Chenin Blanc
Bottle
£11.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 8cs
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 27cs
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 39cs
Bottle
£15.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£16.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 7cs
Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (autumn 2015)
Bottle
£17.75
Bottle
£19.95
Expect the 2017 develop gracefully in bottle for up to a decade, or enjoy it today with sushi or shellfish. Drink now to 2027.
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (spring 2019)
Bottle
£19.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle
£21.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 89cs
Bottle
£21.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle
£21.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs
This is superb, with the beguiling bruised apple aroma characteristic of Chenin alongside a distinct smokiness, which speaks of the Peu Morier vineyard’s flint-rich soil. The palate begins taut and mineral then broadens, revealing a hint of residual sugar, before zeroing in once more for a long finish redolent of lemon zest and oysters shells. A thrilling wine.
Bottle
£23.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle
£24.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 16cs
Bottle
£24.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle
£27.50
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Fiona Hayes, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£28.00
Half-btl
£29.25
Half-btl 6 x 37.5cl 3cs
Half-btl 6 x 37.5cl 2cs
Bottle
£34.65
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle
£45.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 27cs
Burnished gold in colour, the nose is full of spiced orange, cloves, a touch of quince and lemon rind, and hints of anise. This wine is lovely and mouth-filling and yet has surprisingly high acidity and a dryness that gives the wine a beautiful mouth-watering snap.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum
£97.50
A big, deep, rich honeyed bouquet leaps from the glass. The palate is, unsurprisingly, youthful, but is also wonderfully luscious. There’s plenty of sweet, mouth-filling fruit and enough acidity to make one involuntarily drool. Drink it now or tuck away for decades.
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Chris Pollington, Account Manager
First things first – 1989 is a stunning vintage, one of the best in the 20th Century for the Huet wines. Essai relates to a 1ha vineyard parcel of Le Clos du Bourg which the Huet family decided to apply biodynamic principles. There is a distinctly greater level of development and general largesse to the palate here over the ‘usual’ 1989 Moelleux. This is an expansive and mouth filling wine, lusciously sweet and tropical this has decades of age ahead of it but perfectly balanced meaning it can be enjoyed now. .
Gary Owen, Account Manager
Bottle
£160.00
This is a jam-packed glassful with waxy lemons and fresh orange peel on the nose, then a bitter toffee character. The combination of ripe nectarine sweetness with refreshing acidity delivers a perfectly judged and beautifully balanced wine. Quite simply, you can taste the care taken in producing this wine.
Bottle
£170.00
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 3cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
An intense gold colour, there is plenty on offer on the nose: lanolin, caramel and apple crumble to name but a few notes. Gloriously honeyed on the palate, there is a streak of vibrant freshness that stops any cloying sweetness. The finish is incredibly long and persistent. Wonderful!
Fine Wine Team
There was a much smaller quantity of the 1945 wines made due to frosts for eight days in May. It would seem this concentrated the quality and the finest rounds of natural selection took place as what was left has made astonishingly fantastic wine. The nose is a tumult of preserved and lightly caramelised lemons. Beneath this there is layer upon layer of complex white nuts and subtle dairy, almost creaminess framed by a focussed subtle dryness.
Gary Owen, Account Manager
Bottle
£565.00
Laura Atkinson - Private Account Manager
A lustrous, burnt gold colour. Plenty of baked Bramley apple and lanolin on the nose, with a touch of wet grass as well. Beautifully balanced between freshness and a touch of sweetness. Developed yes, but remarkably youthful as well. This is a remarkable wine, especially when you consider all that was going on around it in 1945.
Fergus Stewart - Private Account Manager
This masterpiece shows a lush and altogether rather gorgeous side to it which develops into something firmer. It’s one of those extraordinary wines that keeps evolving while you taste it, lush then firm then lush, closing off with a very assured finish that lingers on and on. Truly victorious.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Chenin Blanc is an important white grape variety planted in the Anjou-Saumur and Touraine regions of the Loire Valley and the most widely planted varietal grape in South Africa.
In the Loire it produces high quality dry wines in Savenniéres, and luscious sweet, dessert wines in Coteaux du Layon, Bonnezeaux and Quarts de Chaume. In Vouvray and Montlouis it can be dry, medium dry, or sweet, and still or sparkling. Whether dry or sweet, the best Loire Chenin Blancs possess marvellously concentrated rich, honeyed fruit together with refreshingly vibrant acidity. It is Chenin Blanc's high acidity that enable the wines to age so well.
In South Africa Chenin Blanc is easier to grow and is prized for its versatility. It is used as a cheap blending option with Chardonnay, Colombard, and Muscat but also bottled unblended. The best producers keep their yields low and produce impressive mouthfilling wines.