The OLD BRIDGE
Wine Shop
At every price level, an outstanding selection of wines chosen by John Hoskins MW
FRESH, DRY WHITES
| Price in brackets is the discounted price for any mixed case of 12 - click on any wine to see all relevant prices. |
| 66 |
2017 CHENIN BLANC, Arum Fields, Darling Cellars. South Africa Fresh, aromatic & lively. Fantastic value more... |
£7.95
(£7.16) |
| 68 |
2017 LE CHAPEAU QUI RIT (Blanc). Côtes de Gascogne Predominantly Colombard and tasting like a light Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£8.50
(£7.65) |
| 70 |
2017 GARGANEGA, Alpha Zeta. Veneto, Italy For many years now, our 'house white' - crisp, fresh, but no hard edges more... |
£8.50
(£7.65) |
| 71 |
2016 'LIKE A SUNFLOWER', Vina Mayu. Elqui Valley, Chile Lively and charming blend of PX with (just a touch of) Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£8.95
(£8.06) |
| 72 |
2016 LUBERON BLANC, La Famille Perrin. Provence, France Perfect everyday white - dry, clean, fresh but rounded more... |
£9.50
(£8.55) |
| 74 |
2017 RAZA, Quinta da Raza. Vinho Verde, Portugal Very light, very spritzy, very fresh - ultimate summer white more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 84 |
2017 PICPOUL DE PINET, Félines-Jourdan. S. France Modern face of the south; crisp but ripe and rounded more... |
£11.95
(£10.76) |
| 88 |
2017 ALBARINO, Left Field. Gisborne, New Zealand Zesty, lively interpretation of Spain's most celebrated white grape more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 103 |
2016 HORSMONDEN, Will Davenport. Kent, England Organic Crisp but aromatic example of Bacchus - surprisingly reminiscent of Sancerre more... |
£16.95
(£15.26) |
| 104 |
2016 SOAVE, Classico, Pieropan. Veneto, Italy Light and delicate but also nutty and complex more... |
£16.50
(£14.85) |
| 111 |
2016 PINOT BLANC, Skylark. Mendocino, California Unusually ripe and honeyed (but still dry) example of PB more... |
£23.00
(£20.70) |
| SAUVIGNON BLANC |
| 77 |
2016 SAUVIGNON DE TOURAINE, Domaine Rablais. Loire Valley Grassy, lively, very 'French' Sauvignon (no gooseberries to be found) more... |
£10.95
(£9.86) |
| 80 |
2017 SAUVIGNON-SEMILLON, ‘Simon and the Huguenots’. Stellenbosch, South Africa Crisp but ripe, very much in the style of a simple Bordeaux Blanc more... |
£10.95
(£9.86) |
| 102 |
2017 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Tinpot Hut. Marlborough, NZ Benchmark example of the style - elderflower and gooseberries more... |
£15.50
(£13.95) |
| 105 |
2017 CHENONCEAUX, La Long Bec, Domaine Echardières. Loire Outstanding Sauvignon Blanc from a new Loire appellation more... |
£17.95
(£16.16) |
| 108 |
2017 SANCERRE, Terre de Maimbray, Reverdy. Loire Valley Text book example – really elegant style of Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£19.95
(£17.96) |
| 110 |
2017 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Greywacke. Marlborough, NZ The new cult Kiwi Sauvignon from the man who made Cloudy Bay for 25 years more... |
£19.95
(£17.96) |
| "MINERALITY" (less fruit, more seriousness) |
| 87 |
2017 ASSYRTIKO, Domaine Lyrarakis. Crete The great grape of Santorini; much better value in this Cretan version... more... |
£11.95
(£10.76) |
| 90 |
2017 GRÜNER VELTLINER, Kies, Kurt Angerer. Austria Zesty freshness; hint of white pepper; thirst-quenching more... |
£12.95
(£11.66) |
| 95 |
2016 CHARDONNAY, a’Beckett’s Estate. Wiltshire, UK Impressive Chablis look-alike; stoney, dry, salty more... |
£14.50
(£13.05) |
| 96 |
2016 FINCA VINOA. Ribeiro, Spain Fascinating example of the local Treixadura grape. Ripe but delicate more... |
£15.50
(£13.95) |
| 97 |
2016 QUINTA DE LA ROSA BRANCO. Douro Valley, Portugal Grapes planted for white Port now producing rich but floral white wine more... |
£13.95
(£12.56) |
| 98 |
2015 CHIGNIN, J-F Quénard. Savoie, Eastern France Ripe but delicate example of the local Jacquère grape from the western Alps more... |
£15.95
(£14.36) |
| 101 |
2016 EINS-ZWEI-DRY, Riesling Trocken, Leitz. Rheingau, Germany Fresh, delicate, dry, MODERN Riesling more... |
