Cuvées

Gaja Costa Russi

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The most charming and aromatic of Gaja's Barbaresco crus, Costa Russi pairs an abundance of strawberry and red fruit with verbena and marzipan, silky tannin and an elegant finish.

Vietti Barolo Cerequio

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

From the Cerequio cru on the La Morra and Barolo boundary, this is an elegant, imposing Vietti Barolo with strawberry, plum and cherry, enveloping body and a persistent balsamic finish.

Cusumano Jale

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

CusumanoSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Cusumano's premium Chardonnay, Jale, shows the full-sun ripeness of Sicilian Chardonnay through barrique treatment: rich, creamy and tropical with hazelnut-vanilla depth.

Donnafugata Vigna di Gabri

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Vigna di Gabri is Donnafugata's premium Contessa Entellina white: a blend of native Sicilian whites with Chardonnay, showing greater textural complexity than Anthilia with a more persistent mineral finish.

Duca di Salaparuta Bianca di Valguarnera

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Duca di Salaparuta (Corvo)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White

Bianca di Valguarnera is Sicily's most celebrated Inzolia: Duca di Salaparuta's partial barrique treatment of the native grape produces a rich, nutty, mineral white with the depth to age several years.

Marco De Bartoli Grappoli del Grillo

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Grappoli del Grillo is De Bartoli's dry still table wine from Grillo, made without oxidation: a fresh, mineral white that showcases the grape's natural salinity, citrus character and almond-bitter finish when vinified as a conventional still wine rather than a perpetuo.

Planeta Chardonnay

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Planeta's barrique-aged Chardonnay from Ulmo at Menfi became one of the wines that announced Sicily's quality transformation in the 1990s: rich, buttery, confident, with Sicilian sunshine layered through Burgundian oak treatment.

Planeta Cometa

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Cometa is Sicily's signature Fiano: Planeta introduced Campanian Fiano to Menfi soils and produced a wine distinct from Southern Italian Fiano with a mineral-salt and almond-toasted character specific to the Mediterranean coast.

Tasca d'Almerita Chardonnay

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Tasca's Chardonnay from the high Regaleali plateau shows what Sicilian sun and altitude do to Chardonnay: richer and more tropical than Burgundy but retaining the Regaleali site's mineral backbone.

Caparzo Le Grance

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Tenuta CaparzoTuscany€€€€€€€Still White

Caparzo's barrique-aged Chardonnay-led Toscana IGT, an under-the-radar Montalcino white.

Cesani Clamys Vernaccia di San Gimignano

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Azienda Agricola CesaniTuscany€€€€€€€Still White

The intense Vernaccia from 40-plus-year-old Pancole vines. More yellow-fruit weight and saline length than the annata, with the indigenous almond signature.

Grattamacco Bianco

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

GrattamaccoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still White

Pure barrique-aged Vermentino from coastal Bolgheri, structured for fish-led dinners.

Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

PanizziTuscany€€€€€€€Still White

Panizzi's Riserva Vernaccia, partly oak-and-acacia-aged for a richer, structured profile.

Pomino Benefizio Riserva

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Frescobaldi Tenuta di PominoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still White

Italy's pioneering barrique-aged Chardonnay, in continuous production at the high-altitude Pomino estate since 1973.

Querciabella Batar

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

QuerciabellaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still White

Tuscany's most age-worthy oak-aged white, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend modelled on Burgundy.

Cantina di Custoza La Selva Bianco di Custoza DOC

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Cantina di CustozaVeneto€€€€€Still White

La Selva is the cooperative's premium single-vineyard selection from older vines in the Selva parcel. Partial oak fermentation adds texture and complexity beyond the standard cooperative Custoza, demonstrating the appellation's premium potential.

Cavalchina Amedeo Bianco di Custoza DOC

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

CavalchinaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White

Amedeo is Cavalchina's premium selection, using partial oak fermentation to add complexity and longevity to the Bianco di Custoza DOC framework. More structured and richer than the standard Custoza, with the oak well integrated.

Ottella Molceo Lugana Riserva DOC

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

OttellaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White

Molceo is among the most complex white wines produced in the Lugana DOC. Extended lees contact in both oak and steel develops remarkable textural richness and autolytic complexity in the Turbiana grape. One of the first producers to prove that Lugana could produce serious age-worthy whites.

Grüner Veltliner Smaragd St. Michael

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Weingut Erich BayerWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from old-vine St. Michael parcels by Weingut Erich Bayer; classic white pepper and concentrated pear character.

Stift Göttweig Riesling Privat

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Weingut Stift GöttweigWachau€€€€€€€Still White

The monastery's premium Riesling cuvée from Kremstal DAC terroir: lime blossom, white peach and chalk mineral with firm acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White

Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from Mathias Hirtzberger's independent Wösendorf estate: white pepper, citrus blossom and pear with firm mineral acidity.

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