Macon is a dicey wine partly because there is so much of it, which, by French chardonnay standards, is conspicuously manuscript. But here, from Waitrose, is one that is better than most.
As supermarkets go, Waitrose is strong on white burgundy, and its Macon Villages - the Villages identification always a sign of quality, in burgundy as in Beaujolais - at £8.99 can be recommended for its zestiness, bite, and personality.
Not only is it a Macon Villages but it is from the Cave de Lugny, which is another guarantee of crispness and we have bought several bottles to keep us going, drinking it with scallops and with Hester Blumenthal’s prawn cocktail, with its good prawns and subtle dressing, also available from Waitrose.
Meanwhile, down in Norfolk, Naked Wines - in conjunction these days with Majestic - has extended its range of New Zealand Pinot Gris to include a good German wine employing the same grape but bringing it closer to Alsace, where the best Pinot Gris comes from. Produced by Gerd Stepp, it is honeyed yet by no means oversweet. It is Reduced from £16.99 to £11.49 - not cheap but well worth sampling.
10 November 2015
As supermarkets go, Waitrose is strong on white burgundy, and its Macon Villages - the Villages identification always a sign of quality, in burgundy as in Beaujolais - at £8.99 can be recommended for its zestiness, bite, and personality.
Not only is it a Macon Villages but it is from the Cave de Lugny, which is another guarantee of crispness and we have bought several bottles to keep us going, drinking it with scallops and with Hester Blumenthal’s prawn cocktail, with its good prawns and subtle dressing, also available from Waitrose.
Meanwhile, down in Norfolk, Naked Wines - in conjunction these days with Majestic - has extended its range of New Zealand Pinot Gris to include a good German wine employing the same grape but bringing it closer to Alsace, where the best Pinot Gris comes from. Produced by Gerd Stepp, it is honeyed yet by no means oversweet. It is Reduced from £16.99 to £11.49 - not cheap but well worth sampling.
10 November 2015
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