{"title":"White Wines","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Browse our wide selection of white wines, from elegant Chardonnay, to crisp Albarino, and full-bodied Chenin Blanc. 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Free shipping and exclusive prices when you're \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/winespark.com\/pages\/become-a-member\"\u003ea WineSpark member\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-jean-fournier-marsannay-blanc-les-longeroies-2021","title":"Domaine Jean Fournier Marsannay Blanc Les Longeroies 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis wine is so good, but it almost didn’t happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen Laurent’s father Jean wanted to plant Chardonnay vines in an old Gamay vineyard 20 years ago, everyone told him he was mad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe discovered some pink marl in the soil and had a hunch that this would suit Chardonnay down to the ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis wine proves what a good call that was. It’s a Chardonnay with great energy and complexity - exactly what you want from a good white Burgundy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLaurent ages the wine in a combination of 20% new and 80% old oak barrels. He gets his barrels from Austria, which is unusual in this area - but he believes the older, more tightly knit wood gives a more subtle oaky flavour to the wine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA winemaker friend in Chablis once told him “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eil faut fêter deux Pâques avant de mettre en bouteille\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e” which means “you need two Easters before bottling”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is Laurent’s philosophy for ageing his whites - so by the time you get them, they’re in absolute peak drinking condition, and will age beautifully too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080582840651,"sku":"DJFBLL21","price":45.15,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/JF_Marsannay_Les_Longeroies.jpg?v=1722438611"},{"product_id":"melanie-pfister-maceration-gewurztraminer-2022","title":"Mélanie Pfister Macération Gewurztraminer 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrange wine is basically a white wine made in a red wine style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s very trendy and hip these days, but so often the wine fails to deliver. Until you try a wine like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGewurztraminer is best known for making sweeter wines, but it turns out that its naturally orange-pink colour and powerful aromas make it the perfect grape to make delicious orange wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are hand-picked and then the skins are left in contact with the juice for 10 days, to increase colour and texture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is then aged for almost a year in a mixture of oak barrels, steel tanks and clay pots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou get so much flavour on the nose - lychee, roses and exotic spices. The palate then is dry, balanced and pure, with a lovely long finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine will go great with all sorts of food, but especially with nibbles such as cured meats and mature cheese like aged Comté.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47679966216523,"sku":"MPMAC22","price":26.61,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey-0210_76095c76-ec5d-4b7d-8980-ea82a032a8f5.jpg?v=1723027852"},{"product_id":"melanie-pfister-berg-riesling-2024","title":"Mélanie Pfister Berg Riesling 2023","description":"The grapes from this Riesling come from four small plots set on hard limestone soil, in the northern part of Alsace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s cool, fresh and windy up here, so you get a pure, refreshing style of Riesling, compared to elsewhere in the region. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe winemaking is very gentle - and it’s aged on fine lees for 18 long months in steel tanks. Plenty of time for the wine to soften and integrate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt all means you’re tasting the true character of great Riesling, made by one of the best young winemakers in Alsace.","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49961127084363,"sku":"PBERGR23","price":24.86,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey-0113_2.jpg?v=1737645250"},{"product_id":"la-suerte-de-arrayan-albillo-real-2023","title":"La Suerte de Arrayán Albillo Real 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Albillo Real is from the Méntrida region outside of Madrid, and made by the incredibly talented Maite Sánchez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaite’s previous experience, making wine at the likes of Vega Sicilia, Clos Mogador and Comte Armand taught her the importance of respecting local grape varieties and making wines in a traditional, artisanal way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s exactly what she does here - Albillo Real is a very rare grape that grows really well in the harsh and remote mountains around Madrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 70 year-old vineyard is near Toledo and is based on granite-sandy soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFermentation starts gently and spontaneously to preserve all that vineyard character and build complexity, and the wine is aged for 9 months in old French oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou get a bright and mineral nose with hints of pear and honey, and the palate is beautifully textured and balanced, with a very long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut don’t just take my word for it - Decanter magazine gave this 95 points in a recent review of indigenous Spanish whites, and ranked it in second place out of 87 wines tasted!