Rall Wines

White, 2023

Name: White
Brand: Rall Wines
Price: 164.74 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93/100

Vinous

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2023
75cl
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£27.46
2023
6x75cl
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£164.74

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Rall’s flagship white, the White 2023 is comprised of 71% Chenin, 26% Verdelho and 3% Viognier, aiming for a base of high acidity and stripped back refinement. White fruits, citrus and jasmine vie with a touch of cool, spontaneous reduction and a herbal kick, opening up to reveal softer stone fruit and grapefruit pith. A gorgeous, enticing and fine Rall White.

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GUARANTEED PROVENANCE

Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of utmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

94/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Donovan Rall's 2023 Coastal Region White is 71% Chenin Blanc, 26% Verdelho and 3% Viognier. It was first produced in 2008. The formula behind the blending seeks to preserve acidity, although this dynamic winemaker allows malolactic fermentation in his white wines. The Verdelho adds the freshness with cool aromas of crisp green apple and kiwi. This is a lovely wine with a crunchy or snappy quality, and the focus here is squarely on that balanced freshness. This bottle offers outstanding value.

drinking window 2025 - 2035

date of review 06/2025

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2023 White is a blend of Chenin Blanc, Verdelho and Viognier, matured in 2,000-liter foudre and concrete. It has a well-defined and vibrant bouquet with peach skin, dried honey and subtle gravelly scents, accented by a hint of chamomile. The palate has a lovely honeyed texture, displaying notes of apricot and vanilla pod, with white pepper and orange rind developing toward the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle so it can just "stretch its arms." This has potential.

drinking window 2026 - 2038

date of review 09/2024

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Chenin Blanc, Verdelho, Viognier

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13%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.