White
White wines are produced in many regions around the world, each with their own unique style and flavour profile.
In New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc is the most famous white wine, known for its vibrant acidity, tropical fruit flavours, and herbaceous notes. Marlborough is the most famous region for Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand.
In the United States, California produces a range of high-quality white wines, including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Grigio. California Chardonnay is known for its buttery, oaky flavours, while Sauvignon Blanc from California is known for its crisp acidity and bright fruit flavours.
South Africa is known for producing high-quality Chenin Blanc, which is known for its crisp acidity, citrus flavouurs, and minerality. Chenin Blanc is the most widely planted white grape variety in South Africa.
Argentina is famous for producing high-quality Torrontés, a white wine known for its floral aromas, tropical fruit flavours, and crisp acidity. Torrontés is the most widely planted white grape variety in Argentina.
In Australia, Chardonnay is the most widely planted white grape variety, with wines known for their rich, full-bodied flavours, and notes of stone fruit and vanilla.
White
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Vinous (93)
Peach pit, lime oil and clove on the alluring nose. A juicy, elegant passion fruit flavor is nicely framed by vibrant acidity. At once glossy and crisp, showing a pleasing spiciness and a beguiling slatey finish. This lovely Riesling is certainly one of the finest Spätleses of the vintage.Inc. VAT£812.16 -
Inc. VAT£1,693.08 -
Wine Advocate (97)
The 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is very clear and fine on the floral and highly delicate nose. Piquant and fresh on the palate, this is a concentrated, fresh and salty, straight and precise Auslese with concise acidity and lemon chutney notes on the piquant and grippy finish. Far too young but with the finesse and irresistible charm of the Sonnenuhr. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.Inc. VAT£615.50 -
Nestled within the serene Mosel area of Germany, the illustrious Karthauserhof estate has gifted us the captivating Karthauserhof Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr42 2014. Exuding excellence, this wine encapsulates the essence of the region's distinctive terroir. Expertly cultivated on steep schist slopes and echoeing meticulous winemaking standards, this exceptional 2014 vintage delivers hints of delicate fruit, piercing minerality and impressive longevity. Crafted with late-harvest grapes; the 'Spatlese' denotes a refined nuance of natural sweetness and vibrant acidity, culminating in a perfectly balanced masterpiece. Testament to the revered Karthauserhof's dedication to creating only superior wines, the Auktion Nr42 2014 offers wine connoisseurs a truly exceptional Riesling indulgence. Experience the epitome of elegant white wine, in each sip of the Karthauserhof Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr42 2014.
Inc. VAT£281.23 -
Experience the exquisite Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese Nr23 2017, an elite offering from legendary producer, Klaus Peter Keller. Renowned for crafting commanding, balanced and complex Rieslings, Keller's Dalsheimer Hubacker vineyard, located in Germany's Rheinhessen region, has produced a 2017 Auslese of unparalleled quality. Hand-picked and meticulously sorted, this wine is the essence of precision winemaking. It boasts an intoxicating bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, honey and wet stone, paired with captivating notes of citrus and tropical fruits on the palate. Its brisk acidity and vibrant minerality culminate in a lingering, elegant finish. Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese Nr23 2017 is a testament to Keller's commitment to terroir expression, complexity, and sustainable viticulture. With tremendous ageing potential, this bottle merits a place in any discerning wine collector's cellar. Indulge in the mastery of Keller.
Inc. VAT£515.54 -
Vinous (96)
Riding shotgun, the 2011 Westhofener Brunnenhauschen Abtserde Riesling Grosses Gewachs is a completely different wine. This is razor-sharp on the Zen-like nose of Granny Smith apples, struck flint notes and citrus peel; you could almost describe it as uncompromising. The palate has a citric spine and tastes quite saline, with hints of orange peel. Harmonious, penetrating and ethereal, this is a brilliant Riesling from Keller, but one that you have to meet on its own terms.Inc. VAT£2,202.04 -
Vinous (95)
Intriguing aromas of nectarine, nut oil and lemon zest, plus a touch of cinnamon. The succulent apricot fruit and textural richness are kept alive by a salty minerality that lingers tantalizingly on the finish. With perfect clarity and outstanding intensity, this is a show-stopper. One of finest dry rieslings of the vintage.Inc. VAT£2,229.64 -
Wine Advocate (91)
Lime, apple, and grapefruit with a strong influence of their skins and pips renders Keller's 2011 Westhofener Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewachs a remarkably pithy and piquant mouthful. Density and sheer persistence this also has in spades - it's almost muscle-bound - but I'll be very interested to see whether it picks up refinement, differentiation and, for want of a better word (one Keller himself favors), elegance over the course of coming decade. There is an austerely stony undertone to this entire performance; and one that didn't dissipate in a bottle that had been opened for a day. (Incidentally, this is the first vintage of Morstein to be supplemented by a portion of sixty-year-old vines that Keller recently acquired and grafted over to Riesling.)Inc. VAT£2,998.84 -
The Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 is a captivating expression of the Rheinhessen region's terroir in Germany. As a Großes Gewächs (GG), it exhibits the highest quality, produced exclusively from hand-harvested, sun-kissed Riesling grapes nurtured in the prestigious Pettenthal vineyard. This plot's red slate soil, combined with Kuhling Gillot's commitment to biodynamic viticulture, results in a wine of remarkable complexity.
