Full, creamy and complex

Chardonnay Quay Landing

Quay Landing, Australië

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• Chardonnay Quay Landing . Full-bodied, soft wine with a slightly riper character. Originating from Australian soil, made from 100% Chardonnay ; a grape that can call itself the most popular grape in Australia.
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  Story behind the label:New label just developed! Of course Australia on the label, in gold, with the 'official' country stamps; it gives you a sunny feeling which is also reflected in the glass in style and taste.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex (fresh style). Dry white wine with a captivating aroma palette of citrus, almond and exotic fruit. The soft creamy taste is supported by a fresh acidity, which is also emphasized in the aftertaste and gives the wine a balanced dry aftertaste.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm fish preparation, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Chardonnay Clivus

Monteforte, Veneto, Italië

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• Winemaking: Traditionally made (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Controlled fermentation at 16°C. Made from 100% Chardonnay . The grapes come from a chalky and sandy soil with layers of volcanic rock on vineyards situated at an altitude of 200 metres in the 'Upper' Alpine Valley.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Yellow colour. Rich aroma with intense fruit of apple, acacia and salt. The taste gives roundness and complexity with a soft creamy finish
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with oven-baked, grilled, baked or roasted fish, shellfish and vegetables. Goes well with grilled white meat and poultry or baked or fried sweetbreads, light cream soups or rich salads with warm fish dishes. Combines well with white mold cheeses.

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Les Plos Chardonnay IGP d'Oc

Domaine des Plos, Languedoc & Roussillon, Frankrijk

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• Winemaking: Traditional winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Then three months aging in oak barrels.
  Made from 95% Chardonnay and 5% Gros Manseng.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Pale yellow, clear colour. Open in the nose, soft fruity, slightly buttery, pure. Juicy taste with pleasant freshness and concentrated white fruit. Very balanced with a nice spicy character.
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm preparation of fish, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Chardonnay Chalmet Réserve Boisé

Saint-Phillippe, Languedoc, Frankrijk

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• Chardonnay Chalmet Réserve Boisé. Wine fermented and matured on wood with a richly varied aroma of stone fruits, citrus and vanilla. Creamy, powerful taste, crisp, dry finish with an accent on citrus. The wine is matured on oak for 8 months. Made from 100% Chardonnay .
• Story behind the label: Domaine Saint-Philippe is located north of Montpellier. The company is owned by the Bautou family. The vineyards are spread over four communes. During the harvest, a pre-selection takes place per plot. Each grape variety is fermented and matured separately. The final wine is composed from the various wines.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Golden yellow colour. Full and powerful white wine with an aroma dominated by vanilla, banana and cream. The mouthfeel is creamy and oily thanks to the wood maturation.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mould cheeses.

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Chardonnay Duett

Weingut Grenzhof-Fiedler, Burgenland, Oostenrijk

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• Winemaking: Traditional white winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). 50% fermented in stainless steel vats, 50% maturation in new French oak barrels. Made from 100% Chardonnay .
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Clear gold in colour with aromas of hay, acacia, citrus, peach and brioche. Great as an aperitif, but also as a top classic meal companion. Lots of flavour and complexity due to the wood aging. Long finish, delicious wine. 
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm preparation of fish, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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'Leithaberg' Weiss Pinot Blanc

Weingut Grenzhof-Fiedler, Burgenland, Oostenrijk

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• Winemaking: Traditional fermentation (destemming, pressing, fermentation, maturation) 12 months wood maturation in used large vats. Made from 100% Pinot Blanc .
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Clear gold in colour with aromas of hay, acacia, citrus, peach and brioche. Great as an aperitif, but also as a top classic meal accompaniment. Lots of flavour and complexity due to the wood aging. Long finish, delicious wine.
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Combines well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-cooked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-cooked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mold cheeses.

