BIANCO is an ode to our favourite whites for the season. Whether you prefer them lean, clean and mineral, textured and perfumed, or savoury and spiced, we hope to shine a light on the breadth of diversity to be found from these varieties.
MENDALL
Abeurador 2022
Catalonia, Spain
Macabeo from forty five year old vines planted in perhaps the family’s greatest cru, Abeurador, over clay, limestone and sand, some 420 metres above sea level in Vilalba dels Arcs. The grapes were destemmed and the wine fermented on the skins for four days, before being pressed to vats until the following spring. A hazy shade of amber in the glass, it carries a gentle spritz but retains a beautiful drive, offering heady notes of citrus, chalk and brine.
Macabeo
LA PETITE SOEUR
Les Gâts 2023
Loire, France
Sauvignon Blanc from two parcels: fifty five year old vines planted over schist, and thirty year old vines over clay. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for a week, before being pressed to vats until the following spring. From a cooler year, this offers soaring aromas of elderflower, tempered by fine tannins, pith and zest. A highly original expression of the grape.
Sauvignon Blanc
JÉRÔME LAMBERT
Coule de Source 2023
Loire, France
Chenin Blanc from three small parcels of old vines planted over schist. The grapes are pressed directly straight to cuve, where the wine remained for ten months. This warmer vintage has produced a vibrant wine hazy with ripe stone fruit, citrus and flint. As always, this is as pure an expression of the grape as you will find.
Chenin Blanc