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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 18/06/2007
vibrant, sweet, scented, summer charmer oozes intense, rich, silky, red fruits 2005 Vacqueyras Finest, Les Celliers de Beauregard, Tesco, £5.99.delicious, easy-going, plummy, beefy-savoury spiced red 2005 Château La Roseraie Dumont, St-Emilion, Marks & Spencer, £6.99.fine, ripe, leafy fruit has plenty of spice and attitude 2002 Bourgogne, Didier Fornerol, Howard Ripley £7.75gamey red with plenty of leafy, ethereal berry fruit 2005 Côtes du Rhône, La Truel, F. Zobel, Adnams £6.99.juicy, savoury, meaty, grenache-based Côtes du Rhône 2006 Vieux Remparts Lussac St Emilion Somerfield, £5.99 July 18 to Aug 14young, jolly, juicy claret fruit; smoky, sandalwood style. 2005 Les Gravouilles, Touraine Rouge, Stone, Vine & Sun £6.75.oodles of exotic, starry, lively, perfumed, rose-scented velvety red fruit 2005 Merlot 111B, Jean-Claude Mas Majestic two for £7.99 each.bold, ripe, beefy, plummy merlot, with lots of seductive, fat, herby fruit 2004 Vigneto Solimpia, Sangiovese, Majestic, two for £6.39 each.lively, leafy, violet-scented red, with lots of rich, exotic, earthy fruit 2005 Château du Parc, Coteaux du Languedoc, M & S £5.49.dark, mysterious, waxy, incense-redolent, distinctly ecclesiastical bouquet 2005 Peter Lehmann Tempranillo, Waitrose, £5.99 August 1 to Sep 11.surprisingly zesty, making it a good barbecue bottle.
2005 Pinot Gris, Alsace, Cave de Turckheim, £8.99/£5.99 Wine Rack Peachy, apricoty, spicy and fresh (£5.99 if you buy three) 2006 Pinot Grigio, Punggl, Nals & Margreid, 2 @ £7.99 MajesticDelicate, but with intense citrus, leafy notes 2004 Babich Pinot Gris, Marlborough £9.99/£6.66 Wine Rack, some ThresherAromatic, spicy lime flavours; smooth (£6.66 if you buy three).
sealed with a screwcap, adding zip to this distinctive, dry English white. 2001 Chapel Down Pinot Reserve. £24.99, Fortnums, Averysfine aromatic intensity: red berry fruits; creamy, champagne-like mousse 2006 Chapel Down English Rosé. £8.99, Waitrose, Selfridges, Boothsfragrant summer pudding-style rosé with a juicy cranberry zing 2005 Chapel Down Bacchus. £9.99, Booths, Waitrose, Selfridgesnettle and hedgerow with grapefruit acidity to keep you on your toes Chapel Down Flint Dry. £6.99, Waitrose, Booths, Fortnumselderflower characters, hedgerow fruits and a grapefruity zestiness 2003 Denbies Greenfields. £21.99, www.denbies.co.ukopulent, honeycomb flavour 2005 Camel Valley Cornwall Brut. £17.95 camelvalley.com, Gt Wstrn Winecreamy texture and rich flavour 2004 Balfour Brut Rosé. £29.99, www.hushheath.co.uktiny pinprick bubbles; delicately dry, raspberryish flavour
2006 La Différence Viognier/Muscat (£4.99, Sainsbury's) perfumed, grapey; two aromatic varieties working in attractive harmony 2006 Le Carignan de La Bastide Aux Oliviers (£6.60, Amphora Wines)rich, concentrated, chocolatey red with masses of blackberry fruit 2005 Château Camplazens Syrah 2 @ £5.49 each Majestic)plummy, smoky, spicy 2004 Dom Sainte Rose Barrel Selection Roussanne (£8.99 select Waitrose)rich, toasty, citrus-like 2006 Fié Gris, Domaine de L'Aujardière (£10.95, Lea & Sandeman)intense, bone-dry, white pepper-scented
2006 Château La Coste, Rosé d'une Nuit (£8.95; Lea & Sandeman) From Provence, a delicate Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre blend. Green Point Brut Rosé NV (£11.99; Majestic, H Nichols, Villeneuve, Amps)A ridiculously elegant sparkling Pinot Noir/Chardonnay blend Simonsig Brut Rosé (£8.99 reduced from £11.99 until July 3; Waitrose)Strawberry-scented rosé 2005 "Taste the Difference" Côtes du Rhône (£4.49 Sainsbury's)all juiciness and soft tannins from top Rhône producer Michel Chapoutier 2005 Luis Felipe Edwards Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc, (£4.78; Asda)fresh, easy-drinking blend of two classic varieties
Domaine Begude Rosé 2006, (£5.99 each for 2 Majestic) Gran Familia Rioja Rosé 2006 (£4.99, Tesco) Organic Grand Milord Rosé 2006 (£4.79, M&S until July 3) Felsner Rosé 2006 Kremstal Austria (£6.99, Waitrose) latest roundup |
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