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Why not print this page off as your shopping list?fragrant, lemony style with lots of juicy, faintly cabbagey fruit on the finish
2007 Chablis, Domaine Séguinot-Bordet, France, Montrachet £11.95crisp, mouthwatering 2007
2005 Rully, Domaine Rois Mages, France, Private Cellar £11.55rich, creamy, lemony white burgundy with its fine oaky finish
2006 Ampelidae Le S, France, Waitrose, £9.99rich, verdant, grassy, greengage-charged flavours of this impressive white
2006 Domaine du Petit Val, Coteaux du Layon, Tanners £8.45ripe, verdant, gently honeyed style and an apricot and lemon-licked finish
2007 Salomon-Undhof, Wachtberg, Grüner Veltliner, Austria, Lea & Sandeman £9.95light, lively, floral, zesty, white pepper-spiked spice
2007 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling Kabinett, Kurt Hain, Tanners £9.50thrilling, elegant, zesty, lemon sherbet dab of a white that is best drunk solo
2007 Wither Hills, Pinot Gris, Marlborough, New Zealand, Waitrose, £9.99gorgeous, soft, spicy, floral, exotic rose-scented, almost Alsace-like pinot gris
2007 Hunter Valley Verdelho, Fox Hollow, Australia, Marks & Spencer, £9.99spicy, lime juice-redolent style
2007 Pauletts Polish Hill River Riesling, Australia, Majestic, 2 @ £8.49 until July 28tongue-tinglingly zesty, lime peel-spiked whit
Fresh, spicy strawberry fruit. Portuguese, but a far cry from Mateus
2007 Clos d’Yvigne Bel Ami, Bergerac, £7.99 (Majestic)Pure merlot rosé; paler than the 2006, but every bit as good
2007 Maby La Forcadière, Tavel, £9.95 (Yapp Brothers)Full-bodied, stylish, spicy southern Rhône rosé
zesty, tropical characters and appley bite
2007 Gemtree Tigers Eye Shiraz, McLaren Vale. £9.99, Sainsbury'ssmoky, paprika-like aromas; powerful enough to handle the charriest of grills
2005 Pirie Estate Pinot Noir. £16.99, buy 2 = £14.99, Majesticelegant, aromatic red which smacks of just-picked fraises du bois
well-priced taste of the vintage; always reliable
2004 Barolo Serralunga, Paolo Manzone (£21.75, Adnams)silky, scented
2004 Barolo, Bricco Boschis, Cavallotto (£387 per cas, Lay & Wheeler)spicy, still youthful
2004 Barolo Massolino (£30.49, stockists from Liberty Wines)stylish, sweetly-oaked
2004 Barolo, La Serra, Gianni Voerzio (£528 per case, Lay & Wheeler)rich, fruity, deeply coloured
2004 Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba, Bruno Giacosa (£715.50 for 6, Armit)magisterial, multi-dimensional, once-in-a-lifetime
simple and charming pink from the Languedoc; tasty and refreshing
2006 Starlight Coast Merlot & Petit Verdot, California (£5.99 Co-op)robust oak-aged blend; crammed with ripe spicy blueberry flavours
2006 Hewitson LuLu-V Viognier, Australia, (£8.95; Berry Bros)silkily scrumptious; peach, apricot and guava aromas and flavours
rounded, juicy, bouncy and could be served slightly chilled
Domino de Plata Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Argentina. £7.49, Marks & Spencerclassic 'blackcurrant smeared with eucalyptus' character
Taste The Difference Coonawarra Cabernet 2005. £7.99, Sainsbury'squite an arid style, closely-knit, with a profound sense of place
Château Cambon La Pelouse 2005 Haut Médoc, France. £17.99, Waitrosepresses all the 'ah, bordeaux' buttons; will improve for another handful of years