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50730596729163,"sku":"ARRSAR23","price":19.91,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey-0221.jpg?v=1732719197"},{"product_id":"el-bufon-de-arrayan-albillo-real-2023","title":"El Bufón de Arrayán Albillo Real 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rare wine in Spain, let alone Ireland and the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s from the hugely exciting and up-and-coming Cebreros wine region, made using a forgotten grape called Albillo Real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the first grape to mature in the vineyards around here, and in the past, people would have eaten it while picking the other grapes. The small berries, freckled skin and sweet taste make it especially delicious, and also for birds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese characteristics however make Albillo Real difficult to turn into great wine, and that’s where a rising star winemaker like Maite Sánchez comes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe sources the grapes from three high-altitude vineyards around Cebreros, with an average vine age of 70 years, and on sandy-granite soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are gently crushed by foot for two days, before being transferred into clay amphora, where the wine is aged for 6-7 months. This winemaking preserves all the gorgeous fruit, like pears, orange blossom, and grapefruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a golden, citrusy and full-bodied white with hints of honey and tropical flavours, and a distinct minerality from the granite soils in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s even better with food, and it really reminds me of a good Chenin Blanc from South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou won’t find Albillo Real anywhere else in Ireland, and we only have a tiny amount of left. 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As a result, only 15% of the region’s production is exported.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou get all the elegance and sophistication of a Loire Sauvignon Blanc here, but the Kimmeridgian clay you find in Menetou-Salon gives it a much richer and more tropical flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd because it’s not as famous as neighbouring Sancerre, the price is an absolute snip for the quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50752358121803,"sku":"DGBMSB23","price":20.51,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey-0156.jpg?v=1730726784"},{"product_id":"lagar-de-sabariz-a-pita-cega-2017","title":"Lagar de Sabariz A Pita Cega 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is an incredibly special white wine, one of Spain’s very best. It might be unlike any other white wine you’ve ever tasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a traditional Ribeiro blend of Albarino, Godello and Treixadura. The exact blend changes every year, depending on what nature throws at Pilar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything is 100% natural here in the growing of the grapes, and the making of the wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is a little bit mad - but it works. Pilar ages the grapes separately in stainless steel tanks for 3 years. She then blends the wine together, and it sits in steel for another 3 years to properly come together. It’s then bottled and aged for another year before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou end up with a rich, complex and highly aromatic white wine. The texture is just so soft and effortless, it’s a joy to drink and indeed, savour. There’s peach and apricot fruit, there’s plenty of florals, and great balance and freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou wouldn't be far off if it reminded you of a great Viognier like Condrieu, home of Pilar's great-grandparents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’d also never think it was eight years old, and in fact it’s got plenty left in the tank too, if you wanted to lay down a few bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Pita Cega is found in Spain’s best restaurants - which is pretty cool. 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The 2007 vintage of it was his first solo wine - two barrels of Chardonnay made in his garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’s held onto the same vineyard ever since - it’s in Wilyabrup, the heart of Margaret River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Nigel this rocky vineyard isn’t much to look at - but it produces the pristine fruit which is the secret weapon to this wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter picking, Nigel throws everything into barrel, where a natural fermentation slowly begins. He tells me the liquid is brown, almost mud-like at this stage. 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The palate is intense and lush, with a very fine and very long finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven it’s long sold-out in Australia, it's a real treat to get a small amount of this over to Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WineSpark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56321771700555,"sku":"EVMRRC23","price":33.88,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/0645\/5483\/files\/WS-HighKey_0279.jpg?v=1773250020"}],"url":"https:\/\/winespark.co.uk\/collections\/white-wines.oembed?page=2","provider":"WineSpark","version":"1.0","type":"link"}