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week beginning 03/12/2007
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2005 Bourgogne Cuvée Oligocène, P Javillier, Lay & Wheeler £14.50utterly gorgeous, smoky; rich, creamy, faintly honeyed chardonnay
2005 Ladoix 1er Cru, Le Clou d’Orge, Domaine Chevalier Majest £14.99delicious, beefy scent; gamey, creosote and sandalwood-spiked palate
2004 Le Soula, Gérard Gauby, A&B Vintners, £18.70; BBR, £19.75sumptuous, spicy, pineapple and sweet hazelnut-oak scented
2000 Silberberg de Rorschwihr Riesling, Rolly Gassmann, Wine Soc £16mouthwateringly intense, mature, spritzy, floral spice and verdant flavours
2004 Auxey-Duresses, Vieilles Vignes, Prunier-Bonheur, Loeb, £18.12.seductive, violet-scented bouquet and fat, ripe, spicy, cabbagey palate
2005 Chablis Premier Cru, Quintessence , Brocard, Tesco £14.99.light, sappy, steely style, with a long, lingering minerally finish
2002 Pinot Gris Hengst, Wunsch et Mann, Mckinley £13.99; Halemere £13.50grand, fat, silky, lychee-laden; sweetness will offset rich, spicy dishes
2005 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumées, Jouard, Ripley £19.75 by casefine, big food-suitable white burgundy
2005 Meursault Le Limozin Jobard-Chabloz, Lea & Sademan £19.95 on offerdelicate wine is lots of light, leafy style
2003 Le Soula Gérard Gauby, A&B Cintners £19.60; BBR £19.75heaves with distinguished, fat, bold, spicy, mulberry-stashed
1999 Beaune Clos du Roi, 1er Cru, Domaine Rapet Ripley £15.50delicious fat, ripe, spicy, truffley, almost chocolatey fruit
2003 Château Tronquoy-Lalande, Saint Estèphe, Tesco £12.99.fat, tasty, chocolatey, almost gamey character
1998 Clos des Amandiers, Pomerol, Cprney & Barrow £16.lovely, ripe, sweet, aged, gamey, truffle and creosote-laden claret
1998 Château Potensac, Médoc, Tanners £18.80.ripe, silky, cedary claret which will impress all if you pour it on Christmas Day
2005 Saint Joseph, Domaine Georges Vernay, Yapp Bros £15.95.oodles of peppery, spicy, herby fruit, this one’s a winner
2002 Brunello di Montalcino, Sesti, Castello di Argiano Tanners £19.95delicious, fat, beefy, savoury, ready-to-drink spice
2005 Gigondas, Terrasses des Safres, Perrin, M&S £14.99.plenty of lively, yet strong, herby fruit
2003 Costasera Amarone, Masi, Tesco, Wimbledon £19.99; Oddbins £21.99beefy and perfumed; fine, sweet, savoury, leafy, leathery spice
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2004 Waitrose Cerro de la Mesa Crianza, £8.99Deep, plummy fruit and spicy oak, made by the stellar CVNE
2002 Baron de Ley Club Privado Rioja Reserva, Thresh, 3 @ £7.33Beautifully aromatic, dark and concentrated
2004 Pago Real Rioja, £11 (Marks & Spencer).Rich, spiced strawberry fruit and nutty oak
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2003 Berberana Reserva Rioja. £4.49, Tescococonutty oak aromas; sweetly strawberry-fruited quality.
2007 Limarí Sauvignon Blanc. £5.99 (today) on offer M&Smouthwatering dry white from Concha y Toro's new venture
2003 Chateau Clément Pichon, Cru bourgeois. £14.99, Sainsburysmooth, cassis-fruit-centred claret with a veneer of toasty oak
the Observer - Ian Wisniewski Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or (£35.49, selected Sainsbury's, Tesco)Lemon tart, underlying zestiness and honeyed notes
Laphroaig Quarter Cask (£26, Waitrose, Tesco)creamy sweetness laced with gentle smoke; coconut and vanilla.
Port Ellen 28-year-old (£140, Royal Mile Whiskies)creamy chocolate, lemon zest, creme caramel; gentle waft of smoke
Lagavulin 21-year-old, distilled in 1985 (£110, Royal Mile Whiskies)upfront toasty smokiness, accompanied by vanilla sweetness
Chivas Regal 25-year-old (£185, Harrods)dried-fruit flavours with toffee and dark chocolate
Hennessy Fine de Cognac (£27, Waitrose, Sainsbury's)vanilla, butterscotch, raisins and dark chocolate
Delamain Pale & Dry XO (£70, Harvey Nichols)peaches, apricots and orange marmalade, balanced by subtle dry oak
Camus XO Borderies (£85.89, Arthur Rackham)creamy toffee, butterscotch, creme caramel and a hint of honey
Remy Martin Coeur de Cognac (£44.99, Selfridgesm Tesco)Peaches, vanilla and toffee appear, before a wave of ripe fruit
Hine Triomphe (£170, selected Waitrose, Fortnum & Mason)lightly creamy caramel, butterscotch, chocolate and raisins
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rosé (£7.99; Asd, Boo, Bud, Co, Tes, Thr, Mor, Spa)certainly looks festive and is ideal for getting things going at large gatherings
2006 Marks & Spencer White Burgundy, (£5.99)crisp, dry and supple
2007 Anakena Chardonnay/Viognier Chile (£4.99; Co-op)a fruity, full and easy drinking wine.
2005 Vaquero Cabernet Sauvignon, California (£5.25; Jascots)wonderful, gluggably juicy red
2005 Château Peyriac, Minervois (£3.99; Sainsbury's)Syrah/Mourvèdre/Grenache is far better than its price suggests.
2007 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc (£5.99 on offer Co-op)grassy, herbaceous
2006 Stamford Brook Shiraz/Viognier, Australia (£5.99; Sains)lipsmackingly full
2006 Vergelegen Reserve Chardonnay (£12.29; Maj, Whole Foods)2005 Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel (£8.99; Sains, Majes, Thresh)
both are full-flavoured, ripe and crammed with New World character
Taylor's 10 Year Old Tawny Port (£16.99; Tes, Sai, Maj, Mor, Som, Thr)Taylor's 20 Year Old Tawny Port (£27.49; Sain, Wait, Harr, Self)
either will work a treat, with no need for decanting.
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Sesti Brunello di Montalcino 2001. £347.92 a case, Armitcrackles like a bonfire, powerful, yet has a velvety texture.
Piancornello Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2001. £35, WaitroseQuite an open texture, and easy to get a handle on
Rosso di Montalcino Talenti 2004. £11.95, Bibendumsoothing, sour cherries and dust palate
Pieri Agostina Rosso di Montalcino 2005. £13, Jeroboamsa tantalising warmth that creeps through you
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