Abbesse, Sauvignon Blanc, Val de Loire 2015
This Sancerre look-alike from Touraine will not disappoint, especially with a price tag of less than a tenner! Made exclusively for Laithwaites, this is spring in a glass...
Christelle Guibert joined Decanter in 2001 as tastings manager and – after a brief hiatus at Waitrose as wine promotion manager – she led the team as tastings director until 2018. During this time, she oversaw the monthly buying guides, the Decanter World Wine Awards and Asia Wine Awards competitions.
She is now wine director at The Conversion Fund.
When not in London, she is tending her single hectare of Melon de Bourgogne vines at Terre de Gneiss in Muscadet, Loire Valley.
This Sancerre look-alike from Touraine will not disappoint, especially with a price tag of less than a tenner! Made exclusively for Laithwaites, this is spring in a glass...
A fabulous Sauvignon crafted by a fifth-generation family domaine in the heart of the appellation. The nose opens up to white stony fruit, hints of elderberry, and the classic herbaceous aromas...
This is an own-label created and blended by Lance Foyster MW and today it is in the careful hands of the winemaker, Lionel Gosseaume from Domaine de Pierre...
Made from Parellada, a traditional grape variety mostly used in Cava, this unoaked offering opens up to aromatic notes of white flowers and ripe, peachy fruits...
With 20 hectares planted predominantly in the commune of Chardonnay, this classic Mâcon exhibits purity, with crisp apple and citrus aromas...
This is Louis Jadot's most famous wine and justifiably so. It is a textbook Chardonnay, opening up to white flowers, acacia honey and a touch of hazelnut...
A good value, well made Champagne. Elegant aromas of ripe apple, while on the palate it is creamy with good weight and a nice zesty, refreshing finish.
This is a festive bargain, says our tasting director...
Canada is one of the few places on earth that has the right conditions to make icewine, one of the most sumptouous styles of sweet wine. This has flavours of marmalade, peach, apricot and quince...
The Carignan used for this wine is sourced from 25 year old vines grown on stony soils. The result is elegant, fresh and vibrant with a nice intensity...
This wine actually consists of 9% Semillon alongside the Sauvignon Blanc. Combined with an extended lees contact of 100 days, the result is a creamy textured palate with ripe exotic fruit...
Such a reliable wine from the experienced hand of Paul Cluver. There is some residual sugar (10.3 grams per litre), although it is not cloying...
An exclusive blend for Waitrose, which has a proportion of declassified Regnié cru in it. Lovely vibrancy, showing fresh, juicy and bright cherry fruit with hints of rose...
Grown in the slate and clay soils of Bierzo, this wine is all about complexity and structure. A lovely aroma of ripe citrus and tropical fruits with almond and herbal hints leads into a rounded body with good grip and nice weight...
This may not be the most complex Barbaresco, but what do you expect when buying a sub-£10 bottle from a fine wine appellation...
Jean-Claude Mas is a winemaker who knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of vines in this part of the world...
This extremely good value, all-Pinot Noir Champagne comes exclusively from grand cru vineyards. While it is packed with ripe pear and apricot fruit aromas, it is lifted by citrus and white flower notes...
The Marsanne grapes are sourced from the commune of Chavanay, home of Condrieu. This charming wine is from Yves Cuilleron’s entry level range, however, it offers much more in quality...
Chandon saw the potential of the Uco Valley in Mendoza and focussed on what they are doing best - sparkling wine made in a Champagne style using the classic grape varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir...
Distinctively Italian, this medium-bodied red is very approachable with fresh, juicy red cherry aromas and some spice...
It’s not often you see an almost 10 year old wine sub-£25 and quite rightly so. It will probably sell out in the blink of an eye so don’t miss it...