Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Domaine Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still White
Terres Dorées' Chardonnay from the golden limestone of Pierres Dorées: between Mâcon and Chablis in character, with peach-blossom freshness, chalky mineral and restrained richness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)Beaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Jean-Paul Brun's signature Beaujolais AOC uses old-vine, whole-cluster Gamay from the golden limestone soils of Pierres Dorées for a richer, more textured and age-worthy expression than typical Beaujolais.
Dry · Easygoing · Funky
Domaine Marcel LapierreBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing
Domaine des RosiersBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing
Domaine des ChersBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing
Domaine de la CigaloiseBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Domaine Romain ZordanBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Romain Zordan's youthful-style Beaujolais-Villages: fresh fruit, bright acidity and minimal tannin for versatile bistro drinking.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine ChâteauvieuxBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Domaine Châteauvieux's Beaujolais-Villages: clean, fresh-fruited Gamay with light tannin and granite mineral freshness.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Château de PizayBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Château de Pizay's estate Beaujolais-Villages: more structured than typical Villages due to the estate's Morgon-adjacent soils, with a firmer edge and cleaner minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Karim VionnetBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Karim Vionnet's estate Beaujolais-Villages from the Domaine du Comte parcels: darker-fruited and more structured than a typical Villages, showing the producer's Morgon-influenced approach to low-intervention Gamay.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine Pierre CottonBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Cotton's classic Brouilly from granite-sand soils at the base of Mont Brouilly: fresh and fruit-forward with fine-grained tannin and clean finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine de la Voûte des CrozesBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Voûte des Crozes' lighter-soiled Brouilly: fresh strawberry and peony aromas, low tannin and bright acidity for early, easy drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Château de la ChaizeBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Château de la Chaize's estate Brouilly from its historic 220-hectare Odenas property: full-flavoured, traditionally structured Gamay with ripe red fruit and reliable house style.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine du Crêt des GaranchesBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Crêt des Garanches' estate Brouilly from the granite-clay soils at the foot of Mont Brouilly: clean, fresh and approachable Gamay with granite mineral lift.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine de Bel AirBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Domaine de Bel Air's estate Brouilly: straightforward, fruit-forward Gamay with fresh strawberry and cherry, light tannin and bright acidity for easy bistro drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Maison Georges DuboeufBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Duboeuf's Brouilly from selected Mont Brouilly-area estates: accessible, medium-bodied and fruit-forward with the appellation's characteristic fresh cherry and clean mineral profile.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Château de la ChaizeBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Château de la Chaize's mid-tier Brouilly, longer-aged and more structured than the classique, with ripe fruit concentration and earthy Brouilly depth.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Château ThivinBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Thivin's Brouilly from the Reverdon lieu-dit at the base of Mont Brouilly: lighter-soiled, fruit-forward Gamay with bright acidity and gentle tannin.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Domaine Émile CheyssonBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Chiroubles classic from a long-standing Cheysson family estate: perfumed, high-altitude Gamay with pronounced floral delicacy and bright cherry fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine de la Voûte des CrozesBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Voûte des Crozes' Côte de Brouilly from the volcanic Mont Brouilly slopes: dark-cherry and stony-mineral profile with the appellation's characteristic volcanic lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Pierre CottonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Pierre Cotton's parcel-selection Côte de Brouilly: volcanic-stone mineral tension with blue-fruit concentration and structured, long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Château ThivinBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Volcanic Gamay from the granite and blue syenite of Mont Brouilly: deep blue-fruit core, stony minerality, firm tannin and long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Château ThivinBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Thivin's classic Côte de Brouilly blending seven parcels across the hill for a precise, floral Gamay with stony lift and refreshing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Domaine Yvon MetrasBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Natural Fleurie from Yvon Metras, with the appellation's signature pink granite-driven floral perfume. Zero sulfur and whole-cluster produce remarkable aromatic transparency.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine BerrodBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine de la MadoneBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Lafarge-VialBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Burgundy winemaking precision applied to Fleurie Gamay. Biodynamic farming and old Burgundy foudres produce a mineral, precise Fleurie with genuine terroir expression.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine du Granit FleurieBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine des ChaffangeonsBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine des BachelardsBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Domaine Julien SunierBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Sunier's Fleurie is a study in Gamay refinement: perfumed and silky with ethereal floral character, minimal intervention and an unusually long, airy finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Maison Louis Jadot (Château des Jacques)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Château des Jacques' Fleurie applies Burgundian barrel precision to the appellation's naturally perfumed Gamay: silky, floral and structured, more serious than the typical négociant Fleurie.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Lafarge-VialBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine des BachelardsBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Rustic
Clos de la RoiletteBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Maison Georges DuboeufBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Cuvée Flower is Duboeuf's wider-selection Fleurie: accessible and immediately perfumed with rose-petal floral notes and soft tannin, widely distributed internationally.
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Funky
Domaine Anne-Sophie DuboisBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Yvon MetrasBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Maison Georges DuboeufBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Duboeuf's Fleurie La Madone is sourced from the eponymous chapel-topped hillside: floral, silky and fruit-forward, the négociant's most recognisable expression of the appellation's perfumed character.
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Domaine Yvon MetrasBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Historic Fleurie single-vineyard from Les Moriers, one of Chignard's flagship parcels on pink granite. Perfumed, floral and classically structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Domaine du Vissoux (Pierre-Marie Chermette)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Chermette's Fleurie Poncié from the lieu-dit of the same name: a structured, silky expression of the appellation's floral character with Vissoux's whole-cluster precision.
Dry · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine de la MadoneBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine du Granit FleurieBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine des ChaffangeonsBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Marcel LapierreBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Whole-cluster Gamay fermented with native yeasts, zero sulfur. Transparent, mineral Morgon with lifted red fruit and the characteristic schist-iron signature of the appellation.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Funky
Domaine Mee GodardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Jean-Marc BurgaudBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Funky
Domaine Marcel LapierreBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still White
Named for the golden-limestone colour of the Pierres Dorées hillsides, Roussette is Terres Dorées' richest white: beeswax, ripe peach and hazelnut character from old-barrel Chardonnay on the golden stone terroir.
Dry · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine Jean-Marc BurgaudBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Jean-Marc DesprèsBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Jean-Marc Desprès' Régnié from the youngest Beaujolais cru: fresh and approachable with characteristic raspberry and soft violet notes, medium tannin and bright finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Funky
Domaine Christophe PacaletBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Pacalet's natural Régnié: fragrant and fruit-driven with wild-herb and wet-granite character, minimal intervention and characteristic Régnié freshness.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine du Fief des Sept ClésBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Sept Clés' Régnié from the youngest cru: fragrant, raspberry-driven Gamay with medium structure and the appellation's characteristic freshness.
