White Wine appreciation & pictures thread

[Carl_Manchester]

Couldn't find a thread dedicated to one of my best pals.....white wine.

I will kick off with a couple of mid-range whites that I picked up today.




I have had the Chablis before, the stelly is a new one to me but I have high hopes for it and I will be drinking it this evening.

[Carl_Manchester]

It was acquired in the always magnificent ad-hoc wines, 28 edge street, Manchester.

The people that run it are friendly wine fiends and I am sure they would be more than happy to help.

[Carl_Manchester]

Morvan said:

Was the chab prem drinking ok?

I had a bottle two weeks ago and it was great, this is the 2nd bottle which I will pop mid week.

[Carl_Manchester]

Sadly, the upper price tier is now £50+ even from the specialists. As with anything, a well chosen £25 bottle of white will knock your socks off and £50 is diminishing returns

I am too afraid to get into that section of the shop but if I become weak and do pick up a couple out of that section I will review here.

[Carl_Manchester]

I have drunk both bottles in the OP.

The Chablis was pretty awesome again (although Arsenal tool a pasting whilst I was drinking it).

The Stelly was a bit too strong for me, a rare thing, it was tasty but the alcohol content was too overpowering.

[Carl_Manchester]

Drank this yesterday, its highly rated due to its low price but the actual taste is serviceable, sulphites are pretty strong for an organic wine as well.

Would definatley take it over other wines at its price level (around a tenner).

[Carl_Manchester]

This week's pair.

[Carl_Manchester]

The chablis is first up. It is lovely with a nice soft finish.

[Carl_Manchester]

The Sancerre has been popped and the first glass reveals a full bodied wine with quite an acidic kick. That's not a downside, just a surprise after the fruity offerings I have had recently.

[Carl_Manchester]

Picked up this cheeky number yesterday. Going on holiday this week so this will be drunk tomorrow.

From m&s for £20, google says £34 is the going rate for this bottle.

[Carl_Manchester]

Back from holiday so what better time to start rifling through the white wine rack of the coop in the hope of a winner.

Picked this up for a tenner.

[Carl_Manchester]

I drank the bottle above and it wasn't any good at all.

I decided to pick up a bottle from the coop back in the £15 price range and the difference was huge.

This is a really good bottle. domaine roblin 2020.

[Carl_Manchester]

Last week's bottles.

This one was picked up at Sainsbury's for £15.

Missus rated it a 9/10 so that's the score.



This one is from the coop and is also in the £15 range. Taste is wonderful but gave me a groggy head the day after 8/10.

[Carl_Manchester]

I had a bottle of the coop 'irresistible Chablis' just before the heat wave started.

The decanter review was spot on, whilst it is a decent wine with minimal sulphites, I don't think it's a Chablis either.

7.5/10.

[Carl_Manchester]

It doesn't taste like one...maybe I need a few more bottles to continue my investigation

A good mid range Chablis should be a little bit creamy but at least there was not a wall of acid to breakthrough with this Chablis. With some of the higher end Chablis you need about half a bottle down you before the palette adjusts.

[Carl_Manchester]

The first *sic* fruits of this weekends white wine Safari. Both from m&s.

One is a Chardonnay (engage strong essex accent) one is a Chablis. Both are priced again in the mid range.

[Carl_Manchester]

Thanks for the correction, I am still a wine rookie.

We drank the Montagny on Friday night and it was everything I hoped it would be, it was a really good bottle of wine.

I have not tried the ones you have suggested but I have written them down on my phone and will keep a look out.

[Carl_Manchester]

This weekends lineup.



La reine pedauque 2020
Chateauneuf-du-pape 2020
Cote de lechet 2020.

[Carl_Manchester]

I will be happy to find out

Many whites are better enjoyed young.

The 'La reine pedauque' is, according to the internet, a village wine and not classed in the same regard to the premier or grand crus up the road in the same region.

That said, it tastes properly expensive, with an oaky finish. If you were given it at a Michelin star brasserie on the continent, it would not be out of place. It tastes sublime.

Edited by Carl_Manchester on Sunday 11th September 20:00

[Carl_Manchester]

tuffer said:

If I need cheering up, a Corton usually does the trick.

Yep, that'll do the trick lol