Kuhling Gillot's meticulous craftsmanship highlights the multilayered minerality of this exquisite Riesling. With a resonant palate of crisp apple and peach nuanced by spicy, earthy undertones, the Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 delivers a sublime balance of vivacious acidity and rich floral notes.
Decades of winemaking tradition meet harmonious ecological practices in Kuhling Gillot, a member of the elite VDP. The Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 articulates this ethos succinctly, marking it an unmissable experience for discerning fine wine collectors.
Inc. VAT£561.89 -
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Wine Advocate (99)
Molitor's 2018 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) opens with a concentrated, deep, clear and complex bouquet with crunchy stone and very fine lemon chutney aromas. Crystalline and clear on the palate, this is a playful, frisky, finessed and finely juicy, highly delicate and stimulatingly piquant and filigreed Würzgarten Auslese that represents very fine botrytis flavors and a great terroir. This is a gorgeous, weightless and pristine, persistently salty Riesling that can be aged for decades. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.Inc. VAT£462.04 -
Wine Advocate (99)
The 2018 Riesling Wehlener Klosterberg Auslese *** (Green Capsule) is very clear and openly fruity on the concentrated and aromatic nose, with ripe and spicy stone fruit and lychee as well as spicy aromas with coolish notes of crushed gray slate and flowers. This is another 2018 that reminds me of the world's finest Gewürztraminers due to the flavors, richness, mild acidity and perfect mix of tropical fruit aromas, mineral spiciness and very fine tannins. The wine is sweet rather than medium-sweet, but its crystalline and elegant acidity and aromatic intensity make this a spectacularly great 2018 with greatly deposed power. The wine already tastes dangerously good today, but it will develop at least as gorgeous as the 2003s. This could end up as a giant one day. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.Inc. VAT£675.64 -
Revered for its captivating expression of terroir, the Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011 is a genuine marvel from Germany's renowned Mosel wine region. Markus Molitor, a revered artisanal vintner who assumes a minimalist approach in the vineyard and winery, meticulously crafts this Riesling from the esteemed Sonnenuhr vineyard, famed for its blue Devon slate soil. Hand-picked at perfect ripeness, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation before a veritable slumber in large oak foudres, allowing for a harmonious fusion of fruit, acidity and mineral nuances.
The Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011 radiates opulence through its expansive, multi-layered profile. Laden with tropical fruit, honeyed notes and a thread of profound minerality, this Auslese culminates in a prodigious finish. Beverage connoisseurs can anticipate decadent sipping, particularly when paired with dishes of piquant complexities.
Experience the transcendent ethos embodied by the Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011, a testament to the grandeur of German Riesling.