Dry · Easygoing · Romantic
Domaine du Manoir du CarraBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Refreshing
Domaine de la CigaloiseBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Romantic
Domaine des PinsBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Château PalmerBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Not a second wine but a distinct cuvée emphasising freshness and fruit intensity over the grand vin's power: Margaux character with more immediate expression, distinguished by its energy and precision.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Chateau PavieBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
Originally the second wine of Pavie, now an independent brand since 2018 sourced from a dedicated 11-hectare east-plateau parcel. Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend of medium body with dark cherry, espresso and salty-mineral character; approachable on release.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chateau BauducBordeaux€€€€€€Still White
Single-plot Semillon from 75-year-old vines in a three-hectare block; the house premium white. Dry and elegant with the waxy, textured Semillon character that recalls white Pessac-Leognan at a fraction of the price. Anne Krebiehl MW-praised.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau BauducBordeaux€€€€€€Still Red
Bauduc's premium red from a single Bordeaux Superieur block: 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in small barrels for added structure. Anne Krebiehl MW describes it as juicy, plush, and beautifully open with oak-kissed fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau AusoneBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Ausone, sourced from the youngest Cabernet Franc and Merlot vines on the same limestone hillside. Crisp, elegant and unmistakably mineral, with a fruity register that opens earlier than the grand vin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Chateau AngelusBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Merlot and Cabernet Franc from 27 classified hectares at the foot of Saint-Emilion's slope. Generous, opulent and structured, with dark cherry, violets and cedar complexity; certified organic from the 2021 vintage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Chateau BauducBordeaux€€€€€€Still Red
Bauduc's entry-level claret; a straightforward Merlot-Cabernet blend offering reliable, juicy red-fruit character and soft tannins at an accessible price. Drink now or hold for up to seven years. The wine is consistently good for its level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Chateau Moulin Pey-LabrieBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Merlot Fronsac from the 4.5-hectare Haut-Lariveau parcel acquired by the Hubau family in 1990. More approachable and fruit-forward than its Canon-Fronsac sibling, farmed with the same biodynamic discipline.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau La Mission Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Originally sold as Laville Haut-Brion until 2009, this is among the most complex dry whites of Bordeaux. Semillon richness and Sauvignon Blanc freshness fuse with 100% new oak to produce a wine of extraordinary mineral precision and creamy depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Chateau Moulin Pey-LabrieBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark Canon-Fronsac red from 6.75 hectares of 65-year-average-age vines, farmed biodynamically and organically. Merlot with 5% Malbec produces a fragrant, perfumed wine with remarkable freshness for the Right Bank.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Chateau de la RiviereBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship Fronsac estate red from 60 hectares on clay-limestone soils above the Dordogne. Merlot-led and supple with dark chocolate and ripe cherry; aged in spectacular 16th-century underground cellars at constant 13 degrees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Château Larose-TrintaudonBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The largest single vineyard in the Médoc produces an consistently approachable, fruit-forward Haut-Médoc with a well-balanced structure and excellent everyday drinkability at an accessible price.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Château Léoville-Las CasesBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
A cuvée in its own right rather than a simple second wine: structured Saint-Julien Cabernet with its own distinct terroir personality from western parcels of the estate, offering outstanding value relative to the grand vin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Chateau CanonBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
Second wine of Chateau Canon (formerly Clos Canon, rebranded Croix Canon from the 2012 vintage). Elegant, medium-bodied with mint, cherry and floral character; structured enough for 10+ years but designed for earlier pleasure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau Lynch-BagesBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Lynch-Bages since 2007 (previously sold as Chateau Haut-Bages Averous). Higher Merlot component than the grand vin provides accessible fruit and earlier drinking; retains characteristic Lynch-Bages tobacco and cassis signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau ClinetBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible second wine of Clinet from estate vines, made to reveal its qualities early. Smooth-textured, fruit-driven Pomerol Merlot with approachable tannins and genuine ageing potential without requiring long cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Château Chasse-SpleenBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The approachable second wine of Chasse-Spleen from the Moulis AOC: Merlot-driven, with enticing red fruit and soft tannins, ready to enjoy without extended cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Chateau La Mission Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of La Mission Haut-Brion, incorporating grapes from younger vines and since 2006 from the former La Tour Haut-Brion vineyard. Shares the Talence gravel terroir; accessible dark fruit with cedar and spice, drinkable earlier than the grand vin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Château de CamensacBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Château Camensac, prioritising freshness and supple tannins from younger vine selections. Light and immediately appealing with characteristic Haut-Médoc menthol freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Château Ducru-BeaucaillouBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
Powerful and silky with aromatic richness; introduces the Borie house style at an accessible level with plush berry fruit and balanced oak spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Château Sociando-MalletBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The Merlot-dominant second wine of Sociando-Mallet, offering earlier approachability with a more typically Médoc fruit profile than the austere and structured grand vin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Vieux Chateau CertanBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible, Merlot-dominant second selection from Vieux Chateau Certan, made from younger vines and less-selected barrels. Forward, fruit-driven, and approachable early but retaining the estate's hallmark iron-mineral signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Château Léoville BartonBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
An elegant and approachable expression of Saint-Julien from younger vines, with a higher Merlot proportion giving early accessibility and soft ripe fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Chateau AngelusBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Angelus, Merlot-dominant with a forward, polished character. Bright red fruit, soft spice and floral tones make it approachable younger than the grand vin while retaining the estate's Merlot generosity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Chateau Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second red of Haut-Brion, renamed from Bahans Haut-Brion in 2007. Merlot-dominated in most vintages with the same Pessac terroir as the grand vin, but more approachable in youth, showing red plum, blueberry, and mineral freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau Pape ClementBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The second red wine of Pape Clement since 1986. Merlot-dominant for approachability; round red cherry and currant fruit with cedar and soft spice notes. Designed for earlier drinking than the grand vin while reflecting the same Pessac terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau LatourBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Third wine of Latour produced since 1989. Merlot-dominant and made primarily from young vines; developed for the restaurant market as a generously fruity, earlier-drinking Pauillac.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Chateau Cheval BlancBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Cheval Blanc: same terroir and typicity as the grand vin but in a more accessible, forward style. Charming black-fruit and cedar profile, silky tannins, and an earlier drinking window.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Château Léoville-Las CasesBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The official second wine of Léoville-Las Cases since 2007, Merlot-dominant for earlier accessibility while retaining the Saint-Julien precision of the parent estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Chateau Pichon-Longueville BaronBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Premium second wine of Pichon Baron introduced with the 2012 vintage. Merlot-dominant versus the Cabernet-heavy grand vin; since 2020, partially aged in amphora to add minerality and texture without excessive oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau Pontet-CanetBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Pontet-Canet since 1982. Produced in limited quantities as Alfred Tesseron prefers lower yields and declassification over large second-wine production; earlier-drinking, approachable Pauillac from biodynamic-certified vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Chateau Cos d'EstournelBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Cos d'Estournel since 1994; previously sold as Marbuzet. Shows a more Merlot-forward profile than the grand vin, with the estate's distinctive spice character in a more accessible format.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau LafleurBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Produced from a separate 0.8-hectare crescent parcel with deeper soils, Les Pensees is not a second wine but a distinct expression of the Lafleur terroir. More Merlot-forward than the grand vin, with the same biodynamic farming and iron-mineral character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Château MargauxBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Exquisite second wine of the most famous first growth, sharing the same subtle power and floral finesse as the grand vin while offering earlier accessibility.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Chateau Beau-Sejour BecotBordeaux€€€€€€€Still Red
The renamed second wine of Beau-Sejour Becot (formerly Tournelle de Beau-Sejour Becot), renamed Petit Becot in 2012. Merlot-dominant with fresh red cherry character and gentle tannin; designed for early drinking pleasure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Chateau FigeacBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Chateau Figeac, one of the oldest second wines on the Right Bank (first produced 1945). Shares the same Cabernet-influenced gravel terroir and blending trio as the grand vin but from younger vines; lighter, more refined and more accessible earlier.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau MeyneyBordeaux$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Chateau Meyney since 1979, named for the estate's 17th-century priory origins. Produced from younger vines (approximately 35-40 years) using minimal new oak to preserve fresh fruit character; a reliable everyday Saint-Estephe.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeBordeaux$$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Pichon Lalande since 1973. Described by the estate as a true Pauillac brand in its own right. Higher Petit Verdot proportion adds structure and spice; the estate's characteristic silk texture is detectable even at this level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine Rollin Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€Still Red
