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week beginning 14/01/2008
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2007 Finca Las Moras Ltd Edition Chardonnay, Co-op, £2.99 on offerlight, elegant, peach and citrus-laden chardonnay
2007 Finca Las Moras, Ltd Edition Malbec, Co-op, £2.99 on offerrich, ripe, sweet, fruity and surprisingly creamy malbec
2006 Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Waitrose £7.99 on offerverdant, white currant-spiked fruit
2004 Saint Joseph Cuvée Prestige, Cave Désirat, Wait £6.99 on offerterrific, perfumed, peppery, briary rhône red with lots of red and black fruit
2006 Tagus Creek, Shiraz & Trincadeira, Tesco £3.99 on offerlight, herby red, with lots of plummy, peppery shiraz
2000 Chanoine Brut Champagne, Tesco, down to £17.99all gorgeous, ripe, nutty, perfumed, mature fruit with a fine, herby finish
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
Devaux Ultra D Champagne, £34.95-£44.50 (Toast, Liberty, Harrods)Lightly honeyed, biscuity and citrussy. Very low dosage
Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut, £28.99-£35.99 (Majes, Oddbi, Nicol, H Nichols)Crisp appley fruit, with a hint of dill; much improved recently
Tarlant Brut Zéro, £23.99 (selected Marks & Spencer)Biscuity-brioche nose, with lemon and mineral notes
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2006 Preignes Cabernet Mourvèdre. 2 @ £4.99, Majesticattractive fresh cherryish aromas; robust mulberry and raspberry fruitiness
2004 Clairault Cabernet Sauvignon. £8.99, M&Ssweet vanilla fragrance and powerfully intense opulent cassis fruit
2005 Quinta do Vale Doña Maria Douro Red. £17.99 - £18.70, Waitrosedark berry fruits with a bittersweet chocolatey richness, smooth tannins
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 Mad Bay Unwooded Chardonnay (£8.99, Tesco)fresh and vibrant with notes of peach and nectarine
2005 Yering Station Chardonnay, Yarra Valley (£9.99, Majestic)More complex, with subtle flavours of toast and citrus fruit
2006 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay (£17.95, stockists 020 7720 5350)refined and beautifully balanced, with refreshing acidity and remarkable length
2004 Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay (£30, Averys, N Young, Selfr, Harrods)just as good (and arguably far better value for money) than Grange
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2007 Argento Pinot Grigio, Argentina (£4.79-£5.99 Bibendum, Majestic, Tesco)weight, clean citrus flavours and mineral substance. Terrific value.
2005 Cru Schimberg, Dirler-Cadé, Alsace (£15.95, Berry Bros&Rudd)Opulent stuff, with smoke and rose-petal aromas, super-ripe peachy fruit
2006 Elena Walch, Trentino (£9.99, H&H Bancroft, Planet of the Grapes)As clean and crisp as the air in the mountains where it's made
2006 Isabel, Marlborough, New Zealand (£9.86 Andrew Chapman)tropical, nose and clean, citrus acidity
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Ken Forrester FMC Chenin Blanc 2006, £16.99, Waitrose, GWW BathNoticeably off-dry, with honey and roasted-cashew flavours
Raats Chenin Blanc 2006, £11.99, sawinesonline.co.ukSilky, pure, dry, glows quietly; a caress of oak
Crow's Fountain Chenin Blanc 2007, £6.99, Marks & Spencerlively, bright quince and tropical-fruit flavours; the vivacity marks it out
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc Bush Vines 2006, £75.03 X 12 everywine.co.ukintense, honeyed flavours and a lot of peachiness and white flowers
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