Inc. VAT£667.24 -
Wine Advocate (96)
The 2018 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (White Capsule) is bright and intense on the very elegant and refined yet aromatic and super ripe but elegant nose. On the palate, this is a rich and powerful, very intense and concentrated Riesling with a tight structure and a massive yet still not finessed or stimulating finish. The wine has remarkable finesse and salinity, yet it is still somewhat massive and square to really simulate. Never mind, the wine has time. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.Inc. VAT£712.84 -
Vinous (95)
This dry-tasting three-star Auslese reflects some of Molitor’s lowest yields from a harvest of already meager volume. Pungent scents of wood smoke, grapefruit peel and quarry dust set the tone for a zesty, piquant, expansive palate that reflects both high dry extract and 12.5 percent alcohol in its sense of mouth-filling mass. Abundant juiciness of fresh grapefruit and white peach linger into a bright, bittersweetly nutty finish of vibratory intensity. As this opens to the air, it keeps getting more expressively complex and gripping: one more piece of evidence that in 2014, Zeltinger Schlossberg was capable of upstaging Zeltinger Sonnenuhr.Inc. VAT£684.29 -
Inc. VAT£1,092.07
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Vinous (92-93)
Penetratingly pungent and high-toned aromas of peppermint, boxwood and lemon zest cover over any aromatic influence there might be from a relatively new Austrian cask. The feel here is polished and strikingly waxy. Alkaline and saline notes serve for enhanced invigoration and saliva-inducement on a resonant and rich yet refreshingly bright finish. Last tasted from cask shortly before an August 2017 bottling, this wine will have a lot more to say given a bit of time.Inc. VAT£199.24 -
Wine Advocate (95)
The 2014 Goldtröpfchen Auslese displays a very clear and intense bouquet of fully ripe Riesling berries, and indicates a great elegance and finesse. This is a beautifully fine and delicate, highly elegant Auslese with fine Riesling flavors intermixed with stimulating salty mineral flavors. The wine has a nice grip and complexity, as well as a great finesse and lightness.Inc. VAT£546.29 -
James Suckling (97)
Deep, dense and subtle, this is an imposing wine, yet remains so vital and animating. Shimmering with a thousand facets, but also with a forthright, nectarine note that makes it instantly appealing. Brilliant finish that reminds us what it's like to be up in high mountains – the light, the air. Drink or hold.Inc. VAT£319.24 -
James Suckling (95)
A whiff of smoky mystery sucks you into this concentrated and very elegant dry wine that has strident minerality through the very long, driving finish. Great aging potential. Drink or hold.Inc. VAT£226.24 -
Vinous (95)
Golden yellow. Musky aromas of peach, butterscotch and cinnamon rise above the honeyed botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized fruits overwhelm the palate, only just balanced by the wine's oyster shell salinity. Succulent sweet nectarine pervades the finish. This wine still needs time.Inc. VAT£1,173.89 -
Vinous (95)
Golden yellow. Musky aromas of peach, butterscotch and cinnamon rise above the honeyed botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized fruits overwhelm the palate, only just balanced by the wine's oyster shell salinity. Succulent sweet nectarine pervades the finish. This wine still needs time.Inc. VAT£1,166.69 -
Wine Advocate (96)
"I love this wine," says Wilhelm Weil, who remembers the 1971 that he loved so much when he was still a child and stole a sip or two from vat no. 07 whenever his parents were away. "The 2018 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Spätlese is one of the finest in living memories of Robert Weil," he says. In fact, the 2018, based on grapes picked at 103° Oechsle and bottled with 9.3% alcohol and 65 grams of residual sugar, is so clear, precise and fresh as well as flinty, like the generic Spätlese but with so much more intensity and concentration. On the palate, this Gräfenberg Spätlese is lush but enormously precise, piquant and firm, very elegant and complex, with fascinating acidity and phenolic as well as mineral grip and tension. A fascinating wine and one of the finest Spätlese in Germany from the 2018 vintage. So mouthwatering and stimulating due to a low pH level and 10 grams of total acidity. However, Weil says the freshness is thanks to the "Bernsteinsäure" that characterizes many of the 2018s. Drink 2019 - 2070Inc. VAT£364.85 -
James Suckling (100)
A gently spicy thread here with all manner of fresh fruit that’s just so ripe. This offers very intense mangoes and apricots with peach essence and gentle candied kumquat. The palate is like a perfect sphere of flavor, completely seamless. This is melded together by an extraordinary vintage and delivered to the greatest heights of sweetness and balance. Really a perfect wine. Drink over decades.Inc. VAT£966.25 -
James Suckling (100)
A gently spicy thread here with all manner of fresh fruit that’s just so ripe. This offers very intense mangoes and apricots with peach essence and gentle candied kumquat. The palate is like a perfect sphere of flavor, completely seamless. This is melded together by an extraordinary vintage and delivered to the greatest heights of sweetness and balance. Really a perfect wine. Drink over decades.Inc. VAT£1,265.77 -
Decanter (93)
Facing south and southwest, the Nyulászó vineyard features brown and yellow clay soil. Minerality sets the tone of this 2016 dry Furmint, with struck match, ripe peaches, honeysuckle and dusty dried apricot aromas. The palate is explosive, warm and spicy, with layers of citrus, dried apricot, fig, melon and hints of white pepper, refreshed by a solid backbone of acidity. The concentrated flavours follow all the way to the lingering finish, complex and sophisticated.Inc. VAT£156.04 -
