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week beginning 09/03/2009
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2008 Comic Relief Red Nose White, Chenin Blanc, South Africa, M&S, £4.99crisp, punchy, Cape chenin blanc, which is blessed with lots of lemony fruit.
2007 Palacio del Marques, La Mancha, Spain, M&S, £3.99 until March 22delicious, ripe, spicy, plummy tempranillo, with its spicy syrah-led finish.
2008 Frontera Sauvignon Blanc, Concha y Toro, Chile, Tesco, 3 @ £3.33 until March 24vibrant, light, lively, lemony sauvignon
2007 Riesling, Grand Cru Rosacker, Cave Hunawihr, Alsace, Liberty Wine £14.99gentle, floral, apple and pear-stashed fruit that needs time to plump up
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2008 Secano Estate Pinot Noir, £6.99 (Marks & Spencer)Fresh, supple, cherry-scented Chilean. Great value
2007 Tasmanian Pinot Noir, £7.99 (Marks & Spencer)Cool-climate Aussie with rose and raspberry fragrance
2007 Felton Road Pinot Noir, £26.99-£29.30 (Averys, Laithwaites, Berry Bros)Not cheap, but it’s worth paying the extra for this stellar New Zealand pinot
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2007 Falanghina Feudi di San Gregorio. £4.89 bin-end Oddbinsrich yet refreshing stonefruit flavours and refreshing zing
Winemaker's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. £5.99, Aldipassion fruit and elderflower mingling on the nose, crisp and juicy
2005 Orovela Saperavi, Georgia. £16.99, Waitrose Wine Directvivid, modern, well-crafted red made from Georgia's quality grape
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 Colterenzio Alto Adige Pinot Grigio (£5.99, 13%, Tesco)rich, weighty, pear-like
2007 Gavi del Commune di Gavi, Araldica (£9.99, 12%, Marks & Spencer)crisp, aniseedy, bone dry
2007 Roero Arneis, Bruno Giacosa (£16.75, 13%, Armit)white pepper-scented, citrus fruity
2006 Pieropan La Rocca Soave (£21.49, 13%, Noel Young)rich, concentrated, majestically balanced; among Italy's half a dozen best whites
2007 Greco di Tufo, Vesevo (£10.99, 13.5%, Majestic)honeyed yet dry, a big flavoursome wine with appealing minerality
2007 Siciliano Wild Cat Catarratto, Sicily (£5.99, 13.5%, Waitrose)spicy, almost tannic
2007 Tesco Finest Fiano (£5.99, 13.5%, Tesco)beguiling, tropical fruity
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2007 Louis Jadot 'Combe aux Jacques’ Beaujolais Villages (£6.74 Waitrose)luscious jam and vanilla on the nose and spicy dark fruit on the palate
2007 Laurent Miquel Nord Sud Viognier, 13%vol, France, (£5.99 Tesco)laden with honeysuckle and crammed with creamy peaches and apricots
2007 I Graniti Vermentino di Gallura, Pedra Majore, 13.5%vol (£75 per six; Bowes Wine)fresh, appley, almondy, lemony white made from organically cultivated vermentino
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Peter Lehmann Low-Alcohol Semillon 2008, Australia (£6.99, Tesco; 10% abv)sharply fresh, bright, brain-rinsing white
D'Arenberg Feathered Dinosaur Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, (£17.99, Tesco; 14.5% abv)rich and pristine, dragging you into a vortex of dark cabernet sauvignon
McHenry Hohnen Semillon Sauvignon 2008, (£8.50, The Wine Society; 12.5% abv)fresh, pure, unoaked, grapefruity white
Laurence Féraud Séguret 2006 (£7.99, virginwines.com; 14%)A spicy, intense Côtes du Rhône that's a cut above
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