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Snap up Tapiwey’s elegant, verdant, spicy, single vineyard sauvignon
2009 Kulapelli Cabernet Sauvignon-Carmenère, Chile. Tesco, 2 @ £5A good soft, ripe, curranty, earthy fiver’s worth
2009 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Vieilles Vignes, Potel, France. Majestic, 2 @ £7.99A fat, gamey burgundy with oodles of rich, velvety fruit
Buller’s Fine Old Muscat, Victoria, Australia. Majestic, 2 @ £12.79Dive into this creamy caramel and spiced prune-styled Aussie sticky
Waitrose Brut Champagne, P & C Heidsieck. £16.99 until Jan 25truffle-scented champagne
Luscious stunner from wine boffin Denis Dubourdieu.
Exhibition Rioja Reserva 2003 (£12.95 The Wine Society)Gorgeous, and at peak drinkability from La Rioja Alta.
Exhibition Grüner Veltliner 2009 (£11.95 The Wine Society)Dry, peppery white from Willi Bründlmayer, a top-notch Austrian.
cherry flavours and vivid freshness
2009 Palais des Anciens Côtes Du Roussillon Blanc. £6.99, Tescorefreshing blend with its soft apple and stonefruit flavours
2005 Principesco Brunello di Montalcino. £14.99 on offer, selected Sainsbury'saromatic quality and rich, concentrated cherry fruit
vibrant black plum fruit; friendly nip of tannin.
Villa Taurini Piemonte Barbera, Italy 2009 (£6.99, Tesco)abundantly fruity (red cherries), with a satisfying hint of sourness
Greenstone Vineyard Sangiovese, Victoria, Australia 2007 (£26.99, Tesco)radiant red cherry and redcurrant, wild herbs and succulent acidity
syrah-based
Château Ka's Source du Rouge 2007 (£10.99, six Waitrose branches)intensely fruity blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah
Château Musar 2003 (£17.99, Waitrose, £18.50, The Wine Society)full sensuous, silky impact
Excellent wine delivering cherry and plum flavours with real depth
2009 Cimarosa South African Chenin Blanc, 12.5 per cent. £3.29, LidlTerrific value everyday white with banana and tropical fruit.
2009 Domaine Mas Barrau Cabernet Franc, 13.5.per cent. £6.89, Great GrogRobust cabernet franc with intense flavours of damson and blackcurrant
raspberry and peat-scented
Château Kefraya Rouge 2006 (£17.50, butlers winecellar)blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon, mourvedre and carignan
Les Breteches du Château Kefraya 2006 (£11.95, Roberson)lighter, brighter
Massaya Selection Silver 2007 (£13.50, Tanners)meaty, satisfying
Domaine des Tourelles Rosé 2009 (£11.99, see lebanesefinewines.com)superb raspberry-coloured; big-boned in the mouth