Each case contains 1 bottle each of:
1. Mezes Maly Great First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
2. Szt Tamas First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 19/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
3. Nyulaszo First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
4. Betsek First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
5. Birsalmas Second Growth Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
6. Gold Label 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 17/20 points Jancis Robinson MWInc. VAT£847.69
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Vinous (93)
Peach pit, lime oil and clove on the alluring nose. A juicy, elegant passion fruit flavor is nicely framed by vibrant acidity. At once glossy and crisp, showing a pleasing spiciness and a beguiling slatey finish. This lovely Riesling is certainly one of the finest Spätleses of the vintage.In Bond£669.00 -
In Bond£1,407.00
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Wine Advocate (97)
The 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is very clear and fine on the floral and highly delicate nose. Piquant and fresh on the palate, this is a concentrated, fresh and salty, straight and precise Auslese with concise acidity and lemon chutney notes on the piquant and grippy finish. Far too young but with the finesse and irresistible charm of the Sonnenuhr. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.In Bond£504.00 -
Nestled within the serene Mosel area of Germany, the illustrious Karthauserhof estate has gifted us the captivating Karthauserhof Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr42 2014. Exuding excellence, this wine encapsulates the essence of the region's distinctive terroir. Expertly cultivated on steep schist slopes and echoeing meticulous winemaking standards, this exceptional 2014 vintage delivers hints of delicate fruit, piercing minerality and impressive longevity. Crafted with late-harvest grapes; the 'Spatlese' denotes a refined nuance of natural sweetness and vibrant acidity, culminating in a perfectly balanced masterpiece. Testament to the revered Karthauserhof's dedication to creating only superior wines, the Auktion Nr42 2014 offers wine connoisseurs a truly exceptional Riesling indulgence. Experience the epitome of elegant white wine, in each sip of the Karthauserhof Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr42 2014.
In Bond£226.00 -
Experience the exquisite Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese Nr23 2017, an elite offering from legendary producer, Klaus Peter Keller. Renowned for crafting commanding, balanced and complex Rieslings, Keller's Dalsheimer Hubacker vineyard, located in Germany's Rheinhessen region, has produced a 2017 Auslese of unparalleled quality. Hand-picked and meticulously sorted, this wine is the essence of precision winemaking. It boasts an intoxicating bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, honey and wet stone, paired with captivating notes of citrus and tropical fruits on the palate. Its brisk acidity and vibrant minerality culminate in a lingering, elegant finish. Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese Nr23 2017 is a testament to Keller's commitment to terroir expression, complexity, and sustainable viticulture. With tremendous ageing potential, this bottle merits a place in any discerning wine collector's cellar. Indulge in the mastery of Keller.
In Bond£420.00 -
Vinous (96)
Riding shotgun, the 2011 Westhofener Brunnenhauschen Abtserde Riesling Grosses Gewachs is a completely different wine. This is razor-sharp on the Zen-like nose of Granny Smith apples, struck flint notes and citrus peel; you could almost describe it as uncompromising. The palate has a citric spine and tastes quite saline, with hints of orange peel. Harmonious, penetrating and ethereal, this is a brilliant Riesling from Keller, but one that you have to meet on its own terms.In Bond£1,819.00 -
Vinous (95)
Intriguing aromas of nectarine, nut oil and lemon zest, plus a touch of cinnamon. The succulent apricot fruit and textural richness are kept alive by a salty minerality that lingers tantalizingly on the finish. With perfect clarity and outstanding intensity, this is a show-stopper. One of finest dry rieslings of the vintage.In Bond£1,842.00 -
Wine Advocate (91)
Lime, apple, and grapefruit with a strong influence of their skins and pips renders Keller's 2011 Westhofener Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewachs a remarkably pithy and piquant mouthful. Density and sheer persistence this also has in spades - it's almost muscle-bound - but I'll be very interested to see whether it picks up refinement, differentiation and, for want of a better word (one Keller himself favors), elegance over the course of coming decade. There is an austerely stony undertone to this entire performance; and one that didn't dissipate in a bottle that had been opened for a day. (Incidentally, this is the first vintage of Morstein to be supplemented by a portion of sixty-year-old vines that Keller recently acquired and grafted over to Riesling.)In Bond£2,483.00 -
The Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 is a captivating expression of the Rheinhessen region's terroir in Germany. As a Großes Gewächs (GG), it exhibits the highest quality, produced exclusively from hand-harvested, sun-kissed Riesling grapes nurtured in the prestigious Pettenthal vineyard. This plot's red slate soil, combined with Kuhling Gillot's commitment to biodynamic viticulture, results in a wine of remarkable complexity.
