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Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2008 Houghton Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon, Majestic Wine, £4.99Snap up this stunning, grassy sauvignon — it won’t hang around for long.
2008 Houghton Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot, Majestic, £4.99Not as starry as the white; velvety, ripe, dusky, plum and currant.
2007 Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay, Sainsbury’s, £6.16 from Wedjuicy, melon and tropical fruit-charged West Coast chardonnay.
2008 Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Shiraz, Sainsbury’s, £6.16 from Wedfat, ripe, inky, berry fruit-laden shiraz is yours for a song.
2007 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, Allegrini, 50cl, Liberty £34.99luscious red bursts with gorgeous, creamy, smoky, prune and violet-perfumed style
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
South African Sauvignon Blanc, Elim 2008 (£9.95 Wine Society)Grassy, delicious and ageable
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (£13.50 Wine Society)Exquisite mix of minerals and grapefruit
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (£18 Majestic)back on form and zingily full of pure fruit and lively acidity
the Independent - Terry Kirkby
Carchelo Jumilla, 2009. £10.99 (or six for £8.79 each), oddbins.commasses of big, dark fruit flavours held together by a spicy finish.
Champteloup Chardonnay Val de Loire, 2009. £6.99 waitrosewine.comcreamily full-flavoured and lightly oaked Chardonnay
Rockbare Tinder Box McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2008velvety and raisiny, with touches of spice and chocolate
the Observer - David Williams
Angosto White, Valencia, Spain 2009 (£8.49, Oddbins, oddbins.com)florality, exotic fruits, orange zest and pin-sharp freshness.
Fié Gris, Domaine de l'Aujardière, France 2009 (£14.95, Lea & Sandeman)distinctive, a dry, herb-and-mineral inflected, citrussy
Piccini Supertuscan IGT, Italy 2008 (£8.99, Tesco)slick, well-built and smooth but with plenty of grip
the Guardian - Fiona Beckett
Jagnet Müller-Thurgau 2009 (£10.50; 12.5% abv Vinoteca)fragrant , from Karpatska Perla in Slovakia, which I enjoyed on my last visit.
PF 2009 (£16.75, or £15.10 as part of a mixed case; 14.5% abv Vagabond)tuning bobal from biodynamic producer Bodegas Ponce in Manchuela.
Chalk Hill Penance 2008 (£13.99; 14.5% abv Naked Wines)a turbo-charged blend of shiraz, cabernet and grenache
Scotsman - Rose Murray-Brown
DOMAINE MAGELLAN BLANC 2006 