A firm, savoury village Aloxe-Corton with dark cherry, spice and earthy depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A richer, broader grand cru with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, powerful frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Etienne SauzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, saline Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a tightly wound mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, broad Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, mineral frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison ChansonBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chanson's whole-cluster Beaune monopole, perfumed and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison Joseph DrouhinBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
Drouhin's emblematic Beaune cru, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
Jadot's historic Beaune monopole, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine Comte Georges de VogueBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A rare white from young Musigny vines, declassified to Bourgogne, with citrus, white flowers and a saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Maison Patriarche Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€Still White
A simple, fresh regional Chardonnay with citrus, orchard fruit and a clean finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison Patriarche Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€Still Red
A light, easy regional Pinot with red cherry, spice and a soft, fresh finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine de la VougeraieBurgundy€€€€€€€Still Red
A juicy, accessible regional Pinot from biodynamic vines, with red cherry, spice and a fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most coveted premier cru in Burgundy: silky and floral, with rose, red fruit and a mineral, sensual finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chambolle perfume distilled: red cherry, rose and silk over a fine, mineral frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A juicy Chassagne red with red cherry, spice and a savoury, earthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Olivier Leflaive FreresBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A fresh, balanced Chassagne with citrus, orchard fruit and a stony, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Leflaive's flagship grand cru: taut, mineral and citrussy, with white flowers and a saline, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, mineral grand cru with citrus, white flowers and a saline, tightly wound finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
One of the great white Burgundies, intense and saline with citrus, hazelnut and a long, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine FaiveleyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, structured grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a mineral, ageworthy core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, ageworthy grand cru white, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis LatourBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
The largest owner of Corton-Charlemagne makes a benchmark grand cru white: citrus, hazelnut and a long saline core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Coche-DuryBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A cult grand cru white: flinty and reductive, with citrus, hazelnut, gunflint and a saline, endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, mineral grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, ageworthy core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Bonneau du MartrayBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a near-monopole holding on the Corton hill, a powerful, ageworthy white with citrus, hazelnut and saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Rollin Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A well-priced grand cru white, mineral and fresh with citrus, hazelnut and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison ChansonBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A mineral grand cru white from the Corton hill, with citrus, white flowers and a saline depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine Trapet Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
An old-vine village cuvee with concentration above its rank: dark fruit, spice and savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Armand RousseauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A grand-cru-quality premier cru: deep, spicy and finely structured, with dark fruit and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A deep, structured premier cru widely held to perform at grand cru level, with dark fruit, spice and length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine Armand RousseauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The domaine's village Gevrey: dark cherry, spice and earthy depth at an accessible level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Bouchard Aine et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A reliable negociant Gevrey with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Maison VergetBurgundy€€€€€€Still White
A fresh, value Maconnais white with citrus, orchard fruit and a clean, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine Trapet Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A fresh, energetic white from the northern Cote de Nuits, with citrus, white flowers and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaines DevillardBurgundy€€€€€€€Still White
A rounded, fresh Mercurey white with citrus, white flowers and a soft, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaines DevillardBurgundy€€€€€€€Still Red
A juicy, savoury Mercurey with red cherry, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine FaiveleyBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A reliable Cote Chalonnaise monopole, juicy and savoury with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Bouchard Aine et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A rounded, accessible Meursault with citrus, hazelnut and a soft, buttery finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Olivier Leflaive FreresBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A rounded Meursault with citrus, hazelnut and a soft, buttery, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine des Comtes LafonBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A village Meursault of premier-cru class, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, buttery finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine Coche-DuryBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A village Meursault that drinks like a premier cru, flinty and saline with citrus, hazelnut and stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Maison Louis LatourBurgundy€€€€€€€Still White
A crisp, well-priced Cote Chalonnaise white with citrus, white flowers and a fresh, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The grandest of white Burgundies in DRC's hands: honeyed, spiced and powerful, with a saline, near-endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The grandest white Burgundy in Bouchard's hands: powerful and saline, with citrus, honey and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The white-Burgundy reference at its summit: profound, saline and tightly wound, with citrus, honey and an endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine des Comtes LafonBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a sliver of Le Montrachet, profound and saline with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a tiny parcel, a profound and saline Montrachet with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine DujacBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A rare Cote de Nuits white, fresh and saline with citrus, orchard fruit and a stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Roumier's firm, structured monopole: darker and more tannic young, opening to dark fruit and spice with age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine DujacBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A perfumed, whole-cluster village Morey with red fruit, spice and a fresh, herbal lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Mugneret-GibourgBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A more structured Nuits cru, dark-fruited and spicy with firm but ripe tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine du Comte ArmandBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A dense, age-worthy Pommard monopole, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful, dark-fruited Pommard with iron, spice and firm, age-worthy tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison Albert BichotBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Bouchard Aine et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and gripping tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€Still White
A ripe, accessible Maconnais white with orchard fruit, citrus and a soft, fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Maison VergetBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, terroir-driven Pouilly-Fuisse with citrus, white peach and a saline, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A village Puligny of unusual class, fresh and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Olivier Leflaive FreresBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A polished, accessible village Puligny with citrus, white flowers and a fresh, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Domaine Etienne SauzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A crystalline village Puligny, fresh and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Maison ChansonBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A juicy, savoury Savigny premier cru with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A silky, perfumed Volnay from old vines, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine du Comte ArmandBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A silkier counterpoint to the Pommard, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A classically structured Volnay, firm and mineral young, with red fruit, spice and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine des Comtes LafonBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Lafon's structured Volnay red, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Meo-CamuzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The famed Jayer cru: intense, spicy and mineral, with dark cherry and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Domaine Meo-CamuzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Classic Vosne perfume at the village level: red cherry, spice and a silky, accessible palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Champagne Bereche et FilsChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Bereche's terroir-driven non-vintage: citrus and orchard fruit over white flowers and subtle toast, with fine chalk, saline drive and a vinous depth from low dosage and extended ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Billecart-SalmonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The house prestige cuvee: fresh bread and citrus oil over yellow orchard fruit, verbena and macadamia, full-bodied and chiseled with a vinous core cloaking brisk acids.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Champagne BollingerChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Recently disgorged La Grande Annee held far longer on lees: oak and toasted coconut over dried apricot and mandarin, bone-dry yet fruit-packed with a very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Champagne BollingerChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A Pinot-led, oak-influenced brut of real depth: ripe apple and peach burst through with bitter orange while brioche and fresh walnut linger on a savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Charles HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A richly mature non-vintage built on a large reserve component: ripe lemon and pineapple over buttery pastry and vanilla toast, with textural richness lifted by a saline, chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Champagne Chartogne-TailletChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Chartogne-Taillet's fine introduction to Merfy: a stylish citric nose where the Pinot element leads, lending a red-fruit character over fresh acidity and fine chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Champagne DeutzChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Deutz's elegant, structured house brut: white peach and citrus over white flowers and fresh brioche, with a fine mousse and a structured, fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-vintage prestige cuvee of silky, sculpted precision: white peach and candied citrus over a smoky, saline mineral core that the house calls its first plenitude.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Dom Perignon held to its second plenitude: a generous, plump wine of slate and crushed rock over apricot, honeysuckle and mint, with a stretched, energetic glide.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A bold, powerful vintage rose led by black cherry and stone fruit over a deep, softly spicy core, combining flesh and richness with zingy drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Champagne DrappierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Drappier's Pinot Noir-led Cote des Bar house brut: quince, red apple and spice over fresh brioche, with ripe Pinot fruit, a rounded texture and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Champagne DrappierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