Kuhling Gillot's meticulous craftsmanship highlights the multilayered minerality of this exquisite Riesling. With a resonant palate of crisp apple and peach nuanced by spicy, earthy undertones, the Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 delivers a sublime balance of vivacious acidity and rich floral notes.
Decades of winemaking tradition meet harmonious ecological practices in Kuhling Gillot, a member of the elite VDP. The Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal Riesling GG 2018 articulates this ethos succinctly, marking it an unmissable experience for discerning fine wine collectors.
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Wine Advocate (99)
Molitor's 2018 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) opens with a concentrated, deep, clear and complex bouquet with crunchy stone and very fine lemon chutney aromas. Crystalline and clear on the palate, this is a playful, frisky, finessed and finely juicy, highly delicate and stimulatingly piquant and filigreed Würzgarten Auslese that represents very fine botrytis flavors and a great terroir. This is a gorgeous, weightless and pristine, persistently salty Riesling that can be aged for decades. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.In Bond£369.00 -
Wine Advocate (99)
The 2018 Riesling Wehlener Klosterberg Auslese *** (Green Capsule) is very clear and openly fruity on the concentrated and aromatic nose, with ripe and spicy stone fruit and lychee as well as spicy aromas with coolish notes of crushed gray slate and flowers. This is another 2018 that reminds me of the world's finest Gewürztraminers due to the flavors, richness, mild acidity and perfect mix of tropical fruit aromas, mineral spiciness and very fine tannins. The wine is sweet rather than medium-sweet, but its crystalline and elegant acidity and aromatic intensity make this a spectacularly great 2018 with greatly deposed power. The wine already tastes dangerously good today, but it will develop at least as gorgeous as the 2003s. This could end up as a giant one day. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.In Bond£547.00 -
Revered for its captivating expression of terroir, the Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011 is a genuine marvel from Germany's renowned Mosel wine region. Markus Molitor, a revered artisanal vintner who assumes a minimalist approach in the vineyard and winery, meticulously crafts this Riesling from the esteemed Sonnenuhr vineyard, famed for its blue Devon slate soil. Hand-picked at perfect ripeness, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation before a veritable slumber in large oak foudres, allowing for a harmonious fusion of fruit, acidity and mineral nuances.
The Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011 radiates opulence through its expansive, multi-layered profile. Laden with tropical fruit, honeyed notes and a thread of profound minerality, this Auslese culminates in a prodigious finish. Beverage connoisseurs can anticipate decadent sipping, particularly when paired with dishes of piquant complexities.
Experience the transcendent ethos embodied by the Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 3* White Capsule 2011, a testament to the grandeur of German Riesling.
