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 The round-up of tips from the UK's top newspaper wine columnists during the week ending 29th October 2007. Each Monday you'll find a digest of tips from the previous week. |
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Why not print this page off as your shopping list? week beginning 12/11/2007
2006 Domaine de l’Olivette, France, Waitrose, £4.99 organic white; big food-suitable, concentrated, nutty, smoky star PX Pedro Ximenez Finest Sherry, Tesco, £4.99, 50cl.A wondrous winter sticky; luscious, concentrated liquid 2006 Les Fumées Blanches, Sauvignon Blanc, Majestic £4.99 offerintense, zesty, herby, gooseberry and white currant fruit 2006 Finest Chablis, Tesco £4.99 from Dec 5 to January 3superb, smoky, steely scent and ripe, floral, nutty, faintly cheesy palate 2006 Muscadet La Régate, Pierre Bonnet, Sainsbury’s, £2.99.appley, lemony muscadet makes a perky winter aperitif 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, Vignerons Catalans Sainsbury’s, £3.79lively, fragrant, grassy yet juicy style 2006 Vignale Pinot Grigio, Italy, Waitrose, £3.99.light, elegant, thirst-quenching, grapey, lemony fruit 2006 Verdicchi dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Marks & Spencer, £4.99lively, elegant, barley sugar-spiked white 2006 Inycon Fiano, Cantine Settesoli, Waitrose, £4.99.brilliant value for money; seductive banana-scented bouquet 2006 Gran Familia White Rioja, Castillo de Fuenmayor, Co-op; Tesco £4.99rich, smoky-oaky white; grapey, vanillary fruit 2007 Steeple Jack Unwooded Chardonnay, Tesco, £4.99vigorous, rich, ripe, chewy, melon and peach fruit 2007 Australian Reserve Riesling-Gewürztraminer, Angoves Tesco, £4.49exotic, spicy, rose, peach and lychee-scented flavours. 2007 Casa Leona Sauvignon Blanc, Chile, Marks & Spencer £4.39 offervibrant, mouthwatering green-tomato and green-bean flavours 2006 Paul Mas Cabernet de Cabernet, Majestic, £4.99 offeroodles of ripe, juicy, herbaceous, spicy fruit 2005 Château Le Fregne, Bordeaux, Majestic £4.99 on offeraustere, herby, full-flavoured fruit 2006 Réserve Naturelle Merlot, Vins Vivants Tesco, £4.99.organic; bouncy merlot fruit; easy-swigging winter red 2005 Château de Pennautier, Cabardès, Majestic, £4.99 offerfruit-driven triumph, bursting with beefy, herby, supple, cedary fruit 2006 Nathalie & Co, Syrah-Carignan, Co-op 2 @ £4 offerWallow in this juicy red’s zesty, black-pepper fruit. 2006 Ravelli Rosso delle Venezie, Sainsbury’s; Waitrose, £3.99high acidity and assertive, slightly bitter fruit cut through the richness 2005 Sassaiolo Rosso Piceno, Schiavo, D. byrne £4.59; Majestic £4.99 offerintriguing, ripe, earthy, dusky, red fruits-scented style 2004 Señorio de Lampedusa, Navarra, Thresher/Wine Rack 3 @ £3.99plumped up with lots of rich, ripe, plummy and blackcurranty fruit. 2003 Berberana Reserva, Spain, Tesco £4.49 until December 4must-buy; elegant, mature, ripe, gamey scented fruit 2004 Down South Cabernet Sauv-Franc, Thresher/Wine Rack 3 @ £4.99hefty, smoky and decidedly chunky 14.5 per cent alcohol fruit 2006 Adobe Carmenère, Chile, Majestic 2 @ £4.99 offer; Wine Soc £5.25thick with rich, ripe, curranty, creosotey fruit ; dusky, laurel-leaf finish
2004 Pulenta Estate Gran Corte, £17.95 (Berry Bros) Iimpressive, big, cabernet-merlot-malbec blend 2006 Tilia Malbec, £7.99 (3 @ £5.33 Thresher, Wine Rack)Polished, peppery plum and blackberry flavours 2006 Argento Malbec, £4.99-£5.99 (widely available)Ripe blackberry and gently spicy oak flavours
2006 Soave Classico. £3.48, Asda this juicy example of the garganega grape is refreshingly zippy. 2004 Monasterio de Santa Ana Crianza. £8.99, TescoPepper and subtle vanilla oak spiciness combine with dark brambly fruit 2006 Tobiano Pinot Noir. £12.99 on offer M&Sfragrant strawberry-scented red with opulent cherry fruitiness
Tesco's Finest Prosecco Brut (£8.99) creamy and elegant, with fine bubbles and good acidity Adami Prosecco Valdobbiadene Spumante Brut (£10.65, Astrum)frothy and fresh with notes of citrus fruit and boiled sweets Perlage Prosecco Valdobbiadene Col di Manza (£9.49, Vinceremos)quite sweet; mature, honeyed style with real intensity Casa Coste Piane Prosecco Valdobbiadene (£8.79, Caves de Pyrène)crisp, complex and refined; partly cloudy - bottled without disgorgement
2006 Torres Viña Sol, Spain (£3.97-£5.99; most supermarkets) fresh and fruity, with hints of spice and a touch of creaminess 2005 Domaine du Tariquet Chenin/Chardonnay (£4.99 Majestic)appealing blend of 75 percent Chenin and 25 percent Chardonnay 2005 Sylvaner Hugel, France (£5.95; Wine Society)charming, crisp, clean and aromatic white that makes a perfect apéritif 2005 The Naked Grape Riesling, Germany (£5.99; Waitrose)Appley-crisp, refreshing and off-dry; pure, straightforward 2007 Cottesbrook Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, (£5.99; Tesco)cut grass, nettles and gooseberries; elegant 2007 Los Nucos Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile (£3.99; Marks & Spencer)cassis on the nose and delightfully well-balanced fruit and tannin 2004 Château Chadeuil, France (£4.35 Bordeaux Undiscovered)could give far better-known clarets a run for their money 2006 Red Heart Cabernet Sauv/Petit Verdot (£4.99; Asda, Nisa, Sains)tasty too, lusciously ripe, juicy and blackcurranty 2003 The Bay Pinotage, South Africa (£5.99; Co-op)Ripe, juicy and flavoursome, from Hamilton Russell vineyards 2006 Cono Sur Pinot Noir, Chile (£5.99; Somerfield)full of voluptuous dark, spicy cherry fruit with whiffs of game
Clos d'Yvigne 'Le Rouge et Le Noir' 2004, £7.99, Majestic sturdy and vigorous and superbly good value. Canale Estate Merlot 2005 Argentina, £7.99 on offer Marks & Spencerplenty of oomph; also has a restraint and fruitcakey elegance. Juniper Crossing Cabernet-Merlot 2005, Australia, £9.50, Adnamsimitates claret, but is bolder, juicier and more approachable Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot 2005, Chile, £13.99, BoothsBig and heavy, with burnished oak threading through the generous fruit latest roundup  
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