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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 12/03/2007
 2006 Veo Chardonnay Err£zuriz Ovalle, Chile, Tesco £2.99 lively, ripe, appley, food-suitable, Chilean chardonnay 2006 Veo Cabernet-Merlot, Err£zuriz Ovalle, Chile, Tesco £2.99Sweet, simple, gluggable; ripe, squishy, Ribena-style fruit 2005 Domaine Sainte Rose, La Garrigue, Majestic, 2 @ £5.59velvety red; thick with full, ripe herby, peppery fruit 2005 Domaine Sainte Rose Le Vent du Nord, Majestic, 2 @ £5.59enticing, exotic peach and waxy fruit 2004 Henschke Henry's Seven, Australia, Waitrose £11.99 until Mar 25plenty of bright, ripe, spicy, perfumed, faintly rustic fruit 2006 Danie de Wet, Earth & Sky Chardonnay, Waitrose £5.59 March 25rich, zesty, earthy, punchy
2004 Yering Station Shiraz Viognier, £9.99 selected Sainsbury's Rich gamey, fruity flavours 2004 De Bortoli Shiraz Viognier, £13.99 selected TescoSeductive plum and spicy black-pepper notes 2004 Shaw & Smith Shiraz, £16.50-£18.99 Oz Wns, Philgl, WimbVery stylish, aromatic, spicy, silky; 3% viognier
Taste The Difference Chianti Classico. £3.99 per 37.5cl, Sains fine vintage; dry but juicy sour cherry fruit flavours 2004 Petit Verdot, Vin de Pays d'Oc. £5.49, Majesticrich fruit, a chocolatey streak and a damsony aftertaste 2004 C£te R£tie, Cuv£e Duplessy. £23.90-£24.75, Tanners, ReidA classic "Roasted Slope" red from an excellent vintage
2005 Concha y Toro Winemaker's Lot Chardonnay (£6.49 Majestic) vibrant, citrus-edged 2005 Neil Ellis Stellenbosch Chardonnay £8.99, Tescocomplex, subtly oaked 2005 Rully Premier Cru, Joseph Drouhin £9.99, Waitrosetoasty, elegant 2003 Chablis 1er Cru, Fourchaume, La Chablisienne £13.99, M & Srich, weighty, almost Meursault-like
Mareante Hill Cabernet Merlot 2004, Chile. £5.99, M & S There's a bit of oak on this but it bursts with life and flavour. Niepoort Charme 2004, Douro. £45, Phil, Hand, Theat, Farehamextraordinary elegance; so rich and concentrated St Hallett Gamekeeper's Rsrv 2005, Aus. £6 - £7 Odd, Co, Sai, Waiperfumed Rh£ne blend is one of the best-value wines I know. Clos d'Yvigne Princesses de Cl£ves 2005, Blanc. 2 @ £5.59 MajesticCrisp, three-dimensional blend; Buy her exceptional red wine, too
2005 'Rh£ne by Roger Sabon', C du Rh£ne (£7.99 Quaff Fine Wine) cracking, spicy red, full of dark ripe fruit 2004 Quinta do C£a Portugal (£7.99; Butlers Wine Cellar)From a tributary of the Douro, a robust organic red 2004 Domaine Maris Syrah (£6.49; Festival Wines)packed with peppery spice and mellow tannins. 2004 Monterra Monterey Chardonnay (£8.99; Off the Vine)crisp yet creamy, citrussy and tropical-fruit-filled Chardonnay latest roundup  
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