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Domaine de Calet Esprit de Blanc 2009 Costières de Nimes
Domaine de Calet Esprit de Blanc 2009

Vintage	2009
Region	Costieres de Nimes, near the Petite Camargue
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium-to-full bodied.
Grapes	60% Roussanne, plus Vermentino, Bourboulenc, Clairette
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	White meats, fish with sauce, cheese or on its own
Next day	Even better
Drink	Now, or over the next 2 or 3 years
This has an appealing nose, offering peach, apricot and zesty lime/lemon fruit aromas, together with hints of honeysuckle, buttercream and garrigue herbs. In the mouth, it manages to be both rich and distinctly refreshing at the same time - quite a rare combination in a white wine. The honeyed oiliness of the Roussane, the savoury, slightly salty tang of the Vermintino and the fresh fruitiness of the Bourboulenc and Clairette make for a really interesting and beautifully balanced wine. The inherent zestiness of many southern Rhone whites can sometimes be a bit too pronounced and pithy, but this one offers just enough lime peel tanginess to match the rich tree fruit flavours, whilst the savoury, almost spicy warmth is countered by excellent orange-tinged acidity. All-in-all, this is a rich, rounded, yet poised and elegant wine, which belies its rather humble origins.

Price: £8.95 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Chateau Rives-Blanques Cuvée de l'Odyssée 2009 Limoux
Chateau Rives-Blanques Cuvée de l'Odyssée 2009 table

Vintage	2009
Region	From the hills surrounding Limoux
Colour/Style	Dry white, barrel-fermented, medium bodied
Grapes	100% Chardonnay
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	Fish with sauce, white meats, creamy pasta dishes
Next day	Still very good
Drink	Over the next 3 to 5 years
100% Chardonnay, fermented and aged for 6 months in oak barrels (one-third new). The nose has aromas of oak vanillin and lime oil, with herby notes. The palate shows some oak, too, but it is very carefully done and with a lot of other stuff going on – lemon and lime fruit flavours with hints of spices and orange zest. It is fairly rich and extracted, warm and spicy. Lovely now, but with a very promising future, and will be even better with a year or two more in bottle. Full tasting note to follow.

Price: £12.25 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Chateau Rives-Blanques Sauvageon 2009 IGP Pays d'Oc
Chateau Rives Blanques Sauvageon 2009 table

Vintage	2009
Region	From the hills surrounding Limoux
Colour/Style	Dry white, barrel-fermented, medium bodied
Grapes	100% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.5%
Food	Good on its own or with fish dishes, chicken, stiry fries
Next day	Still really good
Drink	Over the next 3 to 5 years
Sauvignon Blanc, from vines planted as recently as 2006. Sauvignon is not a variety permitted by the Limoux AOC, so this has to be labelled as a vin de pays, but it benefits from the same barrel fermentation and ageing as the Cuvée de l’Odyssée Limoux Chardonnay. And it makes for a really interesting, quirky wine. The colour is a quite a pale gold, with green tinges. The nose is gently oaky, but with lots of other aromas, such as lime and mandarin, apple, fennel, cloves and herbs. There are some backround herbaceous notes, but this is a far cry from the minerally, occasionally lean wines of Sancerre and the overtly fruity, herbaceous wines of New Zealand - but it remains recognisably Sauvignon. The palate also shows a touch of oak, but it is very skilfully done and adds structure, rather than dominating, with some quite intense flavours of orange zest, honey and apple pie, with ample (but not high) acidity and a nice, long, spicy finish. A really interesting and quite lovely wine.

Price: £12.25 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Domaine Saint Ferréol Viognier 2007 - Vin de Pays d'Oc
Domaine Saint Ferréol Viognier 2007

Vintage	2007
Region	Vin de Pays d'Oc - north of Pézenas
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium bodied, barrel fermented
Grapes	100% Viognier
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	Fish, chicken, pork, soft cheese, fruit, or on its own
Next day	Still lovely
Drink	Excellent to drink now, or over the next 2 or 3 years
Shiny, bright, medium straw/gold colour. The nose offers a fabulous perfume laced with honeysuckle, apricot and lime oil. Barrel fermentation adds a touch of oak complexity, but it is very subtle and restrained, complementing rather than competing with the fruit. Hints of exotic spices and garrigue herbs add even more interest and complexity. The initial mouth-feel is fairly rich and quite oily, with the faintest hint of residual sugar, but this is kept in check by some beautifully tangy acidity. Flavours of apricot and peach combine beautifully with some zesty citrus notes - not so much lemon as mandarin orange - which keeps everything fresh and full of vitality. As with the 2006, this wine was allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation (the natural conversion of of harsher malic acid into softer lactic acid) and it makes for a lovely, complex wine, which is perfect to drink right now. This is more than a worthy successor to the fabulous 2006 - in fact, tasted side-by-side, I found it hard to choose my favourite. In the end, I think the 2007 just about edges it, due to a touch more acidity, which carries all the way to the finish. It really is an exceptionally aromatic and flavour-filled expression of the Viognier grape - and less than half the price of a decent Condrieu. Enough said.

