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week beginning 03/06/2008
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2007 Las Falleras Rosé (£3.79 M&S)pleasant, grapey fruit
2007 Gran Tesoro Garnacha Rosé (£3.19 Tesco)lively, peppery
2007 Champteloup Rosé d’Anjou (Waitrose, £4.99)grassy, curranty fruit offsets the sweetness
2007 Château Pigoudet La Chapelle (Majestic 2 @ £6.99 each)from Aix-en-Provence, has pleasing inky, spicy fruit
2007 Sancerre Rosé Les Ruettes (M&S, £10.99)fine, lively, lemony, spicy pinot noir fruit
2007 Château d'Aqueria Tavel Rosé (Majestic, 2 @ £9.49 each)rich, raspberry-stashed
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
Sainsbury's 2006 Taste the Difference Côtes du Rhône-Villages, £5.99Spiced-raspberry fruit and soft, savoury tannin
2006 Dom de Mourchon Tradition, ˜£9 Big Red Wine Co, Irvine Robertson, Wrightson)Rhône-Villages Séguret: ripe and spicy
2005 Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux Cuvée Doucinello, £12 A&B VintnersStellar Vacqueyras: pure, peppery and silky
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2007 Asda Argentinian Malbec, £4.12, Asdavivid, juicy, berry fruity wine.
2007 Crego e Monaguillo Godello, Monterrei. 2 @ £7.49, Majesticspritz-fresh and crisp with spiced pear and stonefruit flavours
2006 Shaw and Smith Adelaide Hills Shiraz. £18.49, N Young, Philglas & SwigA smart, vibrant red with the distinctly savoury, peppery undertones
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2006 Asda Extra Special Beaujolais Villages (£4.98)juicy, crunchy
2006 Nos Riqueza Ribera del Duero (£9.99, Marks & Spencer)elegant, sweetly oaked, well-structured
2007 Iona Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin (£9.99, Waitrose)crisp, minerally, almost Sancerre-like
2007 KT & The Falcon Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley (£14.95, Berry Bros)intense, dry, lime-scented
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2006 Zonte's Footstep Shiraz/Viognier (£5.99 on offer Somerfield)rich, juicy, luscious shiraz has just a dash of aromatic viognier
2006 Montes Alpha Chardonnay, Chile (2 @ £8.79 Majestic)full of complex flavours of melon, butter, cream and toast
2007 Mon Rosé Domaine Montrose (£15 per magnum Jascots)utterly charming. Soft, smooth, delicately fruity with a dry finish
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Terra Viva Bianco Terre di Chieti 2007, Italy. £5.49 Waitroselively, slightly off-dry; smells floral, has texture and grip
Les Andides Saumur Blanc 2006. £5.99, Waitrosejuicy apples and pears taste of chenin blanc with a creamy texture
Maven Chardonnay 2006 Marlborough. 3 @ £6.66 Wine Racknot big and tropical, but there's a touch of oak
La Châsse du Pape Réserve Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2007. £5.99, Sainsburysmooth creaminess, quiet peach flavours; fresh and tidy air
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