£14.95
(£13.46) |
| 106 |
2017 ALBARINO, ‘O Rosal’, Santiago Ruiz. Rias Baixas, Spain Delicately perfumed white from cool Galicia in the far north-east more... |
£16.50
(£14.85) |
| 109 |
2014 ALS WÄR’S EIN STÜCK VON MIR, Riesling Trocken, Gunderloch. Rheinhessen Organic Partially aged in amphorae. Dry, light but complex more... |
£19.00
(£17.10) |
| 112 |
2014 CHABLIS, Les Châtillons, Domaine des Hâtes. Burgundy more... |
£24.00
(£21.60) |
| 113 |
2015 SYLVANER, Kuenhof. Alto Adige, Italy The world’s best Sylvaner? Probably more... |
£26.00
(£23.40) |
| 117 |
2013 VINHAS VELHAS, Niepoort. Bairrada, Portugal So light and yet so serious – just fascinating more... |
£39.50
(£35.55) |
| 118 |
2013 RÜDESHEIMER BERG KAISERSTEINFELS, Leitz. Rheingau Tiniest hint of sweetness; perfectly balanced more... |
£44.00
(£39.60) |
| 119 |
2013 RIESLING, ‘Klaus’, Prager. Wachau, Austria Outstanding single vineyard. Intense, concentrated Riesling more... |
£49.00
(£44.10) |
| RESERVE WINES. The following wines are not yet on our shelves. We are cellaring them for future listings, but they are available to purchase. Most can be bought by the bottle but occasionally there is a 6 bottle minimum |
| 1130 |
2013 POLISH HILL RIESLING, Grosset. Clare Valley, Australia Australia's finest Riesling. Bone-dry, lemony-fresh more... |
£33.00
(N/A) |
| 1190 |
2008 SANCERRE, Chavignol, Les Monts Damnés, Francois Cotat. Loire Valley Drink 2014-2020 more... |
£33.00
(N/A) |
| 1198 |
2016 GRUNER VELTLINER, Alte Reben, Allram. Kampal, Austria Zesty-fresh Gruner with a genuine 'mineral' complexity more... |
£19.50
(£17.55) |
| 1360 |
2014 HOGAN CHENIN BLANC. Swartland, South Africa Concentrated and serious - should age well to 2021 more... |
£28.00
(£25.20) |
| 1457 |
2009 CHABLIS, 1er Cru La Forest, René et Vincent Dauvissat Mature vintage from exceptional producer. Intensely chalky/mineral in style more... |
£95.00
(N/A) |
| Price in brackets is the discounted price for any mixed case of 12 - click on any wine to see all relevant prices. |
| 66 |
2017 CHENIN BLANC, Arum Fields, Darling Cellars. South Africa Fresh, aromatic & lively. Fantastic value more... |
£7.95
VIEW
(£7.16) |
| 68 |
2017 LE CHAPEAU QUI RIT (Blanc). Côtes de Gascogne Predominantly Colombard and tasting like a light Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£8.50
VIEW
(£7.65) |
| 70 |
2017 GARGANEGA, Alpha Zeta. Veneto, Italy For many years now, our 'house white' - crisp, fresh, but no hard edges more... |
£8.50
VIEW
(£7.65) |
| 71 |
2016 'LIKE A SUNFLOWER', Vina Mayu. Elqui Valley, Chile Lively and charming blend of PX with (just a touch of) Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£8.95
VIEW
(£8.06) |
| 72 |
2016 LUBERON BLANC, La Famille Perrin. Provence, France Perfect everyday white - dry, clean, fresh but rounded more... |
£9.50
VIEW
(£8.55) |
| 74 |
2017 RAZA, Quinta da Raza. Vinho Verde, Portugal Very light, very spritzy, very fresh - ultimate summer white more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 84 |
2017 PICPOUL DE PINET, Félines-Jourdan. S. France Modern face of the south; crisp but ripe and rounded more... |
£11.95
VIEW
(£10.76) |
| 88 |
2017 ALBARINO, Left Field. Gisborne, New Zealand Zesty, lively interpretation of Spain's most celebrated white grape more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 103 |
2016 HORSMONDEN, Will Davenport. Kent, England Organic Crisp but aromatic example of Bacchus - surprisingly reminiscent of Sancerre more... |
£16.95
VIEW
(£15.26) |
| 104 |
2016 SOAVE, Classico, Pieropan. Veneto, Italy Light and delicate but also nutty and complex more... |
£16.50
VIEW
(£14.85) |
| 111 |
2016 PINOT BLANC, Skylark. Mendocino, California Unusually ripe and honeyed (but still dry) example of PB more... |
£23.00
VIEW
(£20.70) |
| SAUVIGNON BLANC |
| 77 |
2016 SAUVIGNON DE TOURAINE, Domaine Rablais. Loire Valley Grassy, lively, very 'French' Sauvignon (no gooseberries to be found) more... |
£10.95
VIEW
(£9.86) |
| 80 |