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 · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Egly-Ouriet's benchmark Grand Cru brut: honeyed pear and white flowers over mint and praline, the palate powerful and vinous with a round, savoury depth and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Egly-Ouriet's Premier Cru entry cuvee: ripe orchard fruit and white flowers over spice and light toast, fleshy and vinous with fine chalk and a savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A rare varietal Pinot Meunier from old Vrigny vines: ripe orchard fruit and spice over white flowers and smoke, fleshy and vinous with a savoury depth and long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Champagne Gaston ChiquetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A rare Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay grown in Ay, a village famed for Pinot Noir: citrus and white flowers over ripe orchard fruit and brioche, with a fuller-bodied Chardonnay character and fine chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Champagne Gaston ChiquetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Gaston Chiquet's Premier Cru house brut: playful and zesty with mandarin and lemon complementing red fruit, an affable, forward style with fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne GossetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The non-vintage flagship of Champagne's oldest house: blackcurrant and gingerbread over dried fruit and white flowers, balanced and deep with a subtle, lasting finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A multi-vintage blend of extraordinary breadth: expressive toast and brioche over stone fruit, an unctuous creamy palate and a crisp mouthwatering lemon finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vinous, spice-driven rose with greater colour and texture from a relatively high red-wine proportion, the fruit framed by Krug's signature toast.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Krug's expression of a single year: citrus and stone fruit over toasted nuts, spice and honey, with vinous depth, fine chalk and a complex, savoury, very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky
Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)Champagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Jerome Prevost's cult single-vineyard Pinot Meunier from Gueux: brioche straight from the oven with spice and ripe orchard fruit, burnished and vinous with masterly oak, the most exotic Meunier in Champagne.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Laurent-PerrierChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Laurent-Perrier's flagship blends three great vintages: lemon sherbet, ripe pear and yellow plum over lime, peach and chalk, with intense fruit, stylish restraint and toasty layers.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Louis RoedererChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Cristal in rose form: fine red fruit and pink grapefruit over chalk and spice, with a silky texture and the same saline, racy length as the white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne MarguetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Benoit Marguet's biodynamic Grand Cru blend: citrus and orchard fruit over brioche and nutty notes, with a delicious briochy softness and enchanting oxidative nuttiness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
G.H. MummChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Mumm's red-sash house brut: citrus and white peach over a touch of caramel, the palate lively and fresh with fine bubbles and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Champagne Paul BaraChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A 100 percent Grand Cru Bouzy brut: ripe red fruit and citrus over white flowers and brioche, with rich classy fruit, concentrated Pinot flavour and excellent acidity that gains biscuity complexity with age.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne PhilipponnatChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Champagne's great single-clos wine from a steep south-facing walled vineyard: ripe apple, candied ginger and mandarin peel over oyster shell and jasmine, with a toasty undercurrent and depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne PhilipponnatChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Philipponnat's Pinot-led house brut: crisp citrus and summer berries over fine biscuit, the palate vinous yet high-definition with complex red fruit and gentle toast.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive
Piper-HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A crisp, fruit-forward Pinot-led brut: almond and fresh hazelnut accompany subtle pear and apple over a clean, fresh palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Champagne Pol RogerChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Pol RogerChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pol Roger's Pinot-dominant prestige cuvee honouring Churchill: orange oil and confit lemon over brioche and honey, with bright saline cutting a core of apricot, mint and sage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
RuinartChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Ruinart's Pinot-led house brut: yellow fruit and citrus over brioche and white flowers, the palate rounded and fresh.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Piper-HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The Chardonnay-led prestige cuvee, now its own house: candied citrus and white flowers over honey and spice, the palate creamy with chalk and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Roses de Jeanne (Cedric Bouchard)Champagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-parcel, no-dosage Blanc de Noirs from the Cote des Bar: pear, green apple and bread dough over almond paste and white flowers, pillowy and precise with a mineral imprint.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Champagne Frederic SavartChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Frederic Savart's Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs: red apple and red berries over white flowers and spice, fresh and vinous with a fine chalk and saline cut.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Anselme Selosse's Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from three Cote des Blancs villages: yellow apple and quince over toasted nuts, honey and smoke, with an oxidative, vinous depth and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A solera-based Avize Blanc de Blancs of extraordinary intensity: dried apricot, walnut and curry spice over honey and smoke, with oxidative depth, vinous power and saline length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Selosse's extra-brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: ripe orchard fruit and toasted hazelnut over honey and chalk, with vinous oxidative richness and saline mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne Ulysse CollinChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-vineyard Sezannais Blanc de Blancs: ripe citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with vinous oak-framed depth, saline minerality and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
Veuve Clicquot PonsardinChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A richly aromatic rose combining cherry, strawberry and raspberry with white pepper, saffron and biscuit, finished by toast, orange peel and gingerbread accents.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Veuve Clicquot PonsardinChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The house prestige cuvee named for Madame Clicquot: dried fig, apricot and ripe pear over hazelnut, the palate richly balanced with yellow plum and tropical lift on a fresh finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Veuve Clicquot PonsardinChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne Vilmart & CieChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee: Anjou pear and waxy citrus over bee pollen, white flowers and blanched almond, taut and incisive with racy acid and chalky structuring extract.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A deliberately Burgundian Douro red, whole-bunch and silky, prizing perfume and finesse over power, with fragrant red fruit and a savoury mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€Still Red
Niepoort's fresh, fruit-forward entry Douro red, juicy and easy with soft tannins, an everyday introduction to the house style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Prats & SymingtonDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Chryseia, fresh and elegant with red-and-black fruit, an accessible window onto the house's Bordeaux-influenced style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Wine & SoulDouro Valley€€€€€€Still Red
An approachable Douro red from the Manoella estate, ripe and fresh with fine tannins, the everyday wine of Wine & Soul.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Complex Amontillado with a long dual ageing record: first biological under flor, then oxidative in American oak. Hazelnuts, toffee and dry spice.
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Bodegas Rey Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VOS Palo Cortado from Williams & Humbert, minimum 20 years average age. Orange bitters and hazelnuts on the nose; full-bodied bitter orange and walnut oil on the palate.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sanlúcar Amontillado retaining the Atlantic saline character of the Manzanilla base even after full biological-to-oxidative progression; dry, nutty and fresh.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
A textbook Palo Cortado: Amontillado elegance on the nose, Oloroso depth on the palate. Orange bitters, roasted hazelnuts and a long dry bittersweet finish.
Dry · Savoury · Contemplative
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Abtsberg monopole: finely structured with refined terroir aroma, delicate fruit and great harmony.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
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
Bischofliche Weinguter TrierMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saar Ayler Kupp, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Immich-BatteriebergMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the namesake Batterieberg, blasted from rock in the 19th century: concentrated, deep and minerally.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Muller-BurggraefMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
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
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€Still White
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 · Elegant
Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A racy, crystalline fruity-style Spatlese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr: pure stone fruit and citrus over the trademark Brauneberg tension and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Brauneberger Klostergarten: ripe, powerful and slate-driven, showing the warm-site density of the Mittelmosel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Immich-BatteriebergMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry estate Riesling from old Enkirch vines: spontaneously fermented, juicy, savoury and low-intervention.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut A.J. AdamMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the revived steep Dhroner Hofberg: concentrated, taut and deeply mineral, a collector favourite.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut A.J. AdamMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Dhroner Hofberg, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Weiser-KunstlerMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the steep, organically farmed Enkircher Ellergrub: detailed, savoury and low-intervention.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Immich-BatteriebergMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the red-slate Enkircher Steffensberg: savoury, spicy and mineral, made low-intervention from old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Grosses Gewachs from ungrafted old vines on Erden's red slate: ripe yellow stone fruit, salty slate minerality and a spicy, dense palate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Joh. Jos. Christoffel ErbenMosel€€€€€€€Still White
