Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer, a warm-site granite expression. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline mineral lift.
Cuvées
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated, saline, with a particularly mineral cut for the grape.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from gentle limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Lighter than Furstentum but in the same aromatic Grand Cru register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Barmes-Buecher's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Concentrated rose and lychee in a saline biodynamic register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone-rich slopes above Kientzheim. Concentrated, saline and structured by altitude.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Sonnenglanz Gewurztraminer from south-facing marl-limestone slopes around Beblenheim. Sun-glanced fruit (the cru's name means 'sunshine') with a saline mineral lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Cave de Ribeauville's Clos du Zahnacker is a near-monopole walled vineyard from the cooperative founded in 1895, complanted with the noble grapes.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Elegant
Binner's complanted Kaefferkopf, named for his daughter Beatrice. Field-blend of noble grapes in a natural-wine register; Kaefferkopf became Alsace's 51st Grand Cru in 2007.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dirler-Cade's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, biodynamic since the early 1990s. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dirler-Cade's Spiegel Gewurztraminer from sandstone-marl slopes above Bergholtz. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Saint-Remy's Hengst Pinot Gris from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic Demeter, lightly off-dry.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Ernest Burn's Clos Saint Imer is a walled monopole inside Grand Cru Goldert. The Gewurztraminer is the maison's flagship aromatic white.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Botrytised Gewurztraminer at near-Sauternes ripeness, made only in noble-rot vintages. Saffron honey, candied rose and an apricot-jam palate.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Jean-Marie Haag's Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer from south-Alsace limestone hill. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with a saline mineral lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Les Folastries is Josmeyer's village-level Gewurztraminer, named for the playful muses of Pierre de Ronsard. Aromatic but more restrained than typical Alsace Gewurz.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Kuentz-Bas's flagship Gewurztraminer from Eichberg above Eguisheim. Concentrated rose and lychee with the cuvee's saline mineral lift; biodynamic since 2007.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Beyer's mid-tier dry Gewurztraminer from Eguisheim-area plots. The accessible step below the Comtes d Eguisheim flagship; bone dry in the house style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Beyer's flagship dry Gewurztraminer from Pfersigberg-area plots. Rose, lychee and white pepper, but unusually dry and structured for the grape.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Leon Boesch's biodynamic Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer. Concentrated rose and lychee from one of the highest Alsace Grand Crus.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Marc Kreydenweiss's Moenchberg Pinot Gris from limestone slopes above Andlau. Concentrated, lightly off-dry, with the biodynamic register of the domaine.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Marc Tempe's Mambourg Gewurztraminer, long-lees aged in old foudre. Demeter biodynamic; concentrated rose, lychee and honey.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Deiss's complanted Altenberg de Bergheim, with Riesling dominant in the field-blend. Calcareous Bergheim soils, long ageing, profound structure.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Marcel Deiss's flagship complanted Grand Cru, a field-blend of the Alsace noble grapes co-fermented on Mambourg's south-facing limestone. The estate's case for terroir over varietal.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Paul Blanck's Mambourg Gewurztraminer from south-facing limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated and saline.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Rolly Gassmann's Moenchreben lieu-dit Gewurztraminer from Rorschwihr. Concentrated and saline; the maison aged in cellar 4 to 6 years before release.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Cuvee Christine is Schlumberger's family-named Vendanges Tardives Gewurztraminer, sourced from Kessler and Kitterle parcels. Honeyed and floral, made only in warm vintages.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Schlumberger's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, slightly off-dry in style. Rose, lychee and a ginger-spice register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury
Schlumberger's Spiegel Pinot Gris from sandstone-marl slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky pear and almond in an off-dry register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schoffit's volcanic Pinot Gris from Clos Saint Theobald. Concentrated, smoky, lightly off-dry; a distinctive Alsace Pinot Gris expression.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Jean-Louis Trapet's Sporen Gewurztraminer from clay-rich slopes above Riquewihr. Biodynamic, concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline lift.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Late-harvested Gewurztraminer at high natural ripeness, produced only in warm vintages. Honeyed apricot and lychee with the trademark rose-petal lift.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Weinbach's noble-rot Pinot Gris from the Altenbourg lieu-dit. Honeycomb, candied apricot and saffron honey; a multi-decade dessert wine made only in exceptional vintages.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Weinbach's flagship Gewurztraminer from old vines on Furstentum's limestone slopes, named for one of Colette Faller's daughters. Concentrated, aromatic, structured.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Wolfberger's Eichberg Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Reliable co-op Grand Cru with the maison's friendly aromatic style.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's Clos Saint Urbain Rangen Pinot Gris, full-bodied and lightly off-dry. Honeyed pear, smoke and volcanic mineral grip.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's limestone-driven Pinot Gris monopole, lightly off-dry, structured by altitude and Muschelkalk.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's Hengst Gewurztraminer from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Power, concentration and a saline-honey core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Aristos Gewurztraminer from 550-650 m on dioritic soils: elegant aromatic intensity with subtle clove and vanilla on the nose; aromatic, spicy and full-bodied on the palate with considerable weight.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Loacker Schwarhof's biodynamic Atagis Gewurztraminer: a full-bodied, elegant version of the variety, not too fruity. 'Atagis' was the Roman name for the Adige (Etsch) river.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Cantina Kurtatsch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer Riserva from the warm Brenntal site northwest of Kurtatsch. The red loamy soils give multifaceted aromatics (lychee, roses, mango, caramelised orange peel, lavender) on a creamy-textured, muscular palate. Up to 20 years cellaring capability.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Elena Walch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from Vigna Kastelaz - one of the rare southern exposures in Alto Adige, with an extraordinary 63 percent slope overlooking Tramin. Rich golden colour with rose-and-lychee bouquet and characteristic mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Hofstaetter's entry-level estate Gewurztraminer, named after the founder Josef Hofstaetter. Classical Tramin Gewurztraminer aromatics with a clean, fresh style designed for early consumption while still expressing the home village's varietal authority.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Kofererhof Gewurztraminer from altitude vineyards near Novacella: complex aromatic palate per the consortium, with the variety's characteristic rose-petal-and-lychee signature lifted by upper-Valle Isarco freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
The Cantina Tramin selection Gewurztraminer from Soell and Schoenleiten vineyards above Tramin. Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri awards since the 1999 vintage, dry-styled, full-bodied with classic rose-and-lychee aromatics on a saline porphyry-driven palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Praesulis Gewurztraminer with an exceptional aromatic range from classic rose petal to lychee characteristics, crafted dry to allow the complex aromatic profile to shine without residual sweetness.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta Lieselehof's hyper-rare passito dessert wine from air-dried Piwi-variety grapes with approximately 300 grams residual sugar. The cellar's Quintessenz bottling sits at the apex of the dessert wine range; tiny allocations of around 800-848 bottles per vintage.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Late-harvested noble-rot Gewurztraminer picked in the first days of winter from a single Tramin parcel where botrytis develops. Sweet, deeply concentrated, with bright acidity balancing 150 grams of residual sugar; styled as Tramin's answer to Alsace's Selection de Grains Nobles.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Historic Fleurie single-vineyard from Les Moriers, one of Chignard's flagship parcels on pink granite. Perfumed, floral and classically structured.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
The prestige selection of Chateau de la Riviere, sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest Merlot vines in a single 1.5-hectare plot and aged entirely in new French oak. Produced only in the best vintages; a luxury expression of Fronsac terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Saint-Estephe Deuxieme Cru Classe (1855) with an oriental spice and incense aromatic signature seldom found in Pauillac wines. Merlot-rich for Saint-Estephe, delivering suppleness alongside the appellation's characteristic mineral-tannic power.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Premier Cru Classe Sauternes (1855), with an exceptionally high Semillon content (up to 100% in some vintages) that delivers a concentrated, pure expression of noble rot. Pineapple, candied citrus, honeycomb, and powdered ginger with vivid acidity; the 2013 renaissance under Silvio Denz transformed quality.
Chateau Pavie
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
From 42 hectares at Saint-Emilion's highest point (110m), Pavie delivers concentrated, structured Merlot-dominant blends with extraordinary mineral depth. Pairs elegance with considerable power; requires minimum 15 years to fully integrate.
Chateau Rieussec
4.7
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
One of the most consistent Premier Cru Classe Sauternes, with Rieussec's distinctive high Semillon content yielding a wine of great concentration and rich tropical fruit. Honey-drenched pineapple, orange, mango, and caramel with vibrant acidity and a very long finish.
Chateau d'Yquem
5.0
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytised sweet Sauternes; the sole Premier Cru Superieur in the 1855 Sauternes classification. Semillon-dominant with intense noble-rot character: beeswax, saffron, apricot, and honey balanced by electric acidity. Ages for decades and improves for 50 or more years in great vintages.
