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OUTSTANDING
SPAIN
SUMMER DRINKING
The diversity, quality and value for money
to be found amongst Europe’s indigenous
white wines continue to surprise and delight
The Society’s buying team. Improvements in
technology, the dynamism of winemakers and
myriad growing sites and terroirs all combine
to produce delicious, exciting wines with a real
sense of panache.
This selection of 20 wines, the vast majority
priced at under £10 per bottle, represents
our recommendations for optimum drinking
pleasure over the coming summer months.
From fresh, grapy muscat and fragrant,
spritzy vinho verde to characterful, crisp
picpoul de pinet, this selection
encompasses the best of local southern
European grapes and styles.
We also list three mixed cases on the
back page, highlighting the impressive whites of
Southern France and the Iberian Peninsula. For
members looking to stock their wine racks with
some southern European sunshine, our mixed
dozen at £79 offers exceptional value for
money, especially with a nigh-on £10 saving
to encourage you all to take the plunge.
Cruz de Piedra Macabeo, Calatayud 2013
This great-value white is made by Bodegas Virgen
de la Sierra who have superb high-altitude
vineyards (750 to 1,100 metres above sea level)
in Calatayud, a lesser-known region south-east of
Rioja. Made from the local Spanish grape
macabeo, this is a clean and fruity white with
attractive lemony flavour and just a hint of fresh
herbs. Tremendously easy drinking. 13.5%
ref RC-SP8941
£5.95 bottle £71 dozen
Las Olas Verdejo, Rueda 2013
A highly aromatic, mouthwatering white from
organic vineyards in Spain’s most famous white
wine region, Rueda. Its lemony acidity and grassy
flavour are similar to good sauvignon blanc. This
wine is unoaked, to retain the verdejo grape’s
freshness and vitality. 13%
ref RC-SP8951
£7.95 bottle £95 dozen
Marqués de Alella 2013
An appealing delicate, appley white with a slight
petillance which makes it a great palate-reviving
aperitif. The vineyards are planted on west-facing
slopes of the mountain range north of Barcelona,
and produce here a truly charming wine. 12.5%
ref RC-SP9201
£7.95 bottle £95 dozen
Whether you are new to these
Mediterranean white wine styles, or simply
looking for a reason to rediscover their
effortless charms, the following selection is
the perfect place to start.
PORTUGAL
Caves de Pegões Dry Muscat, Setúbal
2013
Fresh and grapy dry muscat with a ripe fruit
character and lovely refreshing acidity, from
south-east of Lisbon. 12%
ref RC-PW4481
£5.75 bottle £69 dozen
The Society’s Vinho Verde
A traditionally styled Minho blend of alvarinho
and trajadura, delicately floral and fragrant
with typical light spritz on the palate. Refreshing,
light and very easy to drink, this is made for The
Society by the skilled Monção Co-operative. 11.5%
ref RC-PW4491
£6.25 bottle £75 dozen
NEW Quinta das Maias Branco, Dão
2013
Bone-dry, fresh, light and delicately aromatic
Portuguese white made from mainly malvasia fina
– ‘the most flavourful white grape in the Dão,’
according to winemaker Luis Lourenço. The rest
of the blend is made up with cerceal, bical,
encruzado; that is to say, all local grapes. 12.5%
ref RC-PW4621
£8.50 bottle £102 dozen
NEW Niepoort Dócil, Vinho Verde 2013
A floral, fragrant Portuguese classic in the hands
of one of the country’s leading winemakers is a
mouthwatering proposition and Dirk Niepoort’s
refreshing, modern take on vinho verde is
absolutely delicious. Drink this year and next. 11%
ref RC-PW4591
£10.95 bottle £131 dozen
NEW Pazo de Villarei Albariño, Rías
Baixas 2013
A delightful albariño from the rainy north-west
with attractive, floral nose and vibrant, juicy
palate. Natural fermentation in stainless-steel
tanks at very low temperature is used to
preserve all the aromatic purity and allure of the
albariño grape. 13%
ref RC-SP9331
£8.95 bottle £107 dozen
The Society’s Exhibition Albariño, Rías
Baixas 2013
The elegant appley freshness of the albariño
grape continues to capture UK wine drinkers’
imagination, and with good reason. This
Exhibition wine is made for The Society by Pazo
de Señorans, a beautiful estate in Galicia. The
2013 has lively, citrus fruit and a hint of minerality,
with breathtaking precision. Now to 2017. 12.5%
ref RC-SP9291
£12.95 bottle £155 dozen
SOUTHERN FRANCE
Grenache Blanc, Domaine du Bosc 2013
This is an exclusive blend of grenache with a
touch of roussanne. It is softly fruity with an
attractive roundness that makes it perfect for
everyday summer drinking. 12.5%
ref RC-FC25641
£6.25 bottle £75 dozen
Pèlerin Blanc, Pays de Caux, Chartreuse
de Mougères 2013
Delightful fresh white from sauvignon and