In Bond£540.00 -
Wine Advocate (96)
The 2018 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (White Capsule) is bright and intense on the very elegant and refined yet aromatic and super ripe but elegant nose. On the palate, this is a rich and powerful, very intense and concentrated Riesling with a tight structure and a massive yet still not finessed or stimulating finish. The wine has remarkable finesse and salinity, yet it is still somewhat massive and square to really simulate. Never mind, the wine has time. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.In Bond£578.00 -
Vinous (95)
This dry-tasting three-star Auslese reflects some of Molitor’s lowest yields from a harvest of already meager volume. Pungent scents of wood smoke, grapefruit peel and quarry dust set the tone for a zesty, piquant, expansive palate that reflects both high dry extract and 12.5 percent alcohol in its sense of mouth-filling mass. Abundant juiciness of fresh grapefruit and white peach linger into a bright, bittersweetly nutty finish of vibratory intensity. As this opens to the air, it keeps getting more expressively complex and gripping: one more piece of evidence that in 2014, Zeltinger Schlossberg was capable of upstaging Zeltinger Sonnenuhr.In Bond£551.00 -
In Bond£878.00
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Vinous (92-93)
Penetratingly pungent and high-toned aromas of peppermint, boxwood and lemon zest cover over any aromatic influence there might be from a relatively new Austrian cask. The feel here is polished and strikingly waxy. Alkaline and saline notes serve for enhanced invigoration and saliva-inducement on a resonant and rich yet refreshingly bright finish. Last tasted from cask shortly before an August 2017 bottling, this wine will have a lot more to say given a bit of time.In Bond£150.00 -
Wine Advocate (95)
The 2014 Goldtröpfchen Auslese displays a very clear and intense bouquet of fully ripe Riesling berries, and indicates a great elegance and finesse. This is a beautifully fine and delicate, highly elegant Auslese with fine Riesling flavors intermixed with stimulating salty mineral flavors. The wine has a nice grip and complexity, as well as a great finesse and lightness.In Bond£436.00 -
James Suckling (97)
Deep, dense and subtle, this is an imposing wine, yet remains so vital and animating. Shimmering with a thousand facets, but also with a forthright, nectarine note that makes it instantly appealing. Brilliant finish that reminds us what it's like to be up in high mountains – the light, the air. Drink or hold.In Bond£250.00 -
James Suckling (95)
A whiff of smoky mystery sucks you into this concentrated and very elegant dry wine that has strident minerality through the very long, driving finish. Great aging potential. Drink or hold.In Bond£172.50 -
Vinous (95)
Golden yellow. Musky aromas of peach, butterscotch and cinnamon rise above the honeyed botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized fruits overwhelm the palate, only just balanced by the wine's oyster shell salinity. Succulent sweet nectarine pervades the finish. This wine still needs time.In Bond£959.00 -
Vinous (95)
Golden yellow. Musky aromas of peach, butterscotch and cinnamon rise above the honeyed botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized fruits overwhelm the palate, only just balanced by the wine's oyster shell salinity. Succulent sweet nectarine pervades the finish. This wine still needs time.In Bond£953.00 -
Wine Advocate (96)
"I love this wine," says Wilhelm Weil, who remembers the 1971 that he loved so much when he was still a child and stole a sip or two from vat no. 07 whenever his parents were away. "The 2018 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Spätlese is one of the finest in living memories of Robert Weil," he says. In fact, the 2018, based on grapes picked at 103° Oechsle and bottled with 9.3% alcohol and 65 grams of residual sugar, is so clear, precise and fresh as well as flinty, like the generic Spätlese but with so much more intensity and concentration. On the palate, this Gräfenberg Spätlese is lush but enormously precise, piquant and firm, very elegant and complex, with fascinating acidity and phenolic as well as mineral grip and tension. A fascinating wine and one of the finest Spätlese in Germany from the 2018 vintage. So mouthwatering and stimulating due to a low pH level and 10 grams of total acidity. However, Weil says the freshness is thanks to the "Bernsteinsäure" that characterizes many of the 2018s. Drink 2019 - 2070In Bond£292.50 -
James Suckling (100)
A gently spicy thread here with all manner of fresh fruit that’s just so ripe. This offers very intense mangoes and apricots with peach essence and gentle candied kumquat. The palate is like a perfect sphere of flavor, completely seamless. This is melded together by an extraordinary vintage and delivered to the greatest heights of sweetness and balance. Really a perfect wine. Drink over decades.In Bond£802.00 -
James Suckling (100)
A gently spicy thread here with all manner of fresh fruit that’s just so ripe. This offers very intense mangoes and apricots with peach essence and gentle candied kumquat. The palate is like a perfect sphere of flavor, completely seamless. This is melded together by an extraordinary vintage and delivered to the greatest heights of sweetness and balance. Really a perfect wine. Drink over decades.In Bond£1,050.00 -
Decanter (93)
Facing south and southwest, the Nyulászó vineyard features brown and yellow clay soil. Minerality sets the tone of this 2016 dry Furmint, with struck match, ripe peaches, honeysuckle and dusty dried apricot aromas. The palate is explosive, warm and spicy, with layers of citrus, dried apricot, fig, melon and hints of white pepper, refreshed by a solid backbone of acidity. The concentrated flavours follow all the way to the lingering finish, complex and sophisticated.In Bond£114.00 -
Each case contains 1 bottle each of:
1. Mezes Maly Great First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
2. Szt Tamas First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 19/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
3. Nyulaszo First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
4. Betsek First Growth 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
5. Birsalmas Second Growth Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson MW
6. Gold Label 6 Puttonyos 2008 | 17/20 points Jancis Robinson MWIn Bond£697.00
