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week beginning 06/08/2007

the Times - Jane MacQuitty

Crisp, summery Loire white; pleasing, grassy, peachy fruit

fat, ripe, spicy, truffley 2003 from classy Château Beychevelle

snap up this cool, elegant, steely, zesty, floral 2005

as stylish as they come, with a seductive violet perfume

vibrant, easy-glugging flavours that will have wide summer appeal

ripe, spicy red with lots of herby fruit on the finish

the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon

Fresh blackcurrant and sweet-earth flavours

Supple and succulent: summer berries with spice and chocolate

Ripe blackberries, earthy minerality and velvet texture

the Independent - Anthony Rose

fresh-pear fruitiness and a refreshing bitter lemon twist

rich and spicy; floral fragrance; concentrated dark-cherry

captivating red, full of juicy-fruit quality

the Observer - Tim Atkin

cherry and rosehip-like; one of the best-priced rosés in the UK

tinted, reassuringly dry

Merlot-based, lightly oaked, blackcurranty

ripe, modern-style; nip of tannin adding to the wine's structure

the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray

crisp, light, refreshing and zesty blend; citrussy acidity

packed with concentrated dark fruit and supple tannins

full of butter and ripe peachy fruit

Uncloyingly sweet, with citrus aromas and exotic fresh fruit

the Guardian - Victoria Moore

less intense, more floral style than some

particularly apricotty, herby incarnation

Delectably peachy

Elegant, lightly frothy and a little bit grapey