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week beginning 05/05/2008

the Times - Jane MacQuitty

gentle, spicy, herby, plummy non-vintage claret

precocious, peardrop and pineapple-laden

seductive, ripe, grapey, floral, off-dry, appley fruit

gorgeous, ripe, velvety, plummy beaujolais

glorious, ripe, zesty, gamey morgon

the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon

Floral aromas; full but crisp, pear, honey and grapefruit taste

Sappy pear and apple flavours; lively and lingering

Stellar rarity from Valle d’Aosta; rich, zesty candied-grapefruit taste

the Independent - Anthony Rose

elderfloral fragrance and refreshingly tropical gooseberry

light touch of smoky oak and powerfully full-bodied fruitiness

polished, dark cherry-fragrant merlot in the St Emilion mould

the Observer - Tim Atkin

rich, bone-dry, delicately oaked

spicy, ginger-scented

grassy, refreshing; made from Refosco

delicate, almost Pinot Noir-like

juicy, raspberry and damson fruity

sweet vanilla- and tropical fruit-like

notes of wild strawberry, sun-dried tomato and vanilla

the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray

An aromatic, light and refreshing blend

Lusciously sweet, with zesty acidity

botrytised pinot noir; light and delicate, with fine acidity and gorgeous honeyed fruit

the Guardian - Victoria Moore

supercharged, full of minerality; classic Marlborough gooseberry

fierce yet elegant, precise expression of riesling

feisty cabernet sauvignon

bounces around in your mouth; zing of citrus and softer melon