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
Weingut Monchhof - Robert EymaelMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Erdener Treppchen, with ripe stone fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut von HovelMosel€€€€€€Still White
The estate's dry Saar Riesling: bright, juicy and lightly mineral, an everyday introduction to the von Hovel house style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Wawerner Goldberg: ripe, full-bodied and slate-driven, one of the estate's most powerful Saar bottlings.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Willi SchaeferMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, mineral-driven fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Domprobst with piercing acidity and great cellar potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut KerpenMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Graacher Domprobst, savoury and mineral from steep blue slate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Studert-PrumMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich, with ripe fruit and classic Mittelmosel acidity.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Weiser-KunstlerMosel€€€€€€Still White
The estate's dry entry Riesling: bright, juicy and lightly mineral, from steep organically farmed parcels.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€Still Red
Molitor's estate Pinot Noir from Mosel slate: bright red-fruited, lightly oaked and fresh, showing the cool-climate side of German Spatburgunder.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut KarthauserhofMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg monopole: racy, mineral and taut in the classic Ruwer mould.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut KarthauserhofMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Karthauserhofberg monopole, with ripe fruit and piercing Ruwer acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Reichsgraf von KesselstattMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A perfumed fruity-style Spatlese from the Ruwer Kaseler Nies'chen, with aromatic ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Grans-FassianMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Leiwener Laurentiuslay: precise, taut and finely mineral from steep Mittelmosel slate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Carl LoewenMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Leiwener Laurentiuslay, juicy, savoury and finely mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut LoerschMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Leiwener Laurentiuslay, juicy, savoury and mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Thomas Haag's home-vineyard dry Grosses Gewachs from the Lieserer Niederberg Helden: precise, taut and minerally in the multiple-award-winning estate style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-parcel Grosses Gewachs from the steep blue-slate Fahrlay terraces of the Marienburg: extremely mineral, concentrated and structured for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Falkenlay parcel of the Punderich Marienburg: deep, spicy and densely mineral, farmed biodynamically.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the red-slate Rothenpfad parcel of the Marienburg: herbaceous-spicy with red, bitter-fruit aromas and a powerful, structured palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Carl LoewenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the ungrafted old-vine Maximin Herrenberg: detailed, taut and intensely mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Hofgut FalkensteinMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A spontaneously fermented, cask-numbered dry-tasting Riesling from the Niedermenniger Herrenberg, transparent and gastronomic.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Hofgut FalkensteinMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, spontaneously fermented fruity-style Spatlese from the Niedermenniger Sonnenberg with piercing Saar acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Nik Weis - St. Urbans-HofMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saar Ockfener Bockstein: cool, herb-and-citrus driven and piercingly mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Reinhold HaartMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the perfumed Piesporter Goldtropfchen: aromatic, taut and finely mineral.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Reinhold HaartMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, aromatic fruity-style Spatlese from the Piesporter Goldtropfchen, with peach-and-citrus perfume and piercing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Weingut Daniel TwardowskiMosel€€€€€€€€Still Red
A cult Mosel Pinot Noir grown on Devonian slate in a low-yield, Burgundian style: bright red fruit, fine tannins and a savoury slate edge.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Peter LauerMosel€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's dry Ayler Kupp village wine: barrel-fermented, juicy and gastronomic, the entry to the Lauer Fass system.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Peter LauerMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The barrel-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs from the heart of the Ayler Kupp: concentrated, savoury and deeply mineral, the estate's flagship dry wine.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Peter LauerMosel€€€€€€€Still White
The Senior bottling from the Ayler Kupp: aromatic, juicy and vibrant, dry-tasting but finely balanced with a hint of fruit on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut KnebelMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry village blend from the Winningen terraces: juicy, mineral and savoury, the gateway to the Knebel style.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry-tasting Kabinett from red-slate Saar parcels: ripe and juicy with red-fruited spice and a fine slaty edge.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Winninger Rottgen: sun-kissed peach, musk and smoky flint over copious yellow fruit, with enormous minerality, length and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saarburger Rausch: dried pear, candied lemon and orange blossom over an elegant smoky reduction and razor-sharp precision.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saarburger Rausch, with ripe citrus and stone fruit held in piercing Saar acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated dry Grosses Gewachs from the Scharzhofberg: dark spice, ripe citrus and firm slaty minerality in a lean, straight, elegant frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Reichsgraf von KesselstattMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels: taut, mineral and elegant in the cool Saar style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€€Still White
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
Weingut von HovelMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels, with ripe fruit held in piercing Saar acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Vereinigte HospitienMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Riesling from the foundation's Scharzhofberg parcels: cool, mineral and elegant, matured over the Roman cellars of Trier.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut SteinMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry, low-intervention Riesling from steep terraced slate at St. Aldegund: savoury, mineral and individualist in the Ulli Stein style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Bischofliche Weinguter TrierMosel€€€€€€Still White
A dry Riesling from the Trier city slopes, matured in the monumental late-antique cellar: bright, juicy and mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut LoerschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from old vines in the Trittenheimer Apotheke: precise, taut and finely mineral from steep slate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laubach section of the terraced Winninger Uhlen: peach, citrus and herbs over a cool, intense, taut minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the iron-rich Roth Lay terraces: incredible mineral richness with subtle notes of iron in the finish, structured like a full mature white Burgundy.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Nik Weis - St. Urbans-HofMosel€€€€€€Still White
The estate's dry entry Riesling for the global market: bright, juicy and lightly off-dry-leaning, an accessible Mosel white.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the red volcanic slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: exotic spice, red apple and ripe quince over enormous minerality.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Dr. Pauly-BergweilerMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the spicy red-slate Urziger Wurzgarten, with exotic fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Max Ferd. RichterMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Veldenzer Elisenberg, taut and mineral from the Mittelmosel slate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Wiltinger Gottesfuss Volz parcel: deeply mineral, slate-driven and built for long ageing.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€Still White
Classic fruity-style Kabinett from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: low alcohol, racy acidity and crystalline orchard fruit balanced by gentle sweetness.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Joh. Jos. PrumMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
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
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that beguiles with extremely fine fruitiness and great elegance over racy acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A feinfruchtig fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: elegant, finely fruited and crystalline over the trademark blue-slate tension.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut S.A. PrumMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, taut and mineral with classic blue-slate tension.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut KnebelMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep terraced Winninger Rottgen: powerful, ripe and deeply mineral in the Terrassenmosel style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Weingut KnebelMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the terraced Winninger Uhlen: taut, cool and intensely mineral from the Lower Mosel slate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut VollenweiderMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, classically fruity Spatlese from the old-vine Wolfer Goldgrube, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
An ultra-ripe, un-botrytised Auslese-level dry-tasting selection from old vines in the Zeltinger Schlossberg: powerful, smoky-salty and densely woven.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful dry wine from the Zeltinger Schlossberg: densely woven, herbaceous-spicy and smoky-salty with aristocratic finesse.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A dry-tasting Auslese-ripeness Riesling under Molitor's white-capsule code from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: concentrated, powerful and dry on the palate despite high must weight.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: yellow-fruited and fine-floral with expressive spice and a delicate, slightly salty minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut HeinrichshofMosel€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, bright, juicy and lightly mineral.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Albino RoccaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Ovello cru in Barbaresco, Albino Rocca's Vigna Loreto is a polished, perfumed single-vineyard Nebbiolo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Bartolo MascarelloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
A traditional, energetic Barbera from the same Barolo-village family known for understatement and balance rather than oak or extraction.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ca' del BaioPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the great Asili cru, a bright garnet Barbaresco with intense marasca cherry and violet, spicy black pepper and licorice, dry, warm and soft with a long, rich finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Ca' del BaioPiedmont€€€€€€Still Red
