Society white recommendations from Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson, in her 75 sure-fire whites, includes the following seven Society wines:

Léon Beyer Sylvaner 2009 Alsace Steely and lively. Very firm and dry. Real earthiness: proper Sylvaner character. 12% £7.95

Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 Nagambie Lakes Unusual full-bodied Australian classic from one of the oldest Victorian wineries. Rich start. Lots of gummy personality (Marsanne is a northern Rhône grape). Lots to get your teeth into. Taste history! 13.5% £9.50

La Réméjeanne, Les Arbousiers 2009 Côtes du Rhône Very interesting nose – quite complex with medicinal herbs in the ascendant. Rich start and then layers with a certain oiliness but it’s not, overall, heavy. Definitely a fair price for a handmade wine. 14% £10.95

Dom J & N Saumaize, En Crêches 2008 St-Véran One of those Mâconnais wines that producers of much more expensive white wines on the much smarter Côte d’Or should be forced to taste and marvel at. £11.50

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 2009 Mosel Great value for such a sophisticated wine that arrives somehow in a cloud of complexity and depth. Smoky and with real tingle. Full of Mosel fruit. Just 8.5% £12.50
Millton Te Arai Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2007 Biodynamic. Smells like the honey and damp straw of proper Chenin. Thrillingly authentic and buzzing with life. Super clean but really interesting off-dry stuff. 12% £12.95
Grosset, Springvale Watervale Riesling 2009 Clare Valley Herbs and grass on the nose – much more open than the 2010. Open and easy and more relaxed than the Polish Hill 2009. A good choice for current drinking. Lemon and lime on the end. 12.5% £21