2017 SAUVIGNON-SEMILLON, ‘Simon and the Huguenots’. Stellenbosch, South Africa Crisp but ripe, very much in the style of a simple Bordeaux Blanc more... |
£10.95
VIEW
(£9.86) |
| 102 |
2017 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Tinpot Hut. Marlborough, NZ Benchmark example of the style - elderflower and gooseberries more... |
£15.50
VIEW
(£13.95) |
| 105 |
2017 CHENONCEAUX, La Long Bec, Domaine Echardières. Loire Outstanding Sauvignon Blanc from a new Loire appellation more... |
£17.95
VIEW
(£16.16) |
| 108 |
2017 SANCERRE, Terre de Maimbray, Reverdy. Loire Valley Text book example – really elegant style of Sauvignon Blanc more... |
£19.95
VIEW
(£17.96) |
| 110 |
2017 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Greywacke. Marlborough, NZ The new cult Kiwi Sauvignon from the man who made Cloudy Bay for 25 years more... |
£19.95
VIEW
(£17.96) |
| "MINERALITY" (less fruit, more seriousness) |
| 87 |
2017 ASSYRTIKO, Domaine Lyrarakis. Crete The great grape of Santorini; much better value in this Cretan version... more... |
£11.95
VIEW
(£10.76) |
| 90 |
2017 GRÜNER VELTLINER, Kies, Kurt Angerer. Austria Zesty freshness; hint of white pepper; thirst-quenching more... |
£12.95
VIEW
(£11.66) |
| 95 |
2016 CHARDONNAY, a’Beckett’s Estate. Wiltshire, UK Impressive Chablis look-alike; stoney, dry, salty more... |
£14.50
VIEW
(£13.05) |
| 96 |
2016 FINCA VINOA. Ribeiro, Spain Fascinating example of the local Treixadura grape. Ripe but delicate more... |
£15.50
VIEW
(£13.95) |
| 97 |
2016 QUINTA DE LA ROSA BRANCO. Douro Valley, Portugal Grapes planted for white Port now producing rich but floral white wine more... |
£13.95
VIEW
(£12.56) |
| 98 |
2015 CHIGNIN, J-F Quénard. Savoie, Eastern France Ripe but delicate example of the local Jacquère grape from the western Alps more... |
£15.95
VIEW
(£14.36) |
| 101 |
2016 EINS-ZWEI-DRY, Riesling Trocken, Leitz. Rheingau, Germany Fresh, delicate, dry, MODERN Riesling more... |
£14.95
VIEW
(£13.46) |
| 106 |
2017 ALBARINO, ‘O Rosal’, Santiago Ruiz. Rias Baixas, Spain Delicately perfumed white from cool Galicia in the far north-east more... |
£16.50
VIEW
(£14.85) |
| 109 |
2014 ALS WÄR’S EIN STÜCK VON MIR, Riesling Trocken, Gunderloch. Rheinhessen Organic Partially aged in amphorae. Dry, light but complex more... |
£19.00
VIEW
(£17.10) |
| 112 |
2014 CHABLIS, Les Châtillons, Domaine des Hâtes. Burgundy more... |
£24.00
VIEW
(£21.60) |
| 113 |
2015 SYLVANER, Kuenhof. Alto Adige, Italy The world’s best Sylvaner? Probably more... |
£26.00
VIEW
(£23.40) |
| 117 |
2013 VINHAS VELHAS, Niepoort. Bairrada, Portugal So light and yet so serious – just fascinating more... |
£39.50
VIEW
(£35.55) |
| 118 |
2013 RÜDESHEIMER BERG KAISERSTEINFELS, Leitz. Rheingau Tiniest hint of sweetness; perfectly balanced more... |
£44.00
VIEW
(£39.60) |
| 119 |
2013 RIESLING, ‘Klaus’, Prager. Wachau, Austria Outstanding single vineyard. Intense, concentrated Riesling more... |
£49.00
VIEW
(£44.10) |
| RESERVE WINES. The following wines are not yet on our shelves. We are cellaring them for future listings, but they are available to purchase. Most can be bought by the bottle but occasionally there is a 6 bottle minimum |
| 1130 |
2013 POLISH HILL RIESLING, Grosset. Clare Valley, Australia Australia's finest Riesling. Bone-dry, lemony-fresh more... |
£33.00
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 1190 |
2008 SANCERRE, Chavignol, Les Monts Damnés, Francois Cotat. Loire Valley Drink 2014-2020 more... |
£33.00
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 1198 |
2016 GRUNER VELTLINER, Alte Reben, Allram. Kampal, Austria Zesty-fresh Gruner with a genuine 'mineral' complexity more... |
£19.50
VIEW
(£17.55) |
| 1360 |
2014 HOGAN CHENIN BLANC. Swartland, South Africa Concentrated and serious - should age well to 2021 more... |
£28.00
VIEW
(£25.20) |
| 1457 |
2009 CHABLIS, 1er Cru La Forest, René et Vincent Dauvissat Mature vintage from exceptional producer. Intensely chalky/mineral in style more... |
£95.00
VIEW
(N/A) |
5% discounts on Mixed Cases.
10% discount on Un-Mixed Cases.
10% discount on Un-Mixed Cases.