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Viognier/Roussanne

Babylon's Peak, Swartland, Zuid-Afrika

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• Winemaking: Made from the originally French (Rhône region) grape varieties Viognier and Roussanne , according to traditional white wine making. After fermentation, the wine matures for another 3 months on the lees.
  Story behind the label: Wine estate 'Babylon's Peak' is named after the high granite peak on the Estate, better known to locals as De Babylonstoren.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Ripe, aromatic wine with aromas of fresh peach and apricot. The wine has a classic character with a soft mouthfeel and pleasant complex notes. Fresh, spicy, intense and robust. Very elegant and beautiful balance.
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm preparation of fish, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Chardonnay Trocken (reefed in barrique)

Weingut Ernst Bretz, Rheinhessen, Duitsland

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• Chardonnay Trocken Barrique. In the Ernst Bretz series, this is the only white wine with wood aging. And what a wine! A beautifully refined fresh-creamy style Chardonnay. This wine is made from hand-selected grapes, prepared in a classic way. Fermentation and aging in stainless steel, raised in barriques (wooden barrels 225 liters). Made from 100% Chardonnay
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. This wine has fresh acids with a fairly light but recognizable aroma, reminiscent of melon. A very nice refined fresh creamy wine.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm fish preparation, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Lirac Blanc

Château Saint-Roch, Rhône, Frankrijk

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• Winemaking: Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation) 6 months maturation in large vats. Made from 50% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 10% Roussanne and 10% Viognier .
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Light yellow with green hints, very bright floral bouquet, fresh and lively, accents on citrus. Fresh and aromatic, nice round wine with a long finish.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Oven-baked fish, grilled and fried fish (a la Meunière), fried and roasted shellfish, fried/grilled veal, white meat, rich salads with warm fish dishes, fried and oven-baked vegetables, light cream soups, white mould and warm cheese dishes.

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Chardonnay 'Sovente'

Fattoria di Poggio Capponi, Toscane, Italië

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• Chardonnay 'Sovente': Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation) 6 months maturation in French oak barrels. Made from 100% Chardonnay .
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Golden yellow wine with a bouquet of exotic fruit and a pure Chardonnay character, with beautiful hints of vanilla. Soft and elegant with a nice balance and a refined structure. Very elegant!
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Combines well with grilled , baked or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière ), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and baked shellfish au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and baked or fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Also goes well with crème soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables. Also try with spicy white mold cheeses.

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Mas Foraster Blanc Selection

Josep Foraster, Montblanc, Conca de Barbera, Spanje

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• Selecció Blanco, Mas Foraster: Traditional fermentation (Destemming, pressing, fermentation, maturation) 20 days skin maceration. Fermentation in 50% French oak barrels and 50% in stainless steel tanks. Made from Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu and Chardonnay.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Very fine and fresh aroma of ripe white fruit, biscuit tones and a light roasted aroma. Very complex and special glass of wine. The mouthfeel is round and soft with a well-balanced acidity. Long finish with a lot of finesse.
• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Combines well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-cooked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-cooked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mould cheeses.

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Chardonnay Reserve

Weingut Grenzhof-Fiedler, Burgenland, Oostenrijk

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• Winemaking: Fantastic new style Chardonnay from a relatively cool climate with 11 months of wood aging in used large vats. This gives a great balance between creaminess and pleasant acidity. Made from 100% Chardonnay
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex.

  Golden yellow in colour with aromas of ripe and tropical fruit, honey and a light hint of vanilla. Due to the wood aging a full and creamy mouthfeel with a pleasant underlying acidity. Soft, but long finish. Fantastic glass with a lot of depth.

• Our sommeliers recommend:

  Pairs well with grilled, fried, roasted and oven-baked fish with a rich sauce, as beurre noisette, fried shellfish with a rich sauce and roasted notes. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with high intensity and fried and gratinated vegetables with earthy flavours. Also cream soups with pork belly and mushrooms, rich salads with warm preparations with fish and (warm) preparations of white mould cheeses with nuts and compote.