Price: £12.50 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Domaine de La Marfée Frissons d'Ombelles 2007 Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
Domaine de La Marfee Frissons d'Ombelles 2007 table

Vintage	2007
Region	Saint Georges d'Orques, west of Montpellier
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium-to-full bodied
Grapes	70% Roussanne, 30% Chardonnay, aged in oak for 1 year
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	All manner of fish, chicken, mushroom dishes
Next day	Not yet tested
Drink	Now, or over the next 3 to 5 years
Limpid light straw colour, leading to a water rim. The nose is very expressive, with notes of lime and apricot and toasty oak, along with some herby, floral and woodsmoke nuances and a touch of flinty reduction. The palate is full of mineral character, with flavours of stone fruits, citrus and spice. The texture has a slightly oily feel to it, though there is a minerally depth, allied to really zingy acidty - a hint of richness, but delicate at the same time. If I were to taste this blind, I might think it was a very young northern Rhone or even Burgundy. That said, it is very primary at the moment, and needs another year or two in bottle for all the elements to begin to knit together and for the oak to soften. A potentially great wine, though, and one of the best whites I have tasted from Languedoc. Biodynamic.

Price: £15.30 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Les Vignes de l'Arque IGP Duché d'Uzès Blanc 2009
Les Vignes de l'Arque Duché d'Uzes Blanc 2009

Vintage	2009
Region	Near to Uzès, in the Gard
Colour/Style	Dry white - light-to-medium bodied.
Grapes	A blend of Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.5%
Food	On its own, or with fish and seafood
Next day	As good
Drink	Now, or over the next 2 years
Lemons and flowers on the nose, with notes of oregano, fennel, nettles and cut grass. The palate is medium-to-full bodied, with fresh, zesty lemon, orange, stone fruit and spiced apple flavours, countered by those herby nuances, with a liquorice and orange peel richness to the finish. With air, everything melds together into a rather lovely, refreshing, yet mouth-filling wine. It far from being a simple quaffer, and bears comparison with a good many lofty white Rhones I've had. Lovely wine.

Price: £8.95 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Les Vignes de l'Arque Chardonnay 2009 IGP Pays d'Oc
Les Vignes de l'Arque Chardonnay 2009

Vintage	2009
Region	Vin de Pays d'Oc - near to Uzès, in the Gard
Colour/Style	Dry white - medium bodied.
Grapes	100% Chardonnay
Alcohol (a.b.v)	13.0%
Food	On its own, or with fish, chicken or pasta
Next day	As good
Drink	Now, or over the next 2 or 3 years
Herbaceous, smoky, green apple and pineapple chunk aromas, which carry through in the mouth, with citrus flavours also to the fore. Quite steely/flinty, with tangy fruit flavours and a nice streak of acidity and a commendable finish. I'm not comparing it to Burgundy, but as a stylistic reference, it is more in the style of a Chablis, rather than the richer wines of the Cote d'Or. It is stylish, beautifully made, refreshing, and perfect to drink now, but will also age for a couple of years too.

Price: £8.30 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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Les Vignes de l'Arque Sauvignon 2009 IGP Pays d'Oc
Les Vignes de l'Arque Sauvignon 2009

Vintage	2009
Region	Near to Uzès, in the Gard
Colour/Style	Dry white - light-to-medium bodied.
Grapes	100% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol (a.b.v)	12.5%
Food	On its own, or with fish and seafood
Next day	As good
Drink	Now, or over the next 2 years
Pale straw in colour, with plenty of Sauvignon varietal character on the nose - gooseberry, lemon, tart apple and a touch of stoney minerality. There's also a whiff of garrigue herbs, but that is the only thing that might put you in the Mediterranean. Otherwise, you might be fooled into thinking this was from the Loire. The palate is suitably delicate and zingy, with nicely tart citrus, tree fruit and mineral flavours and again a touch of herbiness (but not herbaceous - this is no new world lookalike). A nicely balanced wine, with a commendably long, mouth-watering finish.

Price: £8.30 (Including: VAT at 20%)

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