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week beginning 08/10/2007
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2006 Mâcon Vergisson La Roche, Tanners £7.40delicious, ripe, elegant, herby, citrussy white burgundy
2002 Brunello di Montalcino, Sesti, Tanners, £19.95seductive, savoury, sandalwood spice and sinewy, beefy palate
2006 Storks’ Tower Sauvignon Blanc-Verdejo, Tesco £3.99 until Oct 9ripe, bosky, mainly sauvignon blanc-based white
2006 Storks’ Tower Tempranillo-Shiraz, Tesco £3.99 until Oct 9lots of fat, sweet, plummy, 50-50 tempranillo and shiraz fruit
2005 Château La Garde, Bordeaux Supérieur, Sainsbury’s, £9.99ripe, spicy, perfumed offering with a fine oaky finish
2006 Stamford Brook Viognier, Australia, Sainsbury’s, £5.99fresh, elegant, spiced peach edition is worth the money
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2004/05 Tim Adams The Fergus, £9.99 (Tesco).Succulent, rich, spicy red from Clare Valley
2006 Taste the Difference Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, £6.99 (Sainsbury's)Fresh, rounded, elegantly toasty and nutty
2006 Pewsey Vale Riesling, £9.99 (Oddbins).Brimful of lime and mineral flavours from Eden Valley
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2006 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Santa Barbara. £4.99, M&Szippy, aromatic, unoaked dry white
2005 Willunga 100 Grenache. £7.99, Sainsbury'sexcellent value; full of rich, soft and spicy fruitiness.
2005 Le Clos de Pressoir Menetou Salon. £10.25, Corney & Barrowsingle vineyard sauvignon blanc has dry minerally undertones
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2005 Viña Doña Paula Malbec (£8.99, Berkmann)elegant, spicy
2004 Catena Zapata Alta Malbec (£27.99, Bibendum)rich, plummy, concentrated
2004 O Fournier Alfa Crux Malbec (£19.99, stockists from Seckford)structured, perfumed
2005 Gouguenheim Malbec, Tupungato (£6.99, Las Bodegas)bargain of the tasting, medium-bodied
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2003 Inniskillin Oak-Aged Vidal Icewine (£47.50 Fine & Rare, some Waitrose)great finesse and mango and pineapple flavours, this is a rare treat
Pol Roger Rich Demi-Sec NV (£26.99; Booths, Hedley, F&M, Taurus)outrageously decadent and delicious
2003 Royal Tokaji Blue Label Aszú (£19.99 Bibendum, Montrachet, Lea & S)full of marmalade sweetness, nuts, apricots and caramel
2005 Darting Dürkheimer Spielberg Scheurebe BA (£13 Marks & Spencer)full of ripe, honeyed citrus fruit
2002 Château Doisy-Védrines, (£13.50 Berry Bros & Rudd)luscious, almost spicy barley sugar sweetness to it and fine balance
2005 Andrew Quady 'Elysium' Black Muscat (£7.99 Averys)lightly fortified and darkly seductive; serve well chilled
2005 Rive Haute Reserve Pacherenc (£8.99 Playford Ros, Coe, Wheeler)hints of lemon and apricot. Great with fruit tart
Sainsbury's 'Taste the Difference' Pedro Ximénez (£6.99)Nutty, raisiny and full of Demerara, fig and liquorice flavours
Torres Moscatel Oro NV (£6.99-£8.99 Mallards, Roberts & Speight)packed with flavours of honey, raisins, orange blossom and cloves
2005 Domaine Bellegarde 'Cuvée Thibault' Jurançon (£15.95; Yapp Bros)peachily, lemony sweet with a long honeyed finish
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Mendel Malbec 2004, Argentina. £15.35, Cavas de Gauchomelting tannins and subtle (for a malbec) layers of flavour
Catena Zapata Malbec 2004 Mendoza, Argentina. £8.79 MajesticMatured in French and American oak; solid and grown-up
O Fournier Urban Uco Malbec 2004. £5.09, D Byrne, N Young, Martinez, ToWsimpler, juicy, fruity flavours are prominent and it's beautifully scented
O Fournier Alfa Crux Malbec 2004 £16.89, D Byrne, N Young, Martinez, ToWfrom a Spanish-owned boutique winery, has power as well as grace
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