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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 04/06/2007
elegant, nutty, lemony, fresh brown bread-charged pinot grigio 2005 Taste the Difference CdRhône Villages. Sai £4.49 until June 19fine, robust, peppery, red fruits-laden 2005; a winner. 2001 Heidsieck Brut Champagne, Majestic2 @ £15.99 until June 18lively, lemony, brioche-finished 2001 Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve, Majestic 2 @ £22.98 June 18rich, floral, hazelnut-scented wine with real pedigree. 2006 Mas de Daumas Gassac Rosé Frizant, Caves Pyrene £10.45gentle, floral, raspberry-styled fruit; few will fail to succumb 2004 Haitza Rouge, Irouleguy, Caves Pyrene, £13.49fat, spicy, earthy, blackberry fruit is a revelation.
2006 Jasnières, Domaine des Gauletteries, 2 @ £6.99 Majestic Dry white Loire with vibrant citrus-honey flavour 2006 Palandri Reserve Sauvignon Semillon, £6.99 CoopTangy grapefruit- and gooseberry-flavoured Oz white 2005 Churton MarlboroughPinot Noir, £13.40 TannersTextbook red pinot with spiced cherry aroma
this southern French sauvignon represents pretty good value 2006 Pecorino. £8.99, M&Saromatic dry white of intriguing character. 2006 Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir. 2 @ £11.99 Majesticyou'll struggle to find a pinot of the quality of this example anywhere
toasty, complex, citrus-fresh 2004 Wrattonbully Smith & Hooper Merlot (£7.99 Morrison)elegant, grassy, silky 2001 McWilliam's Elizabeth Semillon (£9.99 Morrison)waxy, mature, age-worthy 2003 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru, Cave Turckheim (£13.99 Mor)rich, powerful, rose petal-scented
2005 MadFish Pinot Noir Australia (£8.99; Off The Vine, Cllr Door, V&C full of juicy black cherry fruit with hints of vanilla 2005 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Pinot (£9.99; Morrisons)oodles of dark berry fruit and a firm texture 2004 Saint Véran, Croix Senaillet (£10.99; OW Loeb)pure, vibrant tropical fruit 2006 Peter Lehmann Wildcard Unoaked Chard (£4.99; Co-op)fresh, citrussy Chardonnay; rounded, supple fruit
Dom Gramenon, Poignée de Raisin 2006. £8.80, Caves Pyrene beautiful, pure lift of fruit, it also feels nicely lived in Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano 2004. £10.56, Caves Pyrenevelvety texture, dripping with summer berry flavours Château Batailley 1996 Pauillac. £25 - £35 BBR, L&W, Avery, WSocclassic medoc perfume - cassis, and the tinder-dry bits of tobacco leaf Domaine Lafage Cuvée Centenaire 2006. £6.99, WaitroseRich and blowsy, shot through with refreshing acidity latest roundup |
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