Alt Whites 3.0 Selection
- Mixed
- Various
Tired of your common-or-garden grapes? Sick of savvy? All chardy-ed out?
Get around these wondrously different alternate varieties for a whole new spectrum of flavours. White wine like you’ve never known it before. From the fabulously foreign to the heavenly home-grown, these all offer the fun of discovery. Time to ditch the usual suspects and get stuck in!
Every case contains ONE of each of the following:
White
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- Aligote
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- Burgundy
- Aligote
- Burgundy
Located in an old house that belonged to Vincent Leflaive, the Maison Chanzy in Puligny-Montrachet is a modern producer, crafting pristine wines across some of the best plots in Burgundy. Les Trois is a reference to the three vineyards that provide fruit for this wine - Les Clous, La Tournelle and Les Cordères. Like most of the white wines that come out of Bouzeron, this one is 100% aligoté. Only stainless steel is used to highlight the fruit expression of the variety, one that is floral, citrusy, minerally and full of melon. It’s lively, a touch creamy and great both as a young and aged wine.
Red
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- Gamay
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- France
- Gamay
- France
Blanc de Noirs is a term that is usually reserved for Champagne and other sparkling wines - but in this case, it’s a still white wine made by French urban winemakers Winerie Parisienne. Made from gamay, it’s a light to medium-bodied wine, full of pear, spice and gentle mineral notes. Somewhat reminiscent of a pinot blanc and just begging to be paired with a long lunch and group of your best mates.
White
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- Soave
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- Soave DOC
- Soave
- Soave DOC
Rocca Bastia is produced by Bennati, a family run winery in Veneto that was started 100 years ago by Antonio Bennati and his son Annibale. Now under the care of the fourth generation, Bennati has been upholding its family traditions while advancing its winemaking techniques. This Soave is the perfect example of a classic Italian wine crafted in a smooth and flawless modern style. With summer fast approaching, is there any better advice than to drink as the Italians do?
White
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- White Blend
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- France
- White Blend
- France
Every year, the ‘En Passant’ wines vary by grape blends, leaving the colourful artwork to tell the story of each vintage. With the landscape of the Languedoc to provide a tapestry of choice for these wines, Domaine Gayda seek to make modern, refreshing wines with a very traditionally French approach. Not surprising they make some good vino with a history dating back to 1749. This cheeky lil’ vegan friendly dry white (muscat 70%, macabeo 30%) is light on its feet and highly refreshing; apple blossom, mountain honey, ripe pear and a dollop of peach melba to add to the flashy and fun fruit flavours. Chill it down, and head to the park for a picnic.
White
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- Marsanne
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- Rutherglen
- Marsanne
- Rutherglen
Rutherglen rightfully has a reputation for some of the greatest wines in the world. Home to the Aussie treasures of fortified muscat and topaque, the real hidden gems here are the exceptionally high quality dry wines - and we've found a marsanne (psst: it's one of the finest examples) From a family owned producer, est. in 1864, All Saints are among the oldest in the land and the inherited knowledge passed through generations gleans through their wines. The marsanne is delicately floral, and has a textural, lemon curd like mouthfeel of course singing along with the classic stonefruit characters, medium - body and detailed aromatics throughout. Alternative? Sure, but we think it's a classic beauty.
White
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- Chenin Blanc
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- South Africa
- Chenin Blanc
- South Africa
Chenin blanc has a few disguises. From the lean and mineral type, to the sharp and zesty; perhaps sometimes hiding a few grams of residual sugar, and then other times bringing the party with it's sparkling costume on. We love all forms equally here, but what we love the most is when we're surprised by this jack-of-all-trades. From vineyards directly north of Cape Town comes this shiny example, full of minerality and pure guava, melon and citrus fruits. There's no hiding behind a whack of oak, instead it's just pristine and primed for drinking in the spring afternoons. We think you'll be surprised, too.