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Why not print this page off as your shopping list? week beginning 14/04/2008
2005 Fitou, Réserve Les Capitelles, Somerfield, £3.99 until May 6 brilliant blend delivers oodles of fine, sweet, earthy, herby fruit 2007 Cono Sur Reserva Pinot Noir, Somerfield, £5.49 until May 6zippy, strawberry-stashed 2007 oozes classy and classic pinot-noir style 2007 Taste the Difference Gavi, Araldica, Sainsbury’s, £6.99racy, elegant, apricot and lemon-licked pizazz 2006 Taste the Difference Primitivo del Salento, Sai, £4.49 until Apr 29deliciously ripe, sweet, creamy, blackberry-layered primitivo 2005 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru en Remilly, Henri Prudhon Tanners £14.50all ripe, toasty, hazelnut elegance. 2005 Quinta Vale D. Maria, Douro, Tanners, £18.70dreamy, fat, ripe, red-fruits; shows just what the port-wine region is capable of
2004 Cahors, Le Petit Clos Triguedina, £7.99 Waitrose Classic blackberry and graphite flavours with fine tannins 2005 Madiran, Réserve des Tuguets, £9.99/£4.99 (Tesco offer)Meaty, dry, velvety red; blackberry, herb and wood-smoke flavours 2005 Cahors, Château Gaudou, Tradition, £6.49/£5.19 MajesticRipe and supple, with spice, blueberry and liquorice flavours
2007 Tesco Pinotage, Swartland Winery, £3.69, Tesco bright, berry fruity red; made for the first rite of spring barbecue 2007 Sancerre Waitrose, Joseph Mellot. Waitrose, £9.99herby, nettley aromas and intensity of fruit flavour 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Sénéchaux. £19, Marks & Spencertypical spiciness and intense plummy fruit quality
2005 Yering Station Shiraz/Viognier (£9.99, Sains; 2 @ £8.99 each Majestic) rich apricot-, vanilla- and blackberry-scented 2006 Clonakilla Shiraz/Viognier, Canberra District (£33.95, NYoung, Halifax)elegant, spicy, multilayered 2004 Côte Rôtie Domaine Jamet (£34.90, Bibendum)intense yet beautifully balanced 2004 Champin Le Seigneur Jean-Michel Gérin (£32.95, Berry Bros)more opulent, floral, oaky
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
Domaine du Joncier Lirac 2005. £5.99 on offer Waitrose startling value at the reduced price - textured, intense, aromatic, savoury Tesco South African Chenin Blanc 2007. £2.85, Tesco;eminently drinkable for the price - dry, sprightly, and with an appley glow Tesco Finest Nero d'Avola 2006, Sicily. £3.99 on offer Tescodoesn't need (lots of residual sugar): it has verve enough on its own Mont Tauch Fitou 2006, France. £5.19, Somerfield;figgy carignan; an open texture and is perfumed and clean latest roundup  
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