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Macon Villages 'Charmes Blanc'

Pierre André, Bourgogne, Frankrijk

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• Winemaking: Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Made from 100% Chardonnay.
  About the area: Macon Villages is located in the southern part of Burgundy. The vineyards for this wine are located in the northern part of the Mâconnais from the communes: Mancey, Royer, and Uchizy. The vineyards are located on a porous soil of chalky clay.
  
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex.
  Smooth, soft fruity Burgundy. Round, finesse in the nose with accent on fruit of peach and pineapple. Round attack with a playful, citrus-toned acidity as a contrast, which gives the wine tension and length in the aftertaste.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mould cheeses.

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Bourgogne Blanc Réserve "Boise''

Pierre André, Bourgogne, Frankrijk

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• Bourgogne Blanc Réserve. Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). 15% of the wine is further matured in French oak barrels for a period of 6 months. Made from 100% Chardonnay.
  
  About the wine: The wine is composed of 50% grapes from the Côte de Beaune from vineyards in the municipalities: Meursault, Puligny and Chassagne. A soil with calcareous clay soil. The remaining part comes for 45% from the Mâconnais and 5% from the Côte de Nuits (marl and limestone). 
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Elegant, concentrated nose with honey, peach, citrus fruit and floral, buttery nuances. Balanced, soft attack with pure fruit, citrus aromas, apricot and a hint of caramel.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with oven-baked, grilled, fried or roasted fish with creamy sauces, shellfish au gratin or with rich sauce and grilled or oven-baked vegetables. Goes well with grilled white meat and poultry or fried and baked sweetbreads with roasted notes and a rich creamy sauce, light cream soups with grilled vegetables or rich salads with warm preparations with fish in a rich dressing and with (spicy) white mold cheeses.

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Branco Baron de B Reserve

Herdade da Calada, Alentejo, Portugal

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• Branco Baron de B Reserva. Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation), followed by 12 months of wood maturation. A special technique that is often used in Burgundy, the so-called battônage, in which the fermented yeast cells are stirred through the juice, gives the wine more complexity, weight and roundness. Made from 100% Antão Vaz.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Elegant, complex white wine with a rich, full aroma of white fruit, beautifully interwoven with nuances of almond and caramel from wood maturation. The taste is also elegant and richly filled with fruit and minerals. Complex, beautiful balance and roundness.
• Our sommeliers advise: Goes well with oven-baked fish, breaded or with a rich sauce, grilled and fried fish (à la meunière), fried or roasted shellfish with a rich sauce or gratinated and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with a creamy sauce. Also nice with rich salads with warm fish dishes with a rich dressing, fried and oven-baked vegetables, light cream soups with grilled vegetables and (spicy) white mould cheeses.

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Chablis

Pierre André, Bourgogne, Frankrijk

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• Chablis: An elegant Chablis. Wonderfully made with a nice balance between the refined acidity and the roundness. Traditional preparation (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Made from 100% Chardonnay.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Typical fresh Chablis style. Elegant, supple, soft fruity Burgundy. Round, finesse in the nose with peach and pineapple. Round attack with playful, citrus-toned acidity as a contrast, which gives the wine tension and a nice length in the aftertaste. Typical Chablis in classic style. Very well made.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Gastronomically beautiful with oven-baked, grilled, baked or roasted fish, shellfish and crustaceans with citrus and fresh herbs. Also good to combine with grilled white meat and poultry (tip: roasted turkey) or baked and fried sweetbreads in oil with fresh accents. Light cream soups with cooked vegetables and fresh salads with warm preparations with fish (for example salmon) with firm vegetables such as radish and fennel. Also beautiful with creamy, medium-bodied white mold cheeses with a fresh touch.

