When I was an intern, I was sent on various fool’s errands that were jokes at my expense. I was asked to “Go over to maintenance and ask for a long weight,” or “Go to the hardware store and get a bubble for the spirit level,” or “Go to the paint shop and ask for a tin of tartan paint.” Well, folks, it’s time for me to get my own back! “Go and find a better Spanish white wine than this.” Ha ha! There isn’t one, you see! Not so funny now is it, Tommy McCluskey!?

Sorry… not sure what happened there! This stunning Albariño comes from the cool, maritime region of Rias Baixas on the Atlantic coast of Galicia and was aged in large barrels made from chestnut, which was the traditional wood used in the area before oak became so ubiquitous. It's fantastically pure and vibrant, reverberating with citrus intensity, in the way a Grand Cru Chablis chins you with the sheer weight of its fruit, but it's complex too with struck flint, macadamia nut, lemon barley and subtle woody notes. The texture is sleek and polished with the acidity beautifully integrated into the pristine fruit and it finishes still bristling with energy and glints of saline minerality. You will never taste a better Spanish white wine, so don’t waste time looking. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2034.