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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 11/06/2007
one of the most thrilling Marlborough sauvignons ever at a killer price Berrys' House White, France, Berry Bros & Rudd £4.95gentle, leafy, juicy yet citrussy chardonnay-based white 2005 La Baume Winemaker's Selection Viognier Waitrose, £4.99.exotic, full-flavoured viognier, a whizz with summer stir-fries 2006 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Lacheteau, Waitrose, £3.99.elegant, ripe, aromatic 12 per cent alcohol white with fruit and flavour French Connection, Vin Blanc Cuvée, Tesco, £3.99; Asda, £3.98.light, juicy, clean, uncomplicated, verdant, citrussy fruit. 2005 Château des Maladrets Beaujolais Villages. Majestic,2@ £4.99lively, brilliant; young, crunchy fruit Berrys' House Red, Berry Bros & Rudd, £4.95.delicious ripe, plummy, velvety, berry fruit-laden red 2006 Stone Road Shiraz, France, Co-op, £4.49.big, fat, curranty berry fruit and lots of squishy plum flavours 2005 Oak-aged Extra Special Burgundy, Asda, £5 until July 10.oodles of palatable, ripe, meaty, beefy, classic strawberry-scented pinot French Connection Cuvée Vin Rouge, Tesco, £2.79 on offer; Asda, £3.98.easy-swigging vin de table; juicy, gluggable, faintly bubblegum-scented
2003 Château Paloumey, Haut-Médoc, £12.99 Oddbins Beautifully supple, with plum and olive notes 2004 Seigneurs d’Aiguilhe, Côtes de Castillon, £7.99 WaitroseSoft, spicy, herbal notes and sweet fruit 2005 Château David, Bordeaux, £4.99 Sainsbury'sFull, ripe cassis and cedar flavours
A classic southern Rhône blend of Mediterranean grape varieties 2004 Clos d'Yvigne Le Rouge et Le Noir. buy 2 = £7.49, Majesticfrom Bergerac-based writer and winemaker Patricia Atkinson 2005 Chianti Classico Rubiolo, Gagliole. £13.95, Berry Bros & Rudddisplays the vibrant, cherryish flavours of Tuscany's sangiovese grape
2006 Tintara Horseshoe Row Shiraz (£6.99, Sainsbury) rich, smoky, blackberryish 2005 Pirque Estate Cabernet, Chile (£6.99, Marks & Spencer)minty, cassis-scented, full-throated 2005 Terre de Bussière, Domaine de la Janasse (2@£6.99 Majestic)rich, juicy, densely structured 2004 Ridgeview Bloomsbury Cuvée Merret (£17.99, Waitrose)crisp, elegant 2004 Denbies Greenfields Cuvée (£21.99 from the vineyard)rich, toasty, complex
2005 Louis Jadot Rosé France (£5.99; Waitrose) scrumptious Gamay from the heart of Beaujolais; delightful aperitif 2006 Errázuriz Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Chile (£6.99; Thresher)juicy, yet dry and spicy pink is ideal with cold meat and salad 2006 Ochoa Rosado de Lagrima (£6.99-£7.99; Abbey Taurus; Bretby)delightful, well-structured blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Garnacha 2006 Yering Station Pinot Rosé, Australia (£10 6; N Young; Harrison)full of spiced cherry fruit and is great with salmon steaks or tuna Graham Beck Brut Rosé NV South Africa (£10.99; Bibendum)made in the Champagne method; remarkable value, with lovely fruit Ruinart Rosé Champagne NV (£39.99; Lea & Sand; Harrods, Nicolas)My favourite pink Champagne; delicate, with hints of strawberries.
Les Nivières Saumur Rouge 2005, France. £4.99, Waitrose relatively light-bodied; thick with the scent of summer pudding berries Les Rouillères St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 2005, £8.99, Waitrosefrom 35-year-old vines, with some graphitey, pencil-box smell. J Marteau Sauvignon de Touraine 2006, £5.99, Marks & Spencerlots of verve and grassy character. L'Arpenty Chinon 2005, France £9.10, Yapp Brotherspicks its way with great, unruffled delicacy across your mouth latest roundup  
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