Muscadet Vieilles Vignes, 'Fief Du Retail', Gobin Freres, Loire Valley 2021 £14.50

Christophe and Cedric Gobin's Vieilles Vignes is from 40-100 year old vines on an outcrop of 'gabbro', a basalt-like rock, known for giving richness.  Ageing on the lees for a few months adds texture and slightly smoky, savoury notes to compliment the green-apple fruits. Bone-dry, it works brilliantly with fish and salads, a wonderful all-rounder.  RKL

2021 Macon Villages Domaine Seve £16.50

A "baby Pouilly-Fuissé",  from a small family grower, famous for their single-vineyards Pouilly-Fuissés.  The domaine is right at the foot of the famous Solutré Crags, in the most picturesque location imaginable, at the heart of the region.   This is among the best Macon-Villages we have ever tasted, with very low influence from oak and pure scents of white flowers and apple on the nose.  The palate has flavours and textures of Pink Fir Apple and peach, with some citrus and plenty of balancing acidity, all beautifully delineated.  RKL

2022 Bourgogne Aligote Jeannin-Naltet £18.50

Bright citrus fruit, lemon…yellow apples, green pea shoots.  Full, ripe citrus and apple on the palate, excellent acidity, slight glycerin texture lending body and mouthfeel, with a twist of sour-lemon and even some orange on the finish.  Possibly a more successful match for fish and shellfish even than Chamilly’s Montagny’s!  12.5% abv.  RKL

2015 Guntrum Niersteiner Riesling Trocken £ 22.50

Ripe riesling aromas and flavours of lime, pear and peach, with a textured waxy-apple character on the fleshy palate.  A lovely aperitif, but even better with smoked salmon, trout, pâtés, cheeses, or Asian-inspired dishes.  RKL

2022 Donnhoff Riesling Qba Trocken (Dry) £ 23.50

Helmut Dönnhoff is one of Germany's most famous and respected winemakers.  His 20 hectare estate in the Nahe produces some of the world's finest examples of riesling.  From the volcanic soils of the Felsenburg vineyard.  11.5% abv.  RKL

2022 Chablis Jean Collet Et Fils £ 25.50

Collet is one of the most established domaines Chablis, but the quality of the wines has improved drastically since Romain Collet took over.  His wines are the epitome of the classic, flinty style that used to be easier to find.  Romain's Chablis Village is great value, competing with some top domaines in quality. RKL

2023 Kumeu River Ray's Road Chardonnay £ 26.00

The star of the line-up of wines this year...refined, floral, Puligny-like nose, a lovely texture on the attack, with some glycerin, but still showing restraint...then a burst of toasted oak character, followed by a slow, gentle, but extended evolution on the palate of soft ripe stone fruit and smoky phenolic aromas.  Delicacy.  Will need 12 months in bottle from landing to express itself fully.  RKL

2022 Sancerre Domaine Des Clairneaux £ 26.50

Classic soft floral  Sancerre from the same family who make our popular 'Silex' Sauvignon Blanc.  Floral and nettle aromas. The palate is fresh with hints of apple, quince and citrus.

2022 Montagny 'Les Jardins' 1er Cru Château De Chamilly £ 29.50

Les Jardins is fermented and aged in oak, with just 10% new and the remainder up to ten years old; so the effect is more about micro-oxygenation and giving the wine texture on the palate.  The vines face North North-East, so catch the morning sun more than the afternoon.  This gives Les Jardins and cool, crisp character with elevated acidity.  Pithy lemon texture, fine citrus fruits with lots of delicacy and purity.  The direct, vivid style of the wine captures both the terroir and Armand's bright personality.  A very good vintage for Les Jardins.  Drinking from 2025-2032.  RKL

2022 Pouilly Fume Château De Tracy £29.50

Classic Pouilly-Fumé from a château owned by the same family since 1396!  Consistently a benchmark wine of the region with excellent acidity in this vintage.  RKL

2022 Martin's Lane Chardonnay, Crouch Valley, Essex £ 39.50

"Smoky, hazelnuts, and long, fragrant fruit. White citrus and cool melon, fennel pollen. Tarragon. I love the savoury line running through the horizontal, but it's the parabola of bright, ripe, pure, yellow stone fruit that line intersects which is astonishing. I never thought I would write, about an English Chardonnay, that 'I can taste the sunshine'. But here it is, in this glass of English Chardonnay, from a vineyard on clay, facing the cold North Sea. 17 points" jancisrobinson.com (TC)

2019 Beaune Greves 'Le Clos Blanc' 1er Cru Louis Jadot £ 55.00

Herbal notes and white flowers and almonds on the nose, beautifully balanced, some spices too. Really exceptional depth to the very ripe fruit on the palate, with some honeyed richness...but there is also a lovely chalky minerality too.  Exceptionally persistent finish, superb.  RKL

2022 Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes P&L Borgeot £ 65.00

"Well-integrated matchstick reduction with vivid green-apple fruit and a smoky, toasty finish.  Stylish and generous with a long, pithy persistence. Should age well. Drink 2020 – 2030."  jancisrobinson.com (RH)

2020 Meursault Village Domaine Michelot £ 65.00

2022 Puligny Montrachet Enseigneres Jean Pascal £ 75.00

‘Les Enseignères is a single-vineyard, a humble lieu-dit but neighbouring the Bienvenue Batard Montrachet grand cru. Pithy, ‘cisele’ and with abundant orchard fruit, red apple and peach, very much in JP style, with the focused, precise style we associate with wines from this domaine. Excellent continuation on palate.V good. RKL