHO) producers, the father-son team of Jean-Paul and Benoît Droin. The Droins have been producing wines in Chablis for 400 years (their history as vignerons dates back at least to 1620). Benoît represents the 14th generation of Droins and is one of the most dynamic young winemakers in the region today. They own 13 ha of vineyards, including many 1er and Grand Cru sites. Lemon and stones ride along a bed of lees in this streamlined white, with ample pear, subtle stone fruit, lemon and fine spice. There's an earthy herbal wave to the finish. Ideal for drinking now, while you wait for your Grand Cru Chablis to be ready.
Pale yellow. Oak-dominated nose of buttery notes hovering over fruity aromas of pear and apple with hints of smoke and flint. Creamy mouthfeel energized by fine acidity. Nice balance throughout; the full finish is very satisfying. Drink or hold.
Pale gold in colour, this wine comes on like a white Bordeaux. The nose is grassy, green plum with a light floral note. Medium-bodied and crisply dry, it offers a flavour of lychee and green plum with a lemon-lime finish.
A Burgundian white for less than $20? Yes, it’s possible! This Chardonnay comes from the warmer Southern end of Burgundy. Despite it being oaked, the wood is not the in-your-face type (thank goodness!) but more of the toasty-yeasty-biscuity type. A melange of ripe pineapples, juicy mangoes, and crisp granny smith apples will envelop every taste bud on your tongue. Firm acidity and lively minerality are rounded out by the soft creamy texture derived from ageing the wines on the lees. Good length. The perfect companion to pan-seared haddock in a rich butter lemon sauce.