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week beginning 07/04/2008

the Times - Jane MacQuitty

easy-glugging red; cherry-laden fruit makes it a juicy partner to meaty pastas

delivering all manner of seductive sandalwood scents

light, grapey, off-dry green apple and rice pudding-stashed vouvray

bristles with similar burly, herby, inky, faintly summer pudding-scented fruit

quirky Alpine Italian white; fat, apricot and lemon-spiked fruit is a joy

tasty, savoury, spicy fruit; makes a change from the usual run of French reds

the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon

Light, zesty, grassy, sea-salty white, and only 11.5% abv; limited offer

Outstanding, rich, honeyed yet fresh and dry Savoie white

Rare red Jura made from trousseau. Tastes like good burgundy

the Independent - Anthony Rose

refreshingly juicy and spicy dry white

sumptuously strawberryish red with classic fragrance

richly fruity, heady blend of textured raspberry and damson plum

the Observer - Tim Atkin

intense, gooseberry-scented, New Zealand-like

honeyed, refreshing, stylishly oaked and the youthful

structured, multi-dimensional, Burgundian-style

fresh, strawberryish, all Pinot Noir

dry, attractively toasty

the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray

fantastically concentrated, packed with leathery rich spice

from Cellers Joan d'Anguera; lots of juicy fruit and a soft, savoury finish

delicate sweet-edged apricot and peach flavours; dry, spicy finish

Crisp and dry, fresh and fruity, with hints of spicy fennel

rose-petal pink, soft, supple and vibrantly fruity, but with a clean, dry finish

utterly charming. Cold-fermented; crisp and dry, with hints of lemon and lime

black and gloopy, full of lusciously sweet raisins, prunes and molasses

complex aromas of nettles, melons, honey and citrus

Soft, smooth and velvety, with creamy ripe fruit and delicate whiffs of vanilla

intense, concentrated, spicy fruit backed by soft, silky-smooth tannins

the Guardian - Victoria Moore

dry, lithe, prickly and refreshing, like a streak of green

beautifully textured, layered mouthfeel; sleek minerality, green tinges

hint of apricot and mandarin amid the grapefruit; structure is crystalline

fresh grapefruit pith flavours of this slick, smooth-as-a-river-stone mountain wine