Château Margaux
5.0
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Romantic
The most perfumed of the Médoc first growths: haunting floral aromatics of roses and violets above a core of concentrated cassis, extraordinary saline minerality, and tannins demanding decades of patience.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
The second sweet wine of Lafaurie-Peyraguey, sharing the estate's Bommes terroir and high Semillon content. White peach, apricot, and lemon cream notes lead a direct, energetic palate with mellow sweetness balanced by lively acidity. More accessible in youth than the grand vin.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
The second sweet wine of Chateau Rieussec, named after the Carmelite monks who founded the estate. Shares the same high-Semillon blend and botrytised character as the grand vin, with apricot, candied ginger, saffron, and orange blossom in a sweeter, more approachable style.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
A rare four-white-grape Champagne in equal parts: acacia honey, beeswax and marzipan giving way to quince jelly, raspberry jam and warm brioche, textural and exotic with fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's Riserva, named after founder Vittorio Moretti and released only in declared vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees, candied citrus and patisserie depth over a graphite finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's prestige Riserva, named after Francesco I Uberti. Chardonnay-led blend with 7 years on lees and an autolytic patisserie depth.
Bressan Verduzzo
4.4
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from cult Bressan. The cellar's dessert bottling from air-dried grapes.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Picolit from Dario Coos in the Colli Orientali. Picolit is one of Italy's rarest grapes thanks to its floral abortion, which leaves clusters with very few berries.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from the Ramandolo amphitheatre at Nimis. Dario Coos is the village reference and Il Longhino is the cellar's flagship Ramandolo DOCG.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Picolit from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, the heart of DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Livio Felluga's flagship DOCG Picolit, the indigenous Friulian sweet-wine grape with naturally low yields and tiny berries. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine from cloying.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Rocca Bernarda's flagship DOCG Picolit from the Villa Rocca Bernarda estate at Premariacco. The villa was the historical seat of Picolit production under the Counts of Trento in the 19th century.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The Rapuzzi family's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from Cialla, aged in large Slavonian oak botti. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged sweet finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Picolit from Ronchi di Manzano. The cellar's DOCG dessert wine made from the historically rare grape.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The estate's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano, a Friulian sweet-wine tradition. Dried apricot and honey aromatics over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine off cloying territory.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Deep amber Palo Cortado combining the delicacy of an Amontillado nose with the full body and richness of an Oloroso. Orange peel, walnut oil and warming dry finish.
Moscatel Pasas
4.6
Sweet · Festive · Romantic
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytised sweet Chenin Blanc from a south-facing tuffeau parcel. The estate's rare dessert cuvee: candied apricot, honey and saffron over a saline mineral spine, built for decades.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Coteaux du Layon from Baumard's Clos Sainte Catherine. Late-harvest Chenin with honey, peach and chalky lift, the Baumard's most approachable sweet wine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis Chenin Blanc from schist parcels above the Layon. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ogereau's flagship Coteaux du Layon Saint-Lambert from Clos des Bonnes Blanches. Botrytis Chenin Blanc with honey, apricot and saffron over chalky depth.
Louis Ferdinand
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Ackerman's iconic Cremant de Loire, named for the son of founder Jean-Baptiste Ackerman. Chenin, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc each vinified separately, blended for harmony: ripe white and red fruit, brioche and dried fruit length, with a delicately spiced white-pepper finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus on a multi-decade-cellar frame, the Baumard's flagship dessert wine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Pierre-Bise's Quarts de Chaume parcels. Honey, apricot and saffron over a multi-decade-cellar frame.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Patrick Baudouin's botrytis Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume schist. Intense honey and apricot over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine; multi-decade-cellar.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Clos du Bourg in late-harvest conditions. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus over the cuvée's signature chalky acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Foreau's most rarefied Moelleux. Produced only five times in the domaine's century-long history (1947, 1990, 2011, 2015, 2020).
