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week beginning 07/04/2008
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2005 Salice Salentino, La Masseria, Italy, Wine Rack 3 @ £3.99easy-glugging red; cherry-laden fruit makes it a juicy partner to meaty pastas
2003 Berberana Reserva, Carta de Oro Rioja. Thre, WneRck £4.99 on offerdelivering all manner of seductive sandalwood scents
2006 Vouvray, Domaine du Vieux Vauvert, Waitrose £4.79 on offerlight, grapey, off-dry green apple and rice pudding-stashed vouvray
2005 Domaine du Joncier Lirac, France, Waitrose £5.99 on offerbristles with similar burly, herby, inky, faintly summer pudding-scented fruit
2006 Petite Arvine, Vigne Champorette, Les Crêtes. Caves de Pyrène £16quirky Alpine Italian white; fat, apricot and lemon-spiked fruit is a joy
2002 Arbois, Cuvée des Géologues, Lucien Aviet. Caves de Pyrène, £14tasty, savoury, spicy fruit; makes a change from the usual run of French reds
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2007 Apremont de Savoie, Domaine des Rocailles, £5.99 WaitroseLight, zesty, grassy, sea-salty white, and only 11.5% abv; limited offer
2005 Chignin Bergeron, £12.75 Vine TrailOutstanding, rich, honeyed yet fresh and dry Savoie white
2002 Arbois, Cuvée des Géologues, Lucien Aviet, £12.35 Caves de PyrèneRare red Jura made from trousseau. Tastes like good burgundy
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2006 Gérard Bertrand Muscat. £4.99, Tescorefreshingly juicy and spicy dry white
2007 Casillero del Diablo Pinot Noir. £5.99, Oddbinssumptuously strawberryish red with classic fragrance
2005 Cline Cashmere, California. £12.49, Oddbinsrichly fruity, heady blend of textured raspberry and damson plum
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc, Tamar Ridge (£7.99, M & S)intense, gooseberry-scented, New Zealand-like
2006 The Society's Exhibition Tasmanian Chardonnay, (£9.95, Wine Soc)honeyed, refreshing, stylishly oaked and the youthful
2005 Apsley Gorge Pinot Noir, East Coast (£15.42, Justerini & Brooks)structured, multi-dimensional, Burgundian-style
2005 Clover Hill Rosé (£16.99, Oddbins)fresh, strawberryish, all Pinot Noir
Jansz Premium NV (£10.99, Oddbins)dry, attractively toasty
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2000 Gran Clos, JM Fuentes, Priorat (£28.50; Fortnum & Mason)fantastically concentrated, packed with leathery rich spice
2005 La Planella, Montsant (£9.95; Laymont & Shaw)from Cellers Joan d'Anguera; lots of juicy fruit and a soft, savoury finish
2006 Casa de la Ermita, Viognier, Jumilla (£6.69 Whle Fds, Brstl Wn, PotG, Hail)delicate sweet-edged apricot and peach flavours; dry, spicy finish
2007 Torres Viña Sol, Cataluña (£4.99 Asd, Boo, Co, Mor, Sai, Tes, Thr, Wai)Crisp and dry, fresh and fruity, with hints of spicy fennel
2007 Tesco Finest* Navarra Rosé, Navarra (£5.99; Tesco)rose-petal pink, soft, supple and vibrantly fruity, but with a clean, dry finish
2006 Marqués de Alella Clásico, Alella (£8.25; Moreno Wines)utterly charming. Cold-fermented; crisp and dry, with hints of lemon and lime
Hidalgo Pedro Ximénez Viejo "Triana" Sherry, (£9.99 Majestic)black and gloopy, full of lusciously sweet raisins, prunes and molasses
2007 Con Class Vendimia Excepcional, Rueda (£5.99; Adnams)complex aromas of nettles, melons, honey and citrus
2004 Navajas Tinto Crianza, 13% vol, DO Ca Rioja (£6.95; Wine Society)Soft, smooth and velvety, with creamy ripe fruit and delicate whiffs of vanilla
2003 Roda, Rioja (£23.99 Oddbins)intense, concentrated, spicy fruit backed by soft, silky-smooth tannins
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Tesco Finest Palestra Rueda Verdejo 2007, Spain. £5.99dry, lithe, prickly and refreshing, like a streak of green
De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Durbanville Hills. £7.99, Oddbinsbeautifully textured, layered mouthfeel; sleek minerality, green tinges
Weingut Pfarre Weissenkirchen Grüner Veltliner 2006. 2 @ £6.99 Majestichint of apricot and mandarin amid the grapefruit; structure is crystalline
Domaine des Rocailles Apremont de Savoie 2007. £5.99 Waitrosefresh grapefruit pith flavours of this slick, smooth-as-a-river-stone mountain wine
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