SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $54.99 EACH

PRODUCER

The BLANKBOTTLE Winery

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

white 

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

stellenbosch, western cape, South Africa

GRAPE

VERDELHO, MARSANNE, VIOGNIER, ROUSANNE, CHENIN BLANC

The name refers to winemaker Pieter Walser’s feeling about Stellenbosch as the best winemaking region in SA, in response to the Swartland Revolution (great wines coming from a number of young winemakers out of this region). This is a profound, complex white that is fermented in a mix of concrete and clay amphora. 

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $33.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Raats Family Wines

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Stellenbosch, western cape, South Africa

GRAPE

Chenin Blanc

The wine has a distinctive yellow apple, kiwi fruit and pineapple core, alongside notes of green melon and limes. The wine is thus bursting with fresh fruit flavors. The wine has a zesty citrus flavor linger on the palate, with a long mineral finish. Serve with mild curry dishes, sushi or oysters.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $87.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Domaine Belargus

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

white

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

anjou, Loire Valley, France

GRAPE

chenin blanc

Winemaker Notes

A terroir from which world-renowned sweet wines are produced, the Chaume 1^er Cru and Quarts-de-Chaume Grand Cru appellations also have the capacity to produce great dry whites. The Ronceray cuvée refers to the Abbey of the same name, owner of the Chaume vineyard from the 11^th century. Until the French revolution the lords of Haute-Guerche, farming this vineyard, were paying the nuns with "the best quarter of the harvest"... The "Quarts-de-Chaume" name was born.

Ronceray is a complex wine, resulting from the blend of our plots on the rump of Quarts-de-Chaume. A terroir with complex geology, the marriage of shales and pudding sandstones gives this cuvée a sharp minerality and a floral and fruity richness. A fine bitterness, signature of this terroir, brings complexity and length on the palate.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $179.99 EACH

PRODUCER

SADIE Family Wines

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa

GRAPE

Chenin Blanc BLEND

Winemaker Notes

The 2020 Palladius displays for the first time in many years a cordial lime, citrus and zesty entry point on the aromas that follow through and then develop into mineral/salty qualities that spill over into some secondary white stone fruit aromas. For the f irst time, these stone fruit aromas made their appearance in the 2019 bottling. The wine has a firmly textured structure, the tannin is exceptionally compact, and the volume seems to be suspended in its weight. The colour of this 2020 Palladius is maybe the most striking in that it is perhaps the brightest and freshest it has been in years, especially for a wine that has been in a 24-month aging cycle in concrete, amphora and cask.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $53.99 EACH

PRODUCER

PITHON-PAILLE

VINTAGE

NV

COLOUR

Sparkling

REGION, COUNTRY

LOIRE VALLEY, France

GRAPE

CHENIN BLANC

Winemaker's Note:

A dashing and elegant bubble offered by this Crémant aged one year in barrels then 18 months on laths, which gives it a lot of complexity. The aging on lees gives it a fatty side, enhanced by the natural acidity of the Chenin. A Crémant de Loire that is out of the ordinary!

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $43.99 EACH

PRODUCER

GROLOLO & CO

VINTAGE

NV

COLOUR

white

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

anjoU, Loire Valley, France

GRAPE

Melon de Bourgogne, chenin d'anjou, sauvignon de touraine

Winemaker Notes

The vines are conducted in organic farming and in conversion to biodynamics. The three grape varieties are pressed for a long time and slowly, and aged in vats for a year. The final blend, with proportions leaving room for the expression of each grape variety, is carried out at the last moment.

A golden yellow color. The wine has a fruity and charming nose enhanced by Sauvignon, a full and greedy mouth from the Melon de Bourgogne, and tension from the Chenin.