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected late-harvest Chenin Blanc from Foreau's tuffeau-limestone parcels in Vouvray. Bottled only a few times per decade, with documented multi-decade cellaring potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A filigree fruity-style Spatlese from the Abtsberg monopole: refined terroir aroma and delicate fruit lifted by piercing Ruwer acidity, ageing for decades.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saar Ayler Kupp, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Bernkasteler Doctor, the Mosel's most famous site, with ripe fruit over piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A feinfruchtig fruity-style Spatlese from the Brauneberger Juffer: concentrated ripe fruit balanced by piercing acidity, built for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr that pairs honeyed richness with the trademark cutting Brauneberg acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A racy, crystalline fruity-style Spatlese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr: pure stone fruit and citrus over the trademark Brauneberg tension and length.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Dhroner Hofberg, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the tiny, warm Erdener Pralat: rich, exotic and honeyed over piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Erdener Treppchen, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity in the traditional style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Erdener Treppchen, with ripe stone fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A bold, mineral-earthy Auslese from the Graacher Domprobst with exotic fruit notes and legendary development potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, mineral-driven fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Domprobst with piercing acidity and great cellar potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich, with ripe fruit and classic Mittelmosel acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Karthauserhofberg monopole, with ripe fruit and piercing Ruwer acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A perfumed fruity-style Spatlese from the Ruwer Kaseler Nies'chen, with aromatic ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, often botrytis-touched edelsuss Auslese from the home vineyard: honeyed richness held in piercing acidity for decades of evolution.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, spontaneously fermented fruity-style Spatlese from the Niedermenniger Sonnenberg with piercing Saar acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, aromatic fruity-style Spatlese from the Piesporter Goldtropfchen, with peach-and-citrus perfume and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saarburger Rausch, with ripe citrus and stone fruit held in piercing Saar acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Botrytis-laced Scharzhofberg Auslese from a VDP Grosse Lage parcel held by the Mueller family at the Scharzhof since 1797, with high acidity and decades of cellar potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A profound Saar Spatlese from the Scharzhofberg: concentrated yet ethereal, with piercing acidity carrying ripe fruit and slate over a very long life.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels, with ripe fruit held in piercing Saar acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
The most expensive young white wine on earth in great vintages: a tiny-production, intensely botrytised Scharzhofberg TBA of liqueur-like concentration and electric acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese-level selection: honeyed richness held in piercing Mosel acidity for long ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Noble-sweet Auslese from the spicy red slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: concentrated exotic fruit, botrytis spice and bracing acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the spicy red-slate Urziger Wurzgarten, with exotic fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Noble-sweet Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-touched and intensely concentrated yet held in balance by piercing Saar-Mosel acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A noble-sweet gold-capsule Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-laced and concentrated, balanced by piercing blue-slate acidity for the long cellar.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A profound fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, famously reductive young and capable of decades of evolution into honeyed complexity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, classically fruity Spatlese from the old-vine Wolfer Goldgrube, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: yellow-fruited and fine-floral with expressive spice and a delicate, slightly salty minerality.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic
Late-harvest Scheurebe Auslese: candied grapefruit, honey, blackcurrant leaf and racy acid from Durkheimer Spielberg.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Eiswein from frozen Riesling berries: candied lemon, frozen peach and razor-sharp acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Muller-Catoir's late-harvest Rieslaner Auslese from the Mussbacher Eselshaut: candied apricot, honey, racy slate acidity and a profoundly long close.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Schloss Johannisberg's gold-foiled Trockenbeerenauslese from individually selected botrytised berries: liqueur-like, candied stone fruit and saffron over racy slate acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Robert Weil's Graefenberg Auslese: botrytised stone-fruit concentration, honey, smoky slate and racy Kiedrich acidity for multi-decade cellar life.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Vollrads's botrytised Auslese: golden stone fruit, honeyed botrytis and racy Rheingau acid for long cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100% old-vine Roussanne; the richest and most complex white of the Southern Rhone with extraordinary hazelnut, truffle, and beeswax character and extraordinary ageing capacity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Condrieu from the historic Coteau de Chery lieu-dit. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with tropical aromatics and good depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
From the oldest Viognier vines in Condrieu, the Coteau de Vernon is considered the appellation's greatest Viognier. Christine Vernay continues her father's legacy with this flagship single-vineyard wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Guigal's top single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Condrieu plots. Rich, opulent Viognier at its most decadent with exceptional concentration.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Old-vine Viognier from the Les Chaillets site above Chavanay. Cuilleron's classic Condrieu, renowned for its lush, tropical-influenced aromatic richness and old-vine depth.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
A fresh, floral Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise from Coyeux; delicate apricot and peach blossom with natural sweetness and clean acidity. An ideal dessert aperitif or pairing for fresh fruit.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
The Reserve Muscat from Coyeux; more concentrated and richer than the standard cuvee, with brief time in old oak adding almond and caramel notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The white companion to Guigal's Ex-Voto rouge, from old Marsanne and Roussanne vines on the Hermitage hill. Massively rich and textured with extraordinary ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Le Meal is the most hedonistic and velvety of Chapoutier's Hermitage single-parcel reds, from mid-slope schist and granite. More immediately accessible than Le Pavillon or L'Ermite.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Albamar's single-vineyard Pepe Luis: the most concentrated natural-leaning Salnes Albariño from Xurxo Alba's project.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The barrel-fermented Fefiñanes Albariño named after the year the Palacio was built in Cambados: oak-shaded peach and almond, still the saline Salnes core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Three years on the lees turns Salnes Albariño into something closer to aged Riesling: honeyed citrus, dried herbs and a long saline lift that proves the variety ages.
