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week beginning 09/08/2010
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2009 Extra Special Chardonnay, Vin de Pay, Asda, £4.50 until August 17Terrific, lively, lemony southern French chardonnay
2009 Extra Special Merlot, Vin de Pays, Asda, £4.50 until August 17raisiny, faintly earthy 14 per cent red
2007 Saint-Romain, Les Senteurs, Marks & Spencer,£8.99 until August 15smoky, toasted hazelnut-stacked white burgundy.
2007 Côte de Nuits-Villages, Marks & Spencer, £10.99 until August 15magnificent, beefy, damson plum and chocolate-spiced red burgundy
2006 Marsannay, Les Vaudenelles, Bruno Clair, £21.90gorgeous ripe, elegant, tangy, smoky, cherry and raspberry-stacked wine
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
J Anna de Codorniu (£10.95 herculeswines.co.uk, soon in Sainsbury)Light, citrussy and good with fish
J Malvasia Seco 2005 Camillo Donati (£15.99 Les Caves de Pyrène)Apples and haystacks
J Bolney Antares Red Quality Sparkling Wine Brut 2008 (£19.45 bookersvineyard.co.uk)Cherry zippiness from dornfelder grapes
the Independent - Anthony Rose
Sainsbury's House Shiraz, NV, Australia. £3.96juicy, spicy Aussie red, ideal for a belt-tightening barbecue or party
2009 Domane Wachau Terraces Gruner Veltliner. £5.99 to 24 August, Waitrosefresh pear and stonefruits quality; fruit richness; clean and dry
2007 Mendel, Malbec, Mendoza. Around £17.50, Jeroboams, Handfordoak-seasoned, black cherry and mulberry-like marvel
the Times - Tim Atkin
2009 Taste the Difference Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur (£6.29, Sainsbury)delicious; Bone dry, zesty and seafood-friendly
2007 Taste the Difference Vintage Cava Rosé Brut (£6.99, Sainsbury)Balanced and creamy with lovely raspberry fruit
2009 Asda Extra Special Chilean Sauvignon Blanc (£6.38)bright, gooseberry and elderflower-scented sauvignon
2008 Tesco Finest Beyers Truter Pinotage (£7.99)rich and smooth and stylishly oaked with liquorice, raspberry
2008 Asda Extra Special New Zealand Pinot Noir (£9.20)soft, summer pudding fruit, a hint of mint and subtle, toasty oak
2005 Tesco Finest Barolo £15.49, 13.6 per cent)truffly, leafy and mature
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Via Collina Falanghina 2009 (£7.99, Waitrose; 12.5% abv)a gentle, neroli-scented, mouthful of summer that's ridiculously easy to drink
Feudi San Gregorio Falanghina 2009 (£11.99 agwines.com; £12.95, winedirect.co.uk)feels so charged and alive, it is practically vibrating
Vesevo Beneventano Falanghina 2009 (£10.99, Highbury Vintners; £9.75, slurp)has an intensity that almost nails itself to your tongue
Scotsman - Rose Murray-Brown
SAUMUR CHAMPIGNY 2008 Ch de Targe (£8.99 each for 2 Majestic Wine)crunchy herby high acid Cabernet; a refreshing barbeque quaffer
PRINICIPIO 2008 Antonio Camillo (£8.99 Les Caves de Pyrene)Very unusual Tuscan red; liquorice and morello cherries, minerally
ASDA MARLBOROUGH EXTRA SPECIAL PINOT NOIR (£9.20 Asda)own label made by Wither Hills is luscious, ripe and soft
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde 2009 Portugal (Waitrose, £6.69, Majestic, £6.99)dry, lemony verve and a cool, green grapiness
Peter Lehmann Semillon 2008 Barossa Valley, Australia (Tesco, £6.99)lovely ripe citrus fruit and hints of smoke and honey work brilliantly
Anakena Viognier 2009 Rapel, Chile (halifaxwinecompany.com, £7.95)plenty of juicy, peachy fruit and a dab of butter rounding out the finish
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