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week beginning 21/04/2008

the Times - Jane MacQuitty

lively lime and lemon peel-spiked fruit; crisp, vibrant style

gorgeous ripe, spicy, oaky red with plenty of plump, plummy fruit

oozes with powerful nettle, herb and tropical fruit flavours

heaving with fine, verdant, tangy, oaky, appley fruit.

joyous, fat, waxy ‘05 is blessed with lots of peach and lychee spice

lively, inky, plummy, peppery fruit you’d expect from a top southern Rhône vintage

the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon

2006 Tesco Finest Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, £13.49
Complex and pure with sweet, savoury nutmeg aromas

Spicy, sweet red-berry fruit. Focused, full, soft

From Heathcote in Victoria: spicy aromas, silky texture, lush raspberry fruit

the Independent - Anthony Rose

refreshingly juicy Loire sauvignon blanc; everyday springtime dry white

rich, spicy and delicately honeyed example of the variety

delightful, raspberryish New Zealand pinot noir

the Observer - Tim Atkin

classic Pfalz style, showing rich tropical fruit flavours

more Alsace-like with notes of peach and fresh pears and minerally acidity

taut, intense and finely crafted

fresh, tangy and lime-scented

more Germanic in style with focused, citrus and mineral characters

perfumed, yet under-stated, with fruit and acidity in harmony

light-bodied, faintly spritzy; crisp and grapefruity with lovely, palate-tingling acidity

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

In six branches only, 'serious' cabernet franc, sinewy, profound and braced

all sour cherries with textural ruffles. Lovely.

anaemic and now vastly overpriced for what it is. Avoid.

light-sabre intensity, green fig flavours and great length