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week beginning 27/10/2008
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2007 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Italy, Asda, £2.98Ridiculously cheap and ridiculously tasty Italian red
2007 Soave Classico, Italy, Asda, £3.62.over-delivers on soft, ripe, lemon, lime and glacé fruits
2007 Paul Mas, La Forge Malbec, France, Tesco, £7.99fat, juicy, curranty, spicy, dark chocolate-scented malbec
2007 Paul Mas, La Forge Marsanne, France, Tesco, £7.99lively, ripe, smoky, violet-scented fruit any fan could ask for
2006 Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico, Azienda Agricola. Caves Pyrene, £13.60dreamy yet wild, sweet, game and sandalwood-charged red
2007 Syrah, Vin de Pays de l’Ardèche, Hervé Souhaut, Caves Pyrene, £15spicy yet still savage rhône-satellite syrah; peppery, herby, bramble-packed
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2007 Asda Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, £2.98Simple, soft and fresh, with blackcurrant-pastille flavours
2007 Cuvée Pêcheur, Vin de Pays Comté Tolosan, £3.69 (Waitrose)Crisp, light, grapey, grassy, off-dry white
2007 Sainsbury’s Old Vines Tempranillo, £3.69Medium-bodied Spanish red, with spicy, plummy fruit and a clean, dry finish
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2006 Extra Special Beaujolais Villages. £4.98, Asdajuicy and refreshing; delight to drink as an everyday red
2006 Ugaba Red, Stellenbosch. 2 @ £8.79 Majestic, to 27 OctRhône-meets-Bordeaux-style blend of syrah, cab sav and merlot
2000 Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon, Hunter Valley. £19.99, selected Tescosintensely fresh; lemongrass aromas and toast-and-honey richness
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 Masi Paso Doble, Mendoza (£9.49, Oddbins)violet-scented, Ripasso-style made from Malbec and Corvina
2005 The Fergus, Clare Valley (£9.99, Tesco)bold, mouth-filling made from Grenache, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon, Merlot
2004 Esk Valley Reserve Merlot/Malbec/Cab Sauvignon £16.99, amps; nzhouseofwinerefined, elegant, Margaux-like
2006 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block (£16.50, selectWaitrose; sawinesonlinesmoky, blackberryish; Syrah, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Viognier
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2008 Klein Constantia sauvignon blanc, South Africa (£8.99-£9.99; Boo, Self, Tann)grassy and herbaceous on the nose with compact, neat fruit on the palate
2007 Ken Forrester chenin blanc, South Africa (2 @ £6.39 until Monday Majestic)marvellously complex. Crisp and dry as well as rounded and honeyed
2006 Paul Cluver pinot noir, South Africa (£9.99; selected Waitrose)soft, smooth and spicy with excellent cherry fruit (hints of chocolate)
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Baron St Jean Rouge Vin de Pays du Gard, France (£2.99, Aldi)a very light-bodied blend of grenache, carignan, cinsault and merlot
Valdepeñas Vega del Cega 2007, Spain (£2.89, Lidl;)a soft tempranillo
Italia Montepulicano d'Abruzzo 2007 (£2.98, Lidl)needs pizza or pasta to help it down, because it's a bit green on the finish
Monasterio de Santa Ana Jumilla Crianza 2004, Spain, £6.99, Tesco (34 stores only)chunky and earthy, reminiscent of dark woodland and violets. Great value
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