French White Classics Dozen

Today, we open the door to the elegant world of French classics, from Burgundy and the Loire Valley to the Mediterranean, with a freshness and lightness in tune with the arrival of Spring. There's Old Vine Chablis, from the Dampt family, generations of whom have grown grapes here, making their own wines too since the 1980s. Savour a ‘flinty’, Grand Gold-winning Sancerre – boasting good intensity and concentration, and having spent time on lees (dead yeast cells), extra weight and richness, and with a super crisp, clean finish. It was awarded Grand Gold medal at the Loire Valley’s Ligers D’Or Angers competition. Then reach for two seafood-friendly stars, in crisp, tangy Picpoul (the name literally means "lip stinger") – this beauty is from vineyards that winemaker Theo Alcaraz describes as being a “pebble’s throw” from the Mediterranean Sea – and lastly a super fresh Muscadet ‘sur lie’, made exclusively from Melon de Bourgogne grapes, known for imparting lemon, lime, green apple and pear flavours, together with a briny salinity and hints of wet stone make it an ideal match for oysters. Save $180 on 3 of each at $34.99 a bottle.