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week beginning 05/01/2009
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2004 Finest Barbera d’Asti Superiore, Piemonte, Tesco, £5.49 until Jan 6gorgeous, ripe, plummy, floral yet savoury barbera gets my 2009 vote
2006 Vacqueyras, Caves Saint-Pierre, Rhône, Tesco, £6.99 until Jan 6Lots of fat, bold, peppery, plummy spice.
Taste the Difference 12 Year Old Pedro Ximénez, Sainsbury’s, £7.19 (50cl)delicious, rich, creamy, intensely sweet, smoke and moscatel raisin-licked PX
2001 Graham’s Crusted Port, Sainsbury’s, £14.49glorious crusted port with lots of ripe, spicy rose and peppermint style
2006 Piedra Azul, Estancia, Toro, Spain, Berry Bros & Rudd, £7.75smouldering, 14.7 per cent, spicy, beefy, plum and prune-like flavours
2005 Puech Chaud Blanc, René Rostaing, Berry Bros & Rudd, £13.65stylish, spicy, honeyed, crystallised glacé fruit-charged blend
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2005 El Circulo Rioja Crianza, £6.49 Wine Rack until Wednesday, then £12.99Dark, intensely flavoured, oaky, modern Rioja
2006 Poggiotondo Cerro del Masso Chianti, £5.69 WaitroseNutty and spicy, with cherry and tobacco flavours
2007 La Tour de Marrenon, Côtes du Ventoux, £7.40 TescoSucculent, peppery red from the southeast Rhône
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2008 Las Moras Bonarda, San Juan. £4.99, The Co-operativetinged with a ripe mulberry fruitiness and satisfyingly juicy fresh acidity.
2007 Joël Delaunay, Sauvignon de Touraine. £7.95, Lea & Sandemansauvignon blancso good, you wonder if it's worth bothering with sancerre
2006 Langhe Nebbiolo, Piemonte, Aldo Vajra. £15.99, Ceci Paolo, LedburyIf you can't stretch to barolo, nebbiolo is a good second choice
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 Tagus Creek Chardonnay/Fernão Pires, Ribatejo (£3.99, Tesco)spicy, unoaked, honeydew melon-like
2007 Brouilly, Louis Tête (£7.99, Marks & Spencer)fresh, crunchy, raspberryish
2007 Château Clauzots, Graves Blanc (£8.65, Jeroboams)toasty, minerally, focused
2005 Orovela Saperavi, Georgia (£16.99, waitrose.com/wine)lightly oaked, Italianate, cherry fruity
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Cantina di Monteforte Soave Classico 2006, Italy (Waitrose, £6.99)very dry but with rounded apple and citrus
Barossa Valley Estate E Minor Chardonnay 2006 (wine rack £9.49/£6.33)ripe, fresh pineapple and mango rather than heavy oak
Tesco Finest Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2006 (£13.49)irresistibly juicy, ripe fruit, all cherry and strawberry; smooth finish
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Russian Standard Vodka (Asda, Sain, Tes Wait)a broad taste that's almost oily, like fatty tuna
Wyborowa Vodka (Asda, Oddbins, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose)keener, leaner, sharper, and with a tang of caraway
The White Mullett 2007, Pikes, Australia (3 @ £6.66 Wine Rack; £8.50, Lea & Sandeman)stunning, glittering wine that is lithe and refreshing
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