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 Welcome to last week's round-up of tips from the UK's top newspaper wine columnists. Each Monday you'll find a complete digest of what's been tipped in the previous week. |
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Why not print this page off as your shopping list? week beginning 01/07/2007
2005 Chablis 1er Cru, Mnt de Milieu, B-Simon. Montrach; Bon Coeur £16 gorgeous ripe, leafy, lemon zest-styled chablis; long steely finish 2005 Riesling Le Kottabe Josmeyer. HH & Clark; Wait Cnry Wharf £13.9525-year-old riesling vines; delicate, tart, dry, floral summer aperitif 2004 Condrieu, Les Vins de Vienne, Tesco, £19.99.elegant, ripe, smoky, hawthorn-scented; perfumed, peachy flavours 2006 Pouilly Fuissé, Terroirs Rares, Cordier. Majestic 2 @ £14.99lively, smoky, floral; complete with a fine, mouthwatering, lime-zest finish 2005 Pondalowie Vineyards MT Tempranillo, Tesco, £12.99elegant, scented, rose and blackcurrant pastille-licked red 2005 Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir, NZ, The Wine Society, £17elegant, rose-scented; Côte d¹Or¹s gamey, leafy style 2002 Chambolle-Musigny, Louis Boillot, Montrachet; Vine King £19.99gorgeous ripe, scented, mature, gamey red 2000 Macchiona, La Stoppa di Elena Panteleoni, Caves Pyrène, £14.59magnificent, big, bold, beefy red; rich, earthy fruit 2004 Gigondas, M. Chapoutier, Tesco, £14.99very fine, ripe, concentrated, plummy, perfumed, slightly jammy
2006 Pecorino, Contesa, £8.99 (Marks & Spencer) Lightly aromatic, full, dry and sappy 2005 Ribolla Gialla, Canus, £11.50 (Berry Bros)Medium-bodied, with zesty citrus and nutty flavours 2006 Gavi di Gavi, Raccolto Tardivo, La Toledana, 2 @ £5.99 (Majestic)Ripe peach and pear fruit, with a fresh finish
crisp, refreshing dry white. 2006 Winemakers Lot Chardonnay, 2 @ £6.39, Majesticrefreshingly clean flavours from the chardonnay grape 2006 Mount Horrocks Riesling. £12.95, Philglas; Whole Foods; MoriartyStephanie Toole produces one of the Clare Valley's finest dry rieslings
2006 Laurenz und Sophie Singing Grüner Veltliner (£6.99, Tesco) juicy, eminently accessible 2006 Taste the Difference Grüner Veltliner (£6.99, Sainsbury's)peppery, pear-drop scented 2005 Grüner Veltliner Berg-Vogelsang, Bründlmayer (£12.99, some Waitrose)zesty, fresh, compact 2005 Grüner Veltliner, Achleiten Smaragd, Prager (£27.95, Berry Bros)even better; elegant, concentrated, beautifully balanced
Gonzalez Byass Tío Pepe Fino (£8.49; Coop; Sains; Tesc; Wait) classic bone-dry fino; Drink as an aperitif or with Asian-spiced dishes Hidalgo Oloroso Viejo (£45; Berry Bros; Waitrose)rich, mahogany-hued, nutty and raisiny intensity Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla (£7.49; Thresh; Sains; Somer; Wait)superbly refreshing wine; catch a whiff of Sanlúcar's tangy seaside Valdespino Amontillado Tío Diego (£14.50-£15.50 Moreno; Vinoteca; HNics)winning example of the great style of wine
Adnams Selection Fizz Rosé Brut NV (£6.99, adnams) softly rounded, beautifully balanced pink, based on grenache Marques de Monistrol Cava Reserva Rosé (£4.86 until July 3 Waitrose)crowd-pleasing fizzy pink, smelling a bit like a bag of sweets Organic Okhre Natur Cava NV (£9.99, Marks & Spencer)very special indeed; real intent and apple peel vim Prosecco Ca'Rosa NV Italy (£7.49, Oddbins)mild, pear-like taste and gossamer-light Blanc de Noirs Brut NV (£13.99, Sainsbury's)impressive supermarket champagne latest roundup  
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