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 Welcome to 19/02/07 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 19/02/2007
 2006 La Baume Sauvignon Blanc, Sainsbury£s £3.74 on offer smashing, young, zesty, gooseberry and celery-spiked fruit. 2006 Zonte£s Footstep Shiraz-Viognier. Sainsbury £5.99 on offeroozing ripe, perfumed, burly, 14.5% alcohol berry fruit spice 2006 Porta Reserve Chardonnay, Chile, Tesco £4.99lively chardonnay; restrained melon and pineapple-charged fruit 2004 Altos de Tamaron Ribera del Duero, Tesco £5.99reeks of herbs and black fruits; ripe, juicy, plummy palate 2005 Pouilly-Fuisse, Domaine Thibert, Waitrose £12.79 on offerclassy white burgundy; gentle, leaf-green fruit; fine appley finish Alvada 5 Year Old Rich Madeira, Blandy£s. Waitrose £6.99 on offerdelicious rich, tangy, raisin and nut-laden after dinner sticky
2006 Los Robles Carmen£re, £4.99 Asda, Sainsbury, Waitrose Supple Chilean red with sweet green-pepper flavour 2006 Co-Op Fairtrade Argentine Torrontes Chardonnay, £3.11Fresh, floral, grapey and well-rounded 2006 Fairtrade Curico Valley Shiraz, £5.49 Marks & SpencerFull-bodied Chilean with cassis and gamey flavours
2001 Lagunilla Rioja Reserva. £4.99 on offer, Sainsbury's vanilla-spiced rioja with rich and rounded plummy fruit 2005 Cuv£e Extr£me. £7.99, M&Sperfumed syrah- based blend; smoky oak; ripe blackberry 2001 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste. £26.32, Edward Sheldonaromatic undertone of vanilla with seamless, classic cassis fruit
2002 Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Barolo, Ascheri (£12.99) pale, rose-perfumed, surprisingly concentrated 2001 Barolo Cannubi, E Pira (£42.50, Swig)if you can afford it, buy this for its silky, modern-style 2001 Barolo Mariondino, Parusso (£44.99, Wimbledon Wine Cellar)light, layered, almost Pinot Noir-like 2001 Barbaresco, Asili di Barbaresco, Bruno Giacosa (£59.33, Armit)sublime, hauntingly balanced
Grand Milord Vin de Pays de Gard Ros£ 2006, £4.79 M&S dry and blessedly not over-exuberant ros£ Ch£teau du Parc 2005, C£teaux du Languedoc. £4.99 M&SSubtle rather than chunky, though not insubstantial Le Vaglie Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2005, £8.99, Boothsclean taste, insistent herbaceousness; creamy, textured palate Cono Sur Viognier 2006, Chile. £4.49 until Feb 27, Somerfielda lively viognier reminiscent of apricots.
2005 Alain Brumont, Gros Manseng/Sauvignon. 2 @£3.99 Majestic full-bodied, soft and rounded; refreshing, fruity and zesty 2005 Domaine de Tariquet 'C£t£ Tariquet'. £7.39 Caves de PyrenesA scrumptious blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc 2003 Collection Plaimont, C£tes de Saint Mont. £7.99 Wine SocietyBig and beefy, but soft, it's perfect with game dishes Floc de Gascogne, Ch£teau de Millet. £9.95; Yapp Brosblend of Bas Armagnac and grape juice; refreshing, fruity and sweet latest roundup  
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