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Value Recommendations
At the Fine Wine Library, we believe that exceptional wines shouldn’t come at an exorbitant price. Our value recommendations feature a curated selection of fine wines that offer outstanding quality, complexity, and character without the premium price tag. Sourced from renowned regions like Burgundy, Beaujolais, Tuscany, and Rioja, these wines showcase exceptional value from some of the finest areas in the world.
white wine recommendations
Vincent Latour Chardonnay 2022
Vincent Latour, a renowned winemaker in Burgundy’s Meursault, draws on a family legacy dating to 1792. Emphasising tradition and innovation, Latour’s wines showcase Meursault’s limestone-rich soils, producing vibrant, mineral-driven Chardonnays. Minimal oak ageing and large barrels preserve the region’s unique terroir, enhancing purity and elegance. Vincent Latour’s Bourgogne Chardonnay offers fresh, vibrant notes of green apple, citrus, and a subtle minerality, reflective of Burgundy's limestone soils. The palate is balanced and elegant, with a gentle hint of nuttiness from restrained oak ageing. Its clean finish and bright acidity make it a refined yet approachable expression of Burgundy’s terroir. His wines show that not all Burgundy needs to be expensive.
Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 2021
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The Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 2021 is a stunning example of Australian winemaking, showcasing the unique terroir of the Adelaide Hills. The M3 Vineyard, situated at an elevation of 400 meters, benefits from the cool-climate conditions ideal for producing high-quality Chardonnay. The region's extended ripening period develops complex flavours, while the high diurnal temperature range—warm days and cool nights—at this altitude ensures vibrant acidity. The 2021 M3 Chardonnay displays an expressive bouquet of citrus, white peach, and subtle flint. On the palate, it is elegant and layered, with notes of nectarine, lemon curd, and a hint of almond, balanced by a refreshing acidity and a long, mineral-driven finish. There is a prominent lick of French oak that is balanced out by a long complex finish.
Alheit Vineyards Cartology 2019
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A favourite amongst our customers, the Cartology is one of the best Chenin Blancs coming out of South Africa. The 2019 Cartology was whole-bunch-pressed and aged in a mix of cement eggs, amphorae, foudres, and old barrels. Its bouquet reveals honeysuckle, white peach, and hints of orange peel. A crisp palate of citrus peel, lime, and ginger finishes elegantly. At €32.95 inc VAT per bottle, this is a steal.
Red Wine Recommndations
Il Poggione Brunello 2016
One of the best-value wines in the fine wine world with an incredible price-to-quality ratio. Il Poggione's Brunello di Montalcino is a benchmark for the category having been called the most fairly priced, age-wroth wines on the planet by leading Italian wine critic Antonio Galloni. Our founder Ben has personally purchased a case or two every vintage since 2010—a strong endorsement of its quality. Available at sensible prices, Poggione is a must have for any Brunello lover. If you have not tried the wine, we highly recommend doing so.
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2021
If there is one Barbaresco producer to buy, then this is it…Produttori del Barbaresco’s 2021 vintage, awarded 95+ points by the Wine Advocate, offers exceptional Nebbiolo at just €28.50 In Bond per bottle, rivalling higher-priced Barolos. Known for elegance, complexity, and longevity, this historic cooperative produces benchmark Barbarescos, capturing the unique terroir of Italy’s Piedmont region.
Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py 2022
Jean Foillard’s Morgon Côte du Py is a benchmark Beaujolais that transcends Beaujolais and stands toe-to-toe with some of Burgundy's finest red. The vineyards are situated on the iconic Côte du Py, a hillside known for its schist and granite soils that impart a distinct minerality to the wines. The combination of these soils, the region's microclimate, and the old Gamay vines creates wines of remarkable depth, complexity, and longevity. This is one of our favourite Beaujolais and we can't recommend it enough.
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Envinate Albahra 2024
€15.95 inc VAT per bottle
The 2024 Albahra bursts with juicy red berries, wild herbs and subtle floral lift. A blend of Garnacha Tintorera and Moravia Agria from chalk and clay soils near Valencia, it shows purity and freshness with fine mineral tension. Silky tannins and bright acidity frame the fruit, delivering balance, charm and effortless drinkability. Pairs beautifully with charcuterie.
Envinate Benje Tinto 2022
€24.95 inc VAT per bottle
"The red 2022 Benje is floral, expressive, clean and elegant, reflecting a very good year in the region, with notes of rose petals and talcum powder, a fine texture and very elegant tannins. This has to be the most elegant Benje to date. 28,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2023."
Envinate Lousas Vina de Aldea 2023
€25.95 inc VAT per bottle
"The bottled 2023 Lousas Viñas de Aldea is perfumed, intoxicating and showy, with a floral note of dried rose petals that I also found in the Misturado from this same vintage. It's a blend of grapes, 80% Mencía and the rest a field blend of reds and whites, Brancellao, Merenzao, Alicante, Grao Negro, Mouratón, Jerez, Godello, etc., and zones, Amandi, Quiroga and Ribeiras del Sil with lots of gneiss and also slate and granite, depending on the plot. The grapes were picked between the first and 23rd of September, a very long harvest because of the rain. It fermented with 70% to 100% full clusters in concrete or plastic bins, and 30% of the volume remained in concrete and the rest matured in used barrels of different sizes, from 225 to 500 liters, for 11 months with lees and without racking. There's also a flinty smokiness that gives the wine a different twist. It's stunning and incredibly priced. There were 31,150 bottles and 329 magnums produced. It was bottled in November 2024."