Wine Cellar Insiders' May 2025 Bottle size: 750ml

Héritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon-Villages Blanc 2022
‘The entry-level wine from Lafon’s Mâconnais operation offers spectacular value. The bottling includes grapes from Viré-Clessé, Uchizy, Viré, Chardonnay and Bussières, including grapes declassified from single-vineyard sites. The grapes are pressed as whole clusters and fermented in large, upright wooden foudres before ageing for six months. Although the wine in 2022 did not have a lot of malic acid, it still has a lovely freshness and equilibrium. 2023-2028’ – Charles Curtis MW, Decanter, 92/100

Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos Loureiro 2023 – R215
‘A light, fruity and perfumed wine, this has a brilliant fresh character. A touch of spice and plenty of acidity show the wine well. Drink now.’ – Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 89/100

Ladybird Sur Lie Chenin Blanc 2022 – R150
‘Bright pale gold colour. The bold, upfront nose is packed with notes of white nectarine, pineapple, yellow apple, star fruit, lime zest, nutmeg, and lilies. The palate is complex and layered with an array of spices, vanilla, apples, yellow plums, apricot, and lemon meringue. The wine has a creamy texture and a long zesty finish, which indicates ageing potential or up to 10 years from vintage under good storage conditions.’ – Winemaker

Marengo Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 – R335

Du Courlat Lussac St Émilion 2016 – R350
‘The 2016 du Courlat offers attractive, nicely defined red currant and cranberry fruit, and a subtle floral element emerges with time. The palate is well balanced with gritty tannin and firm backbone for a Lussac Saint-Émilion, but tight at the moment, offering dark berry fruit laced with black tea and allspice toward the finish. This does not quite match the promise it showed from barrel, but give it time. 2021-2028.’ – Neal Martin, Vinous, 89/100

Migliarina Syrah 2021 – R190
‘Soft, yet firm tannins with a creamy mid palate and a lasting forest berry finish.’ – Migliarina Wines