In my family, if we are about to say something unbelievably dull, we precede it and conclude it with a noise that sounds something like a nasal foghorn. It’s hard to spell in a way that is phonetically accurate, but it would be something along the lines of “Phooooar.” It tells the listener that they aren’t obliged to comment or react in any way, it is simply information that the speaker needs to get off their chest.

“Phooooar.” This wine used to be called ‘Sans Bruit’ and was made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from vineyards around Saint Bris, the only appellation in Burgundy that permits the use of Sauvignon Blanc, but they used a few grapes from outside the appellation, meaning they couldn’t call it Saint Bris, so although it was a Saint Bris in all-but-name, they played on words and called it ‘Sans Bruit’. However, in 2023, the De Moors decided the wine needed some extra dimension and included 20% Chardonnay and 20% Bourgogne Aligoté, as well as partial ageing in amphora, so it was no longer a Saint Bris in either name or nature and they changed the name to ‘Nuova Descriptio’, meaning new name. “Phooooar.”

Are you still there? It’s a truly beautiful wine with only one drawback, which is that we can’t get nearly enough to satisfy demand, hence the annoying restriction below. It has flavours of star fruit, white pear, peeled green grapes and a hint of kumquat bitterness, yet sweetly succulent whilst pierced by the sort of northern climate acidity that needed to be perfectly judged by an experienced pair of secateurs. As with all of De Moor’s wines, there’s a sense of chipped stone minerality that recurs like a leitmotif as you slowly savour the wine. 13% alc. Drink now-2032.

EXTREMELY LIMITED. MAXIMUM 2 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER. NOT AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN, MUST BE PART OF AN ORDER THAT MEETS OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 6 BOTTLES. UK MAINLAND ONLY.