vermentino with a smidgeon of muscat from vines
in a venerable Carthusian monastery located in
the heart of the Languedoc. Aromatic and lemon
tinged with a mouthwateringly fresh finish. 13%
ref RC-FC26071
£6.50 bottle £78 dozen
Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine Félines
Jourdan 2013
This is the first vintage of Picpoul de Pinet as its
very own appellation and Claude Jourdan has
made sure it is worthy of the occasion. Dry,
full-flavoured with some richness. An excellent all
rounder but especially good with seafood. 13%
ref RC-FC26561
£7.50 bottle £90 dozen
ITALY
NEW Stemmari Grillo 2013
Grillo is one of Sicily’s best white grapes, and
this example made with northern expertise is
great value. Generous citrus and tropical fruit
flavours are complemented by a fresh, clean
palate. 13%
ref RC-IT18431
£6.75 bottle £81 dozen
NEW Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Alata Rampa di Fugnano 2011
Traditional full-flavoured vernaccia in the best
sense, with full intense dry flavour and generous
bouquet reminiscent of lemon, apple and
peach. 12.5%
ref RC-IT18361
£7.75 bottle £93 dozen
NEW Fiano Greco Bianco Puglia,
A Mano 2013
A brilliant expression of modern Puglia with an
enticing combination of southern Italy’s best
two white grapes: fiano brings an extrovert,
fragrant bouquet whilst greco provides balance
with body and elegance. 13%
ref RC-IT18341
£7.95 bottle £95 dozen
The Society’s Gavi
A delicious single-vineyard wine from La
Battistina, made from 35-year-old cortese
vines. Aromatic and zesty on the nose and with
an appetising, savoury character to the palate,
this is effortlessly charming and complex.
A great wine to pair with a raft of summery
foodstuffs, from ricotta-stuffed ravioli to
sage-encrusted breast of chicken. 12%
ref RC-IT18001
£8.50 bottle £102 dozen
NEW Languedoc Blanc, Domaine Félines
Jourdan 2013
Roussanne is the predominant grape variety
here, and gives lovely flavours of white peach and
citrus fruit. Round, but beautifully balanced with
refreshing acidity. 13%
ref RC-FC26571
£7.75 bottle £93 dozen
Lirac Blanc La Fermade, Domaine Maby
2013
This white Rhône never ceases to amaze for its
freshness and vitality. Full-flavoured, yet as crisp
as a white from Burgundy. The secret is the
picpoul grape, which is picked early and keeps its
freshness. 14%
ref RC-RH37341
£9.50 bottle £114 dozen
NEW Côtes de Provence, Château de
Barbanau 2013
Deliciously fresh and engaging Provence white.
Vermentino gives it a full flavour but the high
altitude of the vineyard keeps it fresh. 12.5%
ref RC-FC26491
£9.95 bottle £119 dozen
GREECE
Ionos Greek White Wine
A fresh clean crisp Grecian white from the
Peloponnese with welcome low alcohol and
quite dry but gentle flavour. It is made largely
from the local roditis grape with a bit of
indigenous lagourthi and muscat. 11.5%.
ref RC-GR661
£6.50 bottle £78 dozen
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SOUTHERN FRANCE
SUMMER WHITES MIXED CASE
SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
WHITES MIXED DOZEN
A six bottle case containing one bottle of each of the following:
A 12-bottle case containing one bottle of each of the following:
Grenache Blanc, Domaine du Bosc 2013
Pèlerin Blanc, Pays de Caux, Chartreuse de Mougères 2013
Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine Félines Jourdan 2013
Languedoc Blanc, Domaine Félines Jourdan 2013
Lirac Blanc La Fermade, Domaine Maby 2013
Côtes de Provence, Château de Barbanau 2013
Italy:
Vernaccia di San Gimignano Alata Rampa di Fugnano 2011
Fiano Greco Bianco Puglia, A Mano 2013
Stemmari Grillo 2013
France:
Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine Félines Jourdan 2013
Pèlerin Blanc, Pays de Caux, Chartreuse de Mougères 2013
Grenache Blanc, Domaine du Bosc 2013
£45
ref RC-MX14105
Greece:
Ionos Greek White Wine
IBERIAN SUMMER WHITES
MIXED CASE
Portugal:
Niepoort Dócil, Vinho Verde 2013
Caves de Pegões Dry Muscat, Setúbal 2013
A six bottle case containing one bottle of each of the following:
Spain:
Caves de Pegões Dry Muscat, Setúbal 2013
Quinta das Maias Branco, Dão 2013
The Society’s Vinho Verde
Marqués de Alella 2013
Las Olas Verdejo, Rueda 2013
The Society’s Exhibition Albariño, Rías Baixas 2013
Pazo de Villarei Albariño, Rías Baixas 2013
Las Olas Verdejo, Rueda 2013
Cruz de Piedra Macabeo, Calatayud 2013
ref RC-MX14107
Key
bone dry to intensely sweet
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new vintage
This offer is open until Sunday 10th August, 2014
while stocks last.
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A SAVING
OF £9.75
£49
ref RC-MX14106
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£79
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