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week beginning 06/09/2010
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2009 Sunrise Sauvignon Blanc, Chile. Waitrose, £4.71 until Sept 21citrussy Chilean with juicy, flowering currant-scented sauvignon fruit
2009 Sunrise Merlot, Central Valley, Chile. Waitrose, £4.71 until Sept 21Delicious, plummy, faintly earthy; ripe, easy-quaffing fruit
2009 Finest Tingleup Riesling, Australia. Tesco, £8.49Gorgeous, zesty, lime-pickle-charged riesling from Howard Park
2000 Finest Viña Mara Rioja Gran Reserva, Spain. Tesco, £9.99As good as rioja gets: all fat, herby, oaky, plummy fruit
2008 St Véran, Vernay, Château de Beauregard, France. Wine Society £12.50lively, lemon and lime-scented, spritzy white Burgundy. Drink until 2013
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
Justerini & Brooks Red Burgundy (£9.33)Sweet nose, bright pinot noir fruit, fresh and savoury
Louis Jadot Combe aux Jacques Beaujolais-Villages 2009 (£8.99 Tesco)Great vintage, excellent producer; lovely now, but will develop
The Ned Waihopai River Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (£5.99 Waitrose)Extraordinarily low price for a brilliant NZ wine
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2007 Castelvero Barbera d'Asti. £4.65, Sainsbury's to 14 Septbright, cherryish barbera with a typically Alpine nip of damsony acidity
2008 Asda Extra Special Chablis, Domaine de la Levée. £8.97, Asdadisplaying the typically restrained, yet intense flavours of good chablis
2008 Journey's End Chardonnay, Stellenbosch. Around £13.99, Quaff, Bibendumhoneyed flavours complemented by a lees-derived complexity
the Times - Tim Atkin
2009 Château de Lacarelle, Beaujolais Villages. (£6.95, 13 per cent, Wine Society)Crunchy, refreshing gamay from the best Beaujolais vintage in decades
2008 Ascencion Malbec, Salta (£7.99, 14.5 per cent, Laithwaites)fresh, with notes of violets and black pepper and complex, savoury fruit
2008 Mayu Selected Vineyards Syrah, Elqui Valley (£8.99, 14 per cent, Waitrose)like a mini Hermitage: spicy and bright with a smoky undertone
2001 Château Ramafort, Cru Bourgeois, Médoc (£8.99 x 2, 13 per cent, Majestic)well-balanced acidity, mature fruit and tannins.
2008 Selfridges Selection Chianti, Salcheto (£11.99, 13.5 per cent, Selfridges)complex and traditional with notes of leather and fresh tea.
2008 Waipara Hills Central Otago Pinot Noir (£12.99, 14%, selected Sainsbury’s)Supple and elegant, with notes of strawberry, mint and vanilla
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Finest Palestra Rueda Verdejo 2009 (£6.99, Tesco; 12.5% abv)Crisp and grapefruit-ish, with a tiny suggestion of fennel tops
Mas de Subira Priorat 2006 (£9.74 x 2, Majestic; 14.5% abv)plush and scented and opens up to your nose like a deep red velvet rose
St Aubin 1er Cru 2006 (£17.99, Marks & Spencer; 13.5% abv)catch a hint of autumn leaves and mushrooms on the nose
Tilly's Vineyard Henschke 2007 (£13.95, slurp, £14.50, Noel Young; 13% abv)textured, semillon-based blend that smells of meadows and has a fierce energy
Alex Gambal Fixin 2007 (£22.50, slurp.co.uk; 13% abv)I've been dreaming of the energy and sunlight trapped in [this bottle]
Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliott
Sainsbury House Valpolicella Veneto, Italy, 11.5 per cent. £3.79attractive flavours of cherry overlaid with raspberry
2009 Trio Chardonnay Pinot Grigio Pinot Blanc, Chile, 13.5%. £4.99, Co-op, Scotmidgrapefruit based acidity to complement the peach-centred chardonnay
2009 Anakena Single Vineyard Viognier, Chile, 13.5 per cent. £7.99, LuviansCrisp white with a touch of ginger
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2003 Chateau Méaume, Reserve du Chateau (£10.95 From Vineyards Direct)rip-roaring, fully mature Bordeaux Superieur at a steal of a price
2009 Tenuta del Priore Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (£5.99; Ten Green Bottles)full of ripe, savoury red fruit and silky tannins
2009 James Millton 'Crazy by Nature’ Cosmo Red. (£9.99; The Wine Room)velvety-smooth malbec/syrah/viognier blend is gorgeous
2008 Chateau La Bastide. (£9.95; Hicks & Don)soft, creamy, peachy fruit and a long finish
2009 Ancre Hill Estates Medium Dry White. (£12.10; Tanners)light, delicate, crisp and aromatic with hints of pears and elderflower
Stéphane Breton Brut Champagne. (£15.99; D Byrne)crisp, toasty and characterful, it’s as good as you’ll find at the price
2008 Moric Blaufrankisch. (£19.95; Berry Bros & Rudd)fine, dark, spicy, concentrated, earthy, cherry-rich red
2009 Mauricio Lorca Lirico Torrontés. (£8.75; Private Cellar)delicate, flowery and aromatic torrontés
2009 Chateau d’Or et de Gueules 'Trassegum’ Rosé. (£8.95; Real Wine Co)tasty rosé, part oak-fermented and blended from syrah, Grenache and mourvèdre
2009 The War Horse Chenin Blanc. (£6.25; Jascots)delightful chenin blanc; fresh, vibrant and fruity
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