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FX Pichler Grüner Veltliner Kellerberg Smaragd (Austria): exemplary vineyard
Fran Xaver Pichler is a legendary name in the world of the white wine, and the soul behind exceptional wines such as this one. This Austrian wine comes from an exemplary vineyard in the region of Wachau, located within a microclimate produced by rising stone terraces facing south-east that are open to a valley. The result is a wine with fruit aromas such as melon, mango, banana, peach... whose individual strength depends on the vintage. Creamy and intense at the end. Sublime.
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Didier Dagueneau Silex (France): a Druidic secret
Silex is the creation of the late Didier Dagueneau, a true Druid of wine, obsessed with fussing over the fine details of each phase of a wine’s gestation. Silex is a Loire that uses Sauvignon Blanc: intensely mineral with a touch of apricot and citrus fruit.
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand): the value of the Pacific
The New Zealand region of Marlborough, where this excellent Sauvignon is grown, is blessed by the temperate climate of the Pacific Ocean. As a result the wines are very aromatic, with plenty of fruit, including touches of passion fruit and pineapple.
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4.- Romanée Conti Montrachet (France): a white marvel
This burgundy, made from the Chardonnay grape variety, is one of the offspring of the Romanée Conti domaine, which produces such good red wines (one of them appears in the Top Ten reds). It is not as obviously fruity as other whites, but it is really fine and surprising in the mouth.
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5.- Palo Cortado Reliquia de Barbadillo (Spain): 30 exceptional years
There had to be a sherry in this Top list, and a very special one, a VORS (an exceptional superior-quality wine). Cask matured for 30 years. Silky smooth, with retro-olfactory notes of dried fruit.
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