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Weissburgunder Grosses Gewächs 'Kirweiler Mandelberg'

Weingut Bergdolt, Pfalz, Duitsland

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• Weissburgunder GG Kirweiler Mandelberg. A wine for the true lover of German wines. Firm, pure 'terroir wine' with concentrated flavors. Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturing). Made from 100% Weissburgunder .
  About the label : The ' Grosses Gewächs ' on the label indicates a quality class of the wine, and in this case the highest quality class (comparable to 'Grand Cru'). To become this quality class the wines have to be inspected and tasted by the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsguter), Germany's most important quality association).
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Pale golden yellow colour. Very concentrated nose of almond, apricot compote, pear and citrus aromas. The taste is inher very concentrated with fruit that is not yet fully enclosed in residual sweetness and elegant wine acids.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Delicious with raw and steamed fatty fish with citrus, grilled and fried shellfish with fresh herbs, fried sweetbreads in oil and grilled veal and white meat with fresh accents. Also good with fresh salads with warm fish preparation, light cream soups with boiled vegetables and white mold cheeses.

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Pouilly Fuisse

Pierre André, Bourgogne, Frankrijk

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• Pouilly Fuissé: Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). After Further maturation in oak barrels for 12 months, of which 20% new, bottling July 2010. Made from 100% Chardonnay.
  About the wine: The grapes for this wine come from a vineyard plot that is sheltered on the lowest part of a hill with an east-facing slope.
  Did you know that Pouilly Fuissé is often confused with Pouilly Fumé? However, these wines are completely different. The Pouilly-Fumé comes from the Loire, and is made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. (Also take a look at our Poully Fumé, at the Domaine Domnique Pabiot winery).
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex (fresh style with nice fruit and wood aging).
  Pure with spicy nuances of pineapple, ginger, honey and floral tones. Tight, fairly powerful attack, spicy taste somewhat wider with beautiful acidity. Beautiful, refined finish with an accent on citrus.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mould cheeses.

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Weissburgunder 'Henkenberg' Grosses Gewächs

Weingut Salwey, Baden, Duitsland

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• About the wine: Traditional winemaking (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Made from 100% Weissburgunder.
  Story behind the label : ' GG ' stands for ' Grosses Gewächs ', the highest quality standard in German winegrowing; it indicates a quality class of the wine, and in this case the highest quality class (comparable to 'Grand Cru'). To become this quality class the wines are inspected and tasted by the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsguter), Germany's most important quality association). Above this 'GG' designation the logo of the family winery is depicted.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Aromatic, finesseful wine with a lot of future. The nose gives mainly aromas of wood maturation in the form of toasted hazelnut filled with nuances of peach fruit. Full, creamy attack that fans out in an effective aftertaste. Caramel and hazelnut embrace the still very young fruit. Very good quality.
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. Me la Meunière), oven-baked fish with rich sauce and fried shellfish au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and healthy salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Beautiful wine with mature white mold cheeses.

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Meursault

Pierre André, Bourgogne, Frankrijk

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• Meursault: Traditional (picking, pressing, alcoholic fermentation, maturation). Fermented and matured for 11 months on lie in French oak barrels.
  About Meursault & the wine: Meursault is the white Burgundy that perhaps appeals most to the imagination. They are rich, powerful white wines with notes of hazelnut, butter, vanilla and citrus. Although Meursault officially has no Grand Crus, the best wines from the 1er Cru fields, Genevrières, Charmes and Perrières are of the same top level. The grapes of the domain within Pierre André come from separate vineyard plots, which are planted on the best slopes of the area. Made from 100% Chardonnay.
• White wine - Full, creamy and complex. Elegant, refined style Meursault with an emphasis on freshness, minerals and fruit. Light creamy nose with mineral undertones. Powerful taste with nuances of citrus, caramel and a strikingly beautiful balance between fruit and acidity. A wonderful accompaniment to dishes. At this moment beautifully drinkable!
• Our sommeliers recommend: Goes well with grilled, fried or roasted fish (e.g. à la Meunière), oven-baked fish with a rich sauce and fried shellfish and crustaceans au gratin. Also good with grilled white meat and fried or deep-fried sweetbreads with rich sauces and grilled and oven-baked vegetables. Cream soups and rich salads with warm preparations with fish and grilled vegetables also go well. Also try with spicy white mould cheeses.

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