1. Romain Bouchard Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey 2006 - £16.95 per bottle

Chablis (Burgundy), France

Dry White (Cork), 12.5% abv

Son of Pascal Bouchard, Romain took over this small estate in 2005, converting it to organic farming. Partial vinification in oak gives a nutty and gently buttery note on the nose, with ripe and rich orchard fruit and a hint of salty minerality. On the palate this is delightfully full, fruity and yet locked in the grip of that mineral and lemon acidity and bracing structure. Manages to be creamy and rich, yet at the same time pin-sharp and very long. A stunning Chablis.
Score: 94/11

2. Château de Chasseloir Comte Leloup Muscadet, Cuvée des Ceps Centenaires 2005 - £8.95 per bottle

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine (Loire), France

Dry White (Cork), 12.0% abv

A bit special this, coming from ungrafted, 100-year-old Melon de Bourgogne vines. It has a particularly aromatic nose, with quite pungent, vivid fruit like a tuned-down Marlborough Sauvignon: punchy lime, some tropical notes and a beautifully flinty, mineral background. On the palate this is equally thrilling, riven with pristine fruit and acidity and subtly layered. Prince amongst Muscadets, we salute you!
Score: 91/100

3. Domaine Bernard Fleuriet Sancerre Tradition 2007 - £11.95 - per bottle

Sancerre (Loire), France

Dry White (Cork), 12.5% abv

Fleuriet's Sancerre comes from hand-picked vineyards and is, of course, 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Fine, fruity nose, with plenty of gooseberry and succulent yellow plum, but a nice nettley, grassy background too. On the palate it is well-delineated and balanced, with a poised elegance but a good thrust of fruit and acidity. FvD say it is 'made in heaven' for Dover Sole.
Score: 89/100

4. Domaine de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy 2006 - £12.95 per bottle

Chablis (Burgundy), France

Dry White (Cork), 13.0% abv

There's a sense of leesy richness on the nose of this wine, that perhaps supresses the Chablis 'nervosity' a little, but offers a sense of buttery weight. On the palate this wine does indeed have some stuffing, with plenty of lemon and apple fruit and a certain breadth. A Chablis that comes into its own with slightly richer, creamier fish or chicken dishes.

Score: 88/100

5. Viña Sanzo Verdejo 2008 - £8.65 per bottle

Rueda, Spain

Dry White (Cork), 12.5% abv

The Gang are fans of the Verdejo wines from Spain's Rueda region, sited close to steamy Madrid but at a significantly higher altitude. Some Verdejo's are pungent lookalikes for Kiwi Sauvignon, but not this: here there's steel at the core of a lime and gently herbal wine, with the palate lean and gripped by a mineral and citrus acidity and just a touch of gooseberry. Whilst others lean more towards Marlborough, this is Rueda's answer to Sancerre. Drink it with fish and seafood.

Score: 88/100

6. Domaine Octavie Touraine Sauvignon 2008 - £7.95 per bottle

Touraine (Loire), France

Dry White (Cork), 12.5% abv

There's a spritzy brightness to the nose of this Sauvignon Blanc, with cool limey fruit, a hint of something passionfruity and more ripe, but a sense of cool minerality throughout. On the palate it is focused, crisp and bone dry, with steely acidity into the finish.

Score: 87/100

7. Markus Molitor Haus Klosterberg Riesling Trocken 2007 - £9.95 per bottle

Mosel, Germany

Dry White (Cork), 12.0% abv

Molitor is a good, interesting and idiosyncratic producer, but we find this, the only German wine on FromVineyardsDirect's list, a touch underwhelming. It has a citrus and apple nose with some leesiness, but all rather neutral. The palate has an intense lime and lemon cut, the acidity is ripe and full, leaving this fairly powerful and dry in style, but simple and a touch shorter than we'd like.

Score: 86/100

Cellar plan - Different ways of buying wine - buy pre-picked cases of wines in their wine club. They e-mail you the contents of each case a month in advance so if you want you can skip a delivery and you can cancel your membership whenever you choose. These are the contents of their wine cases recently:

Easy Drinking Case
3 bottles of each:
Côtes de Provence: Mas de Cadenet Sainte Victoire 2008
Macon-Villages: Domaine Gonon 2007
Bourgogne: Pinot Noir, Domaine Vincent Sauvestre 2007
Catalunya: Altos de Oliva Gran Reserva 2000

Dinner Party Case
3 bottles of each:
Saint-Véran: Clos des Juillys 2006
Meursault: "Flamoise" White Burgundy 2006
Priorat: Les Mines 2006
Château d’Argadens: Bordeaux Superieur 2004