An accessible Langhe Nebbiolo from the Treiso estate, offering the grape's perfume and red fruit in an early-drinking, fairly priced style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Cordero di MontezemoloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Monfalletto estate in La Morra, beneath its landmark cedar of Lebanon, a refined, classically styled Barolo of perfume and balance.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
G.D. VajraPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Albe is Vajra's bright, sun-named Barolo drawn from three high vineyards in Vergne, a fresh, fragrant and accessible expression of classic Nebbiolo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
G.D. VajraPiedmont€€€€€€€Still Red
Vajra's Langhe Nebbiolo is a fresh, fragrant and early-drinking introduction to the grape, drawn from younger vines around Vergne.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cerequio amphitheatre in La Morra, Conteisa is the flowery, fresh and aromatic side of Gaja's Barolo, with sweet wild cherry, herbs and fine-grained chalky tannin.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Giacomo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
A serious, age-worthy Barbera from the same Cascina Francia vineyard in Serralunga, given long ageing in large old barrel in the traditionalist Conterno manner.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
La SpinettaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Gallina cru in Neive, a polished, modern single-vineyard Barbaresco bearing La Spinetta's rhinoceros label.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury
Marchesi di BaroloPiedmont€€€€€€Still Red
A deep ruby Barbera with purple hints, blackberry and red-fruit preserve aromas with vanilla and toasted hazelnut, full and enveloping with subtle acidity and integrated oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Marchesi di GresyPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Martinenga monopole in Barbaresco, an elegant, perfumed Nebbiolo where intense plum and cherry blend with balsamic mint, tea leaf, dried flowers and gold-leaf tobacco.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Matteo CorreggiaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's flagship Roero Riserva, a 100% Nebbiolo from sandy Roero soils giving a perfumed, structured red that has earned consistent critic acclaim.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Michele ChiarloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the La Court cru acquired in 1995, Chiarlo's flagship Barbera shows red fruit, mature cherry, raspberry and sweet tobacco over a full-bodied, harmonious palate with a savoury, round finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pio CesarePiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic Alba house's classic Barbaresco, a traditional blend from family and grower vineyards across the appellation, cellared within Alba's Roman walls.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cicala is the most aromatic and supple of Aldo Conterno's Bussia crus, giving a perfumed, fine-grained traditional Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Colonnello is the most elegant and balanced of Aldo Conterno's Bussia crus, a refined traditional Barolo of finesse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the great Asili cru, one of the cooperative's nine single-vineyard Riservas made only in strong vintages, an elegant, perfumed and age-worthy Barbaresco.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€Still Red
An accessible, earlier-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo from the cooperative's member vineyards, declassified from Barbaresco fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Renato RattiPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Marcenasco is Ratti's classic La Morra Barolo, the wine on which the house built its reputation for elegant, approachable Nebbiolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
SottimanoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cotta district of Neive where the estate is based, a detailed, transparent single-cru Barbaresco in Sottimano's fresh, low-intervention style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
TrediberriPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The young La Morra estate's village Barolo, a fragrant, value-driven Nebbiolo that has quickly won acclaim for purity and freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Scarrone vineyard in Castiglione Falletto, a ruby, full-bodied Barbera with ripe red and black cherry, vanilla and spice, good acidity and a complex, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Ravera cru in Novello, this is a very elegant, refined Vietti Barolo: complex floral and chalk-edged red fruit with taut, compact tannin and a vibrant, vertical acid line.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€Still Red
Vietti's Langhe Nebbiolo from declassified Barolo fruit: raspberry, currant, mint and spice with round, elegant tannins and a refined finish that drinks well young.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
The historic assemblage white Hermitage from Chapoutier. 100% Marsanne unified across multiple parcels, producing a richly textured white that is more accessible than De l'Oree.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau La NertheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still White
La Nerthe's prestige white Chateauneuf from a walled Roussanne enclosure; waxy, complex, and age-worthy with beeswax, hazelnut, and truffle character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau RayasRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Grenache from sandy soils at low yield; deceptively light in colour but profound in aromatic complexity, with ethereal red fruit, silky texture, and great longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau d'AqueriaRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The red Lirac from Aqueria; good value, herb-driven, and fruit-forward with the estate's characteristic Provencal warmth. Lirac at its most accessible and traditional.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau de Saint CosmeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A third single-parcel Gigondas from Saint Cosme, somewhat lighter and more floral than Le Claux; Cinsault adds a fresh, aromatic quality to the Grenache core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Clos des PapesRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
A broad, aromatic white Chateauneuf blending Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, and Bourboulenc; generous stone fruit, Provencal herbs, and a clean mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Domaine FauryRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery, one of the most prized sites in the appellation. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with tropical aromatics and excellent depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery parcel. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with great aromatic intensity and rich tropical-fruit texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Georges VernayRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Vernay's entry-level Condrieu, showing the appellation's characteristic apricot and floral freshness in a more accessible and earlier-drinking style than Coteau de Vernon.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Rene RostaingRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark Cote-Rotie entry from Guigal, blending parcels from both Cote Brune and Cote Blonde. A terroir-honest introduction to the appellation at approachable price.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Rene RostaingRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine BonnefondRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pierre GaillardRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Georges VernayRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vernay's Cote-Rotie, a house better known for Condrieu but producing an elegant and honest Syrah. The small Viognier co-fermentation adds Condrieu-like floral notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Domaine CombierRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still White
The white Clos des Grives is biodynamically farmed Marsanne and Roussanne producing a rich, textural Crozes white at excellent value. One of the appellation's finest whites.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Paul Jaboulet AineRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine des Lises (Maxime Graillot)Rhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Domaine BelleRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine BrussetRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Estate Cairanne from Domaine Brusset; dark, cocoa-accented, and herb-driven from one of the Southern Rhone's most reliable Grenache appellations.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine BrussetRhone Valley€€€€€€Still Red
Reliable CDR Villages from Brusset; a step up from the basic CDR with more concentration and earthy depth from the estate's Cairanne-area fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine BrussetRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Approachable, fruit-forward Vacqueyras from the Brusset family; good value, herb-accented, and excellent for weeknight drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine CharvinRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A more elegant, mineral-driven Chateauneuf with high-toned red fruit, precision, and purity. Charvin's approach favours natural winemaking with minimal intervention.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Domaine CharvinRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Laurent Charvin's CDR carries the estate's characteristic elegance and mineral precision into an everyday format; lighter-framed but aromatic and precise.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Raspail-AyRhone Valley€€€€€€Still Red
Entry-level CDR from the traditional Raspail-Ay estate; fresh cherry, herbs, and the estate's characteristic dry mineral finish in an everyday format.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine Santa DucRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The approachable Gigondas from Santa Duc; generous, herb-accented, and fruit-forward with the estate's characteristic mineral freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine de MarcouxRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate classique Chateauneuf from biodynamic Marcoux; aromatic, silky, and complex with great purity of fruit and the estate's characteristic Provencal herb character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine de la JanasseRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The approachable entry-level Chateauneuf from La Janasse; fruit-forward, herb-accented, and generously structured, ideal for drinking in its first decade.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Domaine de la MordoreeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Chateauneuf from La Mordoree; dark, rich, and muscular with Mourvedre backbone and a silky tannic finish. Consistently one of the appellation's finest.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Domaine de la MordoreeRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The Lirac counterpart to La Mordoree's Chateauneuf; similar Mourvedre-accented depth and garrigue character but at a more accessible price from the neighbouring appellation.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Domaine de la MordoreeRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Rose
An easy, fresh, dry Lirac rose from La Mordoree; lighter-framed and more quaffable than the Tavel, with bright cherry fruit and herb freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine de la PresidenteRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Approachable, reliable Cairanne from one of the appellation's well-established estates; generous fruit, good structure, and excellent value.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine de la PresidenteRhone Valley€€€€€€Still Red
