Chardonnay
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Adam Bruntlett - Wine Buyer
H/Bottle
£7.50
H/Bottle 24 x 37.5cl 129cs
Bottle
£12.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 266cs
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£12.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 137cs
Bottle
£17.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 282cs
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£35.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 81cs
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£35.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 155cs
Adam Bruntlett, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£35.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl 47cs
H/Bottle
£10.64
H/Bottle 24 x 37.5cl 10cs
This is the first Chardonnay made under Jeremy McKenzie’s stewardship. Layers of struck-match, gun-smoke and flint meet spice, citrus and toast on the nose of this restrained Chardonnay. White stone-fruit and lime line the palate, with an almost savoury, toasty, saline note to the long finish.
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Bottle
£11.37
Bottle 6 x 75cl 113cs
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£11.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs
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£11.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
This is an extremely approachable white with a lovely varietal expression – it’s classic Chardonnay, showing green apple and citrus on the nose. The palate displays more cool fruit flavours and has a lovely creamy texture, with a refreshing, vivacious finish.
Oliver Barton, Buying Assistant, Berry Bros. & Rudd.
Bottle
£11.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle
£12.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 60cs
Bottle
£13.50
Bottle 12 x 75cl 10cs
Bottle
£13.50
H/Bottle
£14.95
Bottle
£14.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 128cs
Bottle
£15.95
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer
Bottle
£16.95
Drink 2017-2019.
Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate. 28th April 2017.
Bottle
£16.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer
Bottle
£17.75
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer
Olivier and Corinne Merlin have been established in the Mâconnais village of La Roche Vineuse since 1987. Over the years they have bought the domaine which they originally rented, built a new cuverie, planted new vineyards locally and spread out into further appellations such as Pouilly-Fuissé and Moulin-à-Vent. Theirs has been one of the great success stories of the modern Mâconnais. They expect to be joined shortly by sons Théo and Paul. Having made his first wines in 1987, this year represents Olivier’s 30th vintage in La Roche Vineuse. It is fair to say that in this time he has contributed much to raising standards in the Mâconnais. Proof of his great skill as a winemaker came in the form of a bottle of 1990 Mâcon La Roche Vineuse Vieilles Vignes, a highlight of a lunch at Berry Bros. & Rudd in July to mark Jasper Morris’s retirement.
Bottle
£17.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 116cs
Warm lemon and white peach aromas are followed by riper flavours of yellow apple and nectarine, accompanied by toasty notes of lees-ageing. Ripe but refined with good texture and length, this is exclusive to Berry Bros. & Rudd in the UK. Match with roast loin of pork, macaroni cheese, Gruyère cheese.
Bottle
£17.95
Bottle 6 x 75cl 15cs
Jasper Morris MW
This feels a world away from nearby Chablis: an exotic, pineapple, almost passion fruit, and tinned peach nose leads to a fulsome palate which is quite round and fat, yet still manages to retain its eponymous elegance.
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£17.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 37cs
Bottle
£18.25
Bottle
£18.95
Bottle 12 x 75cl 21cs
Eleni told me that the 2015 Chablis Les Pargues was picked a little earlier than anticipated. They brought forward the picking by three days to September 4, because of damaged grapes after the hailstorm, but fermented it in the normal way and didn't use any extra products. It has an attractive bouquet with lime flower and blackberry leaf tincturing the citrus fruit. The palate has a pleasant weight in the mouth, quite creamy in texture and richer than I was expecting, leading to a clean and pure, orange zest tinged finish. Probably earlier drinking than others, but well crafted and it should be considered a success after the hail.
Neal Martin - 31/08/2016
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Bottle
£19.16
Rain fell here in late August just when it was most needed. A fine pale lemon colour, it has an attractively fresh nose with complexity behind and white fruit. There is some generous weight in the middle and then a lemon-scented freshness returns. Drink 2017-2020.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer
Dominique Lafon and his cellar master, Caroline Gon, took a great deal of trouble in 2015 to get their picking dates exactly right. They started on 28th August and picked their Mâconnais wines across a 13-day period, as each sector ripened, with the result that they have avoided high sugar levels and have kept the desired element of freshness in their wines.
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Bottle
£19.16
Bottle 12 x 75cl 13cs
A fresh pale colour, this is beautifully concentrated on the nose but not at all fleshy, and then a wealth of fruit kicks in on the palate. All is neatly harnessed, the vintage and the appellation marrying well. A wine full of energy. Drink 2018-2021.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer
Dominique Lafon and his cellar master, Caroline Gon, took a great deal of trouble in 2015 to get their picking dates exactly right. They started on 28th August and picked their Mâconnais wines across a 13-day period, as each sector ripened, with the result that they have avoided high sugar levels and have kept the desired element of freshness in their wines.
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Bottle
£19.25
Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
This year there is 30 percent village wine in the blend. Clear and bright in colour, it has a few attractive lemony notes. There’s some soft fruit but it’s nicely balanced, a more interesting wine than before. It displays high quality fruit and excellent nervous tension. Drink 2018-2020.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer
With prices in Burgundy still rising, even if often for understandable reasons, the appellations Bourgogne Blanc and Bourgogne Rouge are great places to look for affordable wines. You get the opportunity to drink wine from a top winemaker, from vines which are adjacent to the famous villages, and which will be accessible earlier. The 2005 Bourgognes Rouges are still delicious and youthful more than 10 years later, but most wines have been drinking well for a few years now.
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Bottle
£19.25
Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs
Chardonnay is the "Big Daddy" of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world. It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.