Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Sec
Perched on the Première Côte, just above the town of Vouvray, Clos du Bourg is a monopole and generally regarded as the greatest of the three Huet single vineyards. It has been farmed by the domaine since 1953 and was purchased in 1963. Arguably the region’s greatest vineyard, Clos du Bourg makes some of Europe's most powerful, thrilling and long-lived white wines. With only one metre of topsoil over solid limestone, the vines immediately tap into the mineral resources underfoot. The warmth of the site, combined with the mineral complexion of the soils, results in rich, long-lived wines that seem to effortlessly combine intense, charged minerality with generous texture and concentration.
Domaine Gérard Boulay Sancerre La Côte
First made as a single parcel in 2010, La Côte comes from the majestic La Grande Côte vineyard (sometimes referred to as La Côte d’Amigny), a south/southeast-facing hillside on the outskirts of Chavignol. La Côte has quickly become one of the heavyweights of Boulay’s range. It’s the domaine’s coolest terroir and the last to be picked. The site’s pure Kimmeridgian limestone soils and the late picking date deliver density and absurd precision on the palate. Vinified and aged in three and four-year-old barrels, the terroir gives a more expressive style than Monts-Damnés, yet one that still bristles with tension and mineral notes. If the vines are still relatively young by this domaine’s standards (a good 20 years all the same), they nevertheless express the mineral essence of this limestone terroir with incredible intensity. As always, La Côte is the most open of the single-vineyard wines, this year leading with ripe citrus—in the orange/bergamot spectrum—and crystalline passionfruit aromas. The palate is deep, complex, radiant and focused, with a great core of spicy fruit, driving acids and lovely purity, tapering to a super long, chalk-licked finish. It has everything to go toe-to-toe with a top 1er Cru Burgundy.
Brown Brothers Moscato Lush Lychee
This Lush Lychee Moscato is wonderfully aromatic, with vibrant tropical Moscato flavours, a hint of Lychee and a smooth, refreshing finish. Ideal for sipping on a warm day or pairing with light desserts like fruit tarts or a creamy sorbet.
Domaine Dirler Cade Alsace Muscat Grand Cru Saering 'Elément Eau' white
Aromatics: Notes of honey, lavender, sweet spices and lemon. Palate: Rich and creamy yet vibrant wine with notes of honey, lavender and lemon as per the nose. Ripe fruits with generous texture, with the Saering site dominating the grape variety and expressing something more.