La Monetta Gavi del Commune Gavi 2014

From - Piedmont, Italy
Grape - Cortese
Alcohol - 11.5%
Available from - Waitrose, Ocado
Price - £10.99

Appearance - Clear, lemon-green with a medium intensity.

Nose - Clean, with medium intensity aroma of apples, limes and green herbs.  Youthful

Palate - Dry, with medium+ acid, medium body, medium alcohol, medium+ length and flavours as per the nose, plus a touch of almond.

This is a lovely, well balanced wine with plenty of length and a great match for oily or creamy dishes.  A treat.  Definitely a good one to go for if you fancy trying a Gavi.

Casa Valduga Leopoldina Chardonnay 2013

From - Campanha, Brazil
Grape - Chardonnay
Alc - 12%
Available from - Waitrose
Price £13.99 (although £10.11 until Tues 7th April)

Appearance - Clean; medium intensity; lemon-green

Nose - Clean; medium intensity; youthful; apple and stone fruit.

Palate - dry; high acid; medium alcohol, medium intensity; medium body, medium+ length, apples and pears, citrus (lemon) and tropical (kiwi).

This is a classy, elegant, cool climate Chardonnay.  Lovely fruit flavours with the oak influence being only subtle.  If this were made in France  it'd be much more expensive.  Excellent.

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