Easy, fruit-forward Cotes du Rhone from the Aubert family; light, approachable, and reliably consistent for everyday use.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Domaine du CayronRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-school, artisanal Gigondas from the Faraud family; pure Grenache-led fruit, excellent value, and uncompromising old-foudre tradition. A perennial insider favourite.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Famille PerrinRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Perrin family's approachable Chateauneuf from the Les Sinards lieu-dit; expressive, herb-accented, and fruit-forward in the characteristic Perrin Grenache-driven style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Famille PerrinRhone Valley€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark for value Cotes du Rhone; the Perrin Reserve is fruit-driven, herb-accented, and reliably consistent for everyday drinking.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Paul Jaboulet AineRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Named for the Chevalier de Sterimberg who legend says planted the first Hermitage vines, Jaboulet's white Hermitage is a benchmark Marsanne and Roussanne blend with ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Domaine Le Sang des CaillouxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate red Vacqueyras from Sang des Cailloux; a benchmark expression of the appellation with garrigue, mineral depth, and good structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Chateau RayasRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Chateau Rayas from younger vines in the same sandy parcels; lighter-framed Grenache with the estate's signature aromatic finesse at an accessible price.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Domaine GononRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's flagship white Saint-Joseph from biodynamic parcels of Marsanne and Roussanne. One of the finest expressions of these northern white varieties outside of Hermitage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine GononRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Guigal's entry Saint-Joseph, widely available and reliable. A light, fresh introduction to Northern Rhone Syrah with characteristic pepper and violet aromas.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Auguste ClapeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's Saint-Peray from biodynamic Marsanne vines. One of the most accessible introductions to this underappreciated appellation; rich, textural and mineral.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Domaine du TunnelRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Domaine du Vieux TelegrapheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible second label of Vieux Telegraphe; a generously fruited, herb-accented Chateauneuf for early drinking with the estate's characteristic garrigue signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Funky
Bodegas Mas Que VinosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
From Bodegas Mas Que Vinos's biodynamic-practicing estate at Valbuena de Duero: fresh cherry, earthy mineral and dried herbs from Tinto Fino aged briefly in used French oak with the estate's characteristic high acidity and low-intervention philosophy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas RoaRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
Approachable Crianza from the historic Roa de Duero town estate: cherry, plum and vanilla from 12 months in mixed oak, offering the limestone-chalk plateau terroir in a food-friendly everyday style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
AstralesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine from Astrales, sharing the estate's elegant, fresh profile: red cherry, plum and floral notes from 12 months in mixed-fill French oak, with bright acidity and silky tannins.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Cillar de SilosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas Condado de HazaRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible Roble from Alejandro Fernandez's Condado de Haza estate, with brief American oak showing fresh cherry, plum and coconut vanilla for early everyday drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Convento de OrejaRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
Approachable Crianza from the Peñafiel-area Convento de Oreja estate: fresh cherry, plum and vanilla from 12 months in mixed oak, with balanced light tannins suited to everyday drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas EminaRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
Classic Crianza from the Matarromera group's Peñafiel estate: cherry, plum and vanilla from 14 months in mixed oak, offering accessible, everyday Ribera from a large-format wine tourism producer.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Matallana (Telmo Rodriguez)Ribera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Hacienda ZoritaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Organic VT Castilla y Leon from the Salamanca province estate: ripe cherry, blackberry and herbs from Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon, with 14 months French oak and the organic estate's clean, fresh profile.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
LegarisRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Balanced Crianza from the Torres family's Legaris estate at Curiel de Duero, with ripe red berry, cherry and cedar from 12 months in mixed oak in their gravity-fed winery.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Bodegas LedaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible second label from Leda, sharing the multi-province old-vine sourcing philosophy with less oak intensity: red cherry, plum and light cedar with smooth tannins and balanced acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas y Viñedos NeoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Medium-bodied entry Crianza from Neo with ripe cherry, plum and vanilla, showing the eastern Burgos sub-zone's concentrated fruit character.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Dominio del AguilaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Bodegas PortiaRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
The accessible entry label from Foster + Partners-designed Portia winery at Gumiel de Izán: fresh cherry, plum and vanilla from 10 months in mixed oak, balanced and food-friendly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Resalte de PenafielRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
An approachable Tinto Fino Crianza from the Resalte estate at the foot of Peñafiel castle, with clean cherry fruit, vanilla and light mineral character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Bodegas Ribera del PelayoRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
Terroir-focused Crianza from the small Hoyales de Roa estate on the Roa de Duero plateau, with cherry, plum and cedar from 12 months in French oak in a restrained, mineral style typical of the Burgos chalk-limestone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas TamaralRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
An approachable, value-driven Tinto Fino Crianza from a Peñafiel area estate, with cherry fruit, vanilla and easy-drinking character that provides a reliable introduction to the appellation.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas O FournierRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
O Fournier's fresh, accessible entry label from Berlangas de Roa: bright cherry, red berry and light vanilla from brief French oak contact, designed for early enjoyment.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
Goyo Garcia ViaderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-parcel natural-wine Tinto Fino from the Vallunco plot, with greater depth and precision than the estate Goyo, showing wild berry, earthy mineral and vivid acidity from old ungrafted vines.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Hermanos SastreRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Bodegas VizcarraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Refreshing Crianza from Mambrilla de Castrejon at 900 metres altitude, where Juan Carlos Vizcarra achieves freshness and balance rare at this elevation in the Burgos sector.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented white from Viura and Malvasia: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious gastronomic white Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented old-vine Viura: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious white from the premium project.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A single-vineyard barrel-aged Viura that bridges modern and traditional white Rioja: citrus and nut over a mineral, ageworthy frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented prestige white blending Viura with Tempranillo Blanco: textured, savoury and mineral, one of the house's terroir-driven flagships.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented modern white Rioja: fresh stone fruit and citrus with a creamy lees texture and gentle toast, an easy gastronomic white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Bodega ContadorRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented modern white Rioja from old Viura with field varieties: textured, savoury and mineral, showing the estate's hand with whites.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's barrel-fermented white from old Viura and Garnacha Blanca: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious modern white Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
ValencisoRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented Viura in a fresh, mineral style: citrus and almond over a saline frame, a refined modern white Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A pure-Viura oxidative white aged four years in oak, lighter than Tondonia Blanco but with the same waxy, nutty, saline signature and remarkable freshness for its age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-aged white Rioja with cult status: deeply oxidative, nutty and waxy, with piercing acidity that keeps it electric for decades, often compared to white Burgundy and old Hunter Semillon.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
COSSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Sicily's most celebrated DOCG in its defining expression: Nero d'Avola structure lifted by Frappato's sour-cherry acidity, earthy-mineral finish from Vittoria clay-limestone soils.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigne Vecchie (old vines) showcases the depth of Calabretta's ungrafted Nerello: light in colour but profound in mineral detail, with the incense-and-iron character of century-old Etna vines.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cottanera Etna Rosso is the estate's primary north-slope red: approachable and fruit-forward, with Nerello's cherry character and Etna's herbaceous mineral finish.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Feudi del PisciottoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudi del Pisciotto's DOCG expression from the restored manor estate in the Val di Noto shows the Cerasuolo di Vittoria character cleanly: cherry, mineral and herbaceous with the appellation's characteristic clay-soil earthiness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Pietradolce's entry Etna Rosso: approachable, herb-scented Nerello Mascalese with cherry brightness and Etna's characteristic saline mineral finish.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€Still Red
La Segreta Rosso is Planeta's multi-varietal entry red: Nero d'Avola blended with Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc for a smooth, approachable and consistent everyday Sicilian red with broad food versatility.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta RapitalaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Rapitala Grand Cru is the estate's flagship Chardonnay: a full barrique-fermented Sicilian Chardonnay from the Camporeale hillside estate combining tropical fruit richness with a toasty-creamy Burgundian framework.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Regaleali Rosso has been Tasca's everyday red since 1968: a multi-varietal native blend of Nero d'Avola, Perricone and Nerello Mascalese showing the breadth of the Regaleali plateau's terroir.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta GattiSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta Gatti's Pinot Nero, grown at altitude on the Nebrodi slopes in northern Sicily, is one of Italy's southernmost Pinot Nero bottlings: light, mineral and earthy with the Nebrodi altitude moderating what would otherwise be an impossible growing zone for the variety.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fondo Filara is the premium Nicosia Etna Rosso from organically farmed Nerello Mascalese on the south-east slope: approachable and mineral, reflecting the Trecastagni terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Tornatore's estate Etna Rosso from what the family claims is the largest single-vineyard in the Etna DOC: approachable Nerello Mascalese with typical volcanic mineral character and fresh herb notes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Valle dell'Acate's classic DOCG blend from six generations of Jacono family organic farming: bright cherry and dried-herb aromatics with firm Vittoria-terroir acidity and mineral persistence.
Dry · Refreshing
Almási PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Dorógi PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing
Fekete PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing
Fekete PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
HímesudvarTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing
Lapis PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Savoury · Refreshing
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Tokaj NobilisTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Tokajer PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Várhelyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Winesor PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Zsirai PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Biondi-SantiTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Greppo estate's younger-vine Rosso, the traditional style in a more accessible register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Barone Ricasoli Castello di BrolioTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
A traditionalist Chianti Classico honouring the 1872 Ricasoli formula: Sangiovese plus the rare Abrusco (Colorino-family) for colour and herbal lift, aged in large casks rather than barrique.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Merlot-leaning sibling to Bellavista, deeper-fruited with mocha and dark cherry through a long Sangiovese acid spine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Castello di QuercetoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Riserva from Castello di Querceto, mid-weight Sangiovese with Canaiolo and Mammolo for aromatic perfume.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Castello di VolpaiaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Annata Chianti Classico from the 600-metre Volpaia hamlet, translucent and herbal with the high-altitude Radda signature.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
FelsinaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
The Felsina entry-level annata, pure Sangiovese in a translucent old-school register: sour cherry, violets, fennel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
FontodiTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Fontodi's annata, pure Sangiovese from organic vineyards at Panzano, with the house signature of violet and graphite.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
GrattamaccoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Grattamacco's annata Bolgheri DOC, accessible Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend from CCPB-organic vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Tenuta Guado al TassoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Guado al Tasso's second wine, accessible Bolgheri DOC Cabernet-Merlot-Syrah blend.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Il PoggioneTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Younger-vine Rosso from Il Poggione, the village's daily Brunello-style red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Isole e OlenaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Isole e Olena's annata Chianti Classico, a translucent Sangiovese-led blend with the house cherry-and-violet aromatics.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Le Macchiole's annata Bolgheri DOC, an accessible blend showcasing the estate's three varietal flagships.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Rocca di FrassinelloTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Rocca di Frassinello's accessible Sangiovese-Bordeaux Maremma DOC, the estate's second wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
Castello di NipozzanoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Frescobaldi's flagship Rufina Riserva, in continuous production since 1864.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tenuta dell'OrnellaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still White
Ornellaia's coastal Bolgheri DOC Bianco, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc-led blend introduced 2013.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
PanizziTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
Panizzi's Riserva Vernaccia, partly oak-and-acacia-aged for a richer, structured profile.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
PanizziTuscany€€€€€€Still Red
Panizzi's Chianti Colli Senesi, the San Gimignano red counterpoint to its Vernaccias.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
MontevertineTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
The everyday Montevertine. Same field blend, shorter cask, brighter cherry and softer tannin: built for a Tuesday table.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
PolizianoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Poliziano's annata Vino Nobile, accessible Prugnolo Gentile from the Carletti family estate.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Frescobaldi Tenuta di PominoTuscany€€€€€€Still White
Pomino's accessible white, Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco from the cool high-altitude Pomino vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Frescobaldi Tenuta di PominoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Italy's most established Pinot Nero, from high-altitude Pomino vineyards planted in 1855 by Vittorio degli Albizi.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
QuerciabellaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese annata from biodynamic Greve in Chianti vineyards, mid-weight and herbal.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
RiecineTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese annata from Riecine's tiny 13-hectare estate at Gaiole, vegan-vinified.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
SalchetoTuscany€€€€€€Still Red
Salcheto's daily-drinker Rosso, pure Prugnolo Gentile from the off-grid CCPB-organic cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
SalchetoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Salcheto's annata Vino Nobile, pure Prugnolo Gentile from CCPB-organic vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Fattoria SelvapianaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Selvapiana's annata Rufina, ICEA-organic Sangiovese in the cool high-altitude Rufina style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Frescobaldi Tenuta di CastiglioniTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Sangiovese-led Bordeaux-supported Toscana IGT from Frescobaldi's Castiglioni estate, the daily-drinking Super Tuscan.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
AllegriniVeneto€€€€€€Still Red
Allegrini's estate Classico Superiore reflects the house's high Corvinone proportion (45%) adding floral lift and softer tannin alongside Corvina's cherry-herb character; a bright, food-friendly everyday Valpolicella.
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.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Corte GardoniVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
The Le Fontane (the springs) red from Corte Gardoni is a Garda DOC Cabernet-based blend aged in oak. The Garda DOC permits Bordeaux varieties and the morainic soils of Valeggio sul Mincio give the Cabernet a mineral freshness that distinguishes it from warmer Veneto reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Guerrieri RizzardiVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
Pojega is the top expression from Guerrieri Rizzardi's Bardolino range, bottled under the Bardolino Superiore DOCG. Oak ageing adds structure and complexity to the base Classico profile. Named for the Pojega wine museum located on the estate.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€Still White
Pino and Toi (Pine and You in Veneto dialect) is Maculan's accessible dry white, a refreshing blend of the two Pinots and Tocai for everyday drinking. It represents the lighter, approachable side of the Breganze DOC in contrast to the estate's intense dessert wines.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Nicolis Angelo e FigliVeneto€€€€€€Still Red
The Nicolis estate Classico Superiore offers an honest, traditional Valpolicella from the Villa Girardi hillside; cherry-tobacco character with the freshness typical of a classic-zone Corvina aged gently in large casks.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Santa SofiaVeneto€€€€€€Still Red
Santa Sofia's Classico Superiore is a reliable, food-friendly, accessible Valpolicella from the historic Pedemonte estate with cherry-tobacco character and good acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
Speri's La Roverina Classico Superiore with partial ripasso technique; fresh cherry and tobacco character from the traditional large-cask approach, with added concentration from the ripasso step and the estate's characteristic acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Tenuta Sant'AntonioVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta Sant'Antonio's Ripasso shows the Mezzane valley's characteristic earthiness alongside cherry-tobacco fruit; the small Oseleta addition adds a distinguishing spice note that sets it apart from Classico-zone examples.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky
Valentina CubiVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
Valentina Cubi's organic Valpolicella Superiore shows the freshness of high-altitude Fumane fruit with earthy mineral character from organic farming; a genuinely characterful everyday Valpolicella with better-than-average expressiveness.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut AlzingerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Domäne WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Richer, more luxuriant Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from the Frauenweingärten (women's vineyards) Ried: concentrated peach and pepper spice with full body and mineral depth.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Fruity
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Weingut Grabner WachauWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut GebetsbergerWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Herbert Högl VogelleithenWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Winzerhof LeonhartsbergerWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut WeixelbaumWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut NothnaglWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut BernhardWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Achleiten parcels farmed by the Bernhard family of Weissenkirchen; the classic Achleiten mineral-and-pepper profile at a more accessible price than the big estates.
Dry · Savoury · Refreshing
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Weingut LaglerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut ForstreiterWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Hollenburg site at the eastern gateway to the Wachau by the Forstreiter family; classic pepper-and-apple character with reliable mineral freshness.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Weingut Johann DonabaumWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Mariental site; medium-bodied with white-pepper, pear and citrus-mineral character typical of Spitz Grüner.
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
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.
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Weingut LaglerWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Weingut FJ Gritsch MauritiushofWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Tausendeimerberg site at Spitz; white pepper, pear and citrus-mineral character in a medium-bodied frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Weingut Josef & Georg HöglWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Vießling hamlet at the western edge of the Wachau by the Högl family; cooler-climate pepper and mineral notes with medium body.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut Erich MachherndlWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Traditional-style Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the 1786-founded Machherndl estate at Wösendorf; honest pepper-and-pear character aged in old barrels.
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut HofstätterWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Classic Joching-area Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Holzapfel: white pepper and ripe pear with full body and clean, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Holzapfel's Achleiten Riesling Smaragd shows the characteristic amphibolite-spice of this famous Ried: apricot, exotic stone-mineral and lime oil with firm acid and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Full-bodied Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Holzapfel: the site's distinctive amphibolite mineral character delivers exotic spice and concentrated stone fruit with full body.
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut HöllmüllerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut Josef JamekWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut Mayer SpitzWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Spitzer Graben valley: distinctive floral and mineral character from this cooler western Wachau sub-valley, with white pepper and ripe stone fruit.
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Weingut Mayr JochingWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Weingut NothnaglWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Rustic · Contemplative
Nikolaihof WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Nikolaihof WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Weingut PragerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Refreshing
Weingut StalzerWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Weingut Familie PiewaldWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Weingut FJ Gritsch MauritiushofWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Riesling Smaragd from the Tausendeimerberg site at Spitz by Gritsch Mauritiushof; citrus-and-mineral driven with medium body and fresh acidity.
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut SchmelzWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut Stift GöttweigWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Full-bodied Kremstal Reserve Grüner Veltliner from the Benedictine monastery of Göttweig: white pepper, ripe peach and stone mineral from loess-dominated Kremstal terroir.
Dry · Fruity · Easygoing
Weingut TegernseerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut TegernseerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Weingut KonradWachau€€€€€€€Still White
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.
Dry · Easygoing · Elegant
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Winzer KremsWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Pfaffenberg Riesling from Winzer Krems: apricot blossom, lime and chalk mineral from the famous Kremstal Riesling site at an accessible price.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Weingut ÖzeltWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Full-bodied Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from the central Spitz estate: classic white pepper, ripe pear and citrus blossom with clean mineral finish.