Attis Embaixador
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Attis Embaixador: the single-vineyard prestige Albariño from Bodegas Attis.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Castro Martín's prestige A2O bottling: extended lees-ageing on selected old-vine Salnes Albariño.
Contraaparede
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Adega Eidos' prestige extended-ageing Contraaparede: 24-plus months on lees, Padriñán Albariño at its most age-driven.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
From a 1.5-hectare plot of pre-phylloxera vines on sandy granite: arguably the iconic vineyard-designate Albariño of Rías Baixas.
Eiral
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Eiral: Pablo Padín's prestige extended-lees Albariño from selected Salnes fruit.
Fillaboa 1898
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Fillaboa 1898: a barrel-fermented Condado do Tea Albariño named for the year the estate's historic bridge was built.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Fulcro O Equilibrista: Manuel Moldes' single-vineyard prestige bottling, concrete-aged on fine lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The prestige Granbazán bottling named for the 16th-century admiral: selected old-vine fruit, longer ageing, more weight.
La Mar
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Terras Gauda's barrel-fermented Caíño Blanco-dominant cuvée: one of the few wines in DO Rías Baixas led by the variety.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Forjas del Salnés' single-vineyard from the Finca Genoveva plot: foudre-aged, mineral-driven, the cult vineyard-designate Albariño of the Salnés coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The single-estate Finca Valiñas bottling: the serious sibling to the blue-label, lees-aged from the home estate in Meis.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The cooperative's prestige bottling: late-harvest Albariño with noble-rot complexity, made only in vintages when the botrytis arrives clean on the Salnes ría.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Soverribas: the sibling single-vineyard from Nanclares y Prieto, from a higher-elevation parral parcel.
Nora da Neve
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Nora da Neve: the prestige barrel-fermented Albariño from Viña Nora, with extended lees-ageing in French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The wine that proved Albariño ages: 30-plus months on the lees before release, produced only in vintages with the structure to develop.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
From the 1.4-hectare Cacheiro plot planted in 1965: extended ageing on lees, the prestige aged Albariño of the Barrantes range.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Quinta de Couselo's prestige Selección bottling: extended lees-ageing on selected old-vine Albariño fruit.
Tricó Albariño
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The age-worthy Tricó Albariño: 10 hectares of granite-and-sand Condado do Tea fruit, extended lees-ageing, designed to develop.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Terre Arse (burnt lands - a reference to Marsala's sun-scorched landscape) is Florio's dry-style Marsala Vergine mid-tier: oxidative, nutty and almond-driven, without the full intensity of the Riserva.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Vigna La Miccia is De Bartoli's single-vineyard Marsala Superiore Oro: more approachable and lighter in oxidative weight than the Riserva, produced from a specific Grillo plot near Samperi with fresher fruit character.
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Funky · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Rustic
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Bold
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
A rare white passito from Dal Forno, made from dried Moscato and Garganega grapes at the Illasi valley estate, applying the same concentration philosophy as the Amarone to a sweet white with orange blossom and apricot intensity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
One of Italy's greatest botrytised dessert wines. Acininobili (noble berries) is produced from 100% botrytis-affected Vespaiola grapes, selected berry by berry in the best vintages. The Sauternes influence is explicit: Maculan was inspired by a trip to Bordeaux in the late 1970s and applied the Trockenbeerenauslese selection principle to Vespaiola.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza revived by Fausto Maculan in 1974. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of high intensity, with botrytis-influenced apricot honey character balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant