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Wines of the week: Three whites for October
Terry Kirby shares his full bodied whites to go with the best of the seasonal crop from October
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Your support makes all the difference.As October gets under way, here are three full bodied whites, for appropriately autumnal foods….
From Chile...
Gran Araucaria Reserva Chardonnay 2013
There is a lovely balance to this Chardonnay from Chile’s Central Valley area: it is instantly fresh and appealing on the palate, followed by typically satisfying, but not overwhelming, tropical fruit flavours of pinapples and mangoes. Mussels with creamy sauces, fish pie or crab cakes would be ideal partners.
£13.82 giftsinternational.net
From Hungary...
Majoros Deak Tokaji Furmint 2011
A fine example of the largely undiscovered wines to be found in Hungary: a really full bodied, dry, ‘orange’ Furmint –a grape normally found in sweet wines - with new oak ageing delivering a smoke-scented, vanilla-tinged wine, packed with dried fruit and nut flavours. Complex and interesting. Try with smoked fish such as haddock or mackerel.
£11.75 hannibalbrown.com £14.09 strictlywine.co.uk (minimum order six bottles)
From France....
Domaine de Sainte rose Barrel Selection Roussanne 2013
From a British owned estate in the heart of the Languedoc, an object lesson in getting the most out of a grape increasingly found on its own rather than in blends. Rich, unctuous and soft, with a fresh appeal and a long finish, this is a perfect autumnal white: try with spiced pork belly and celeriac mash or with any mushroom-based dishes.
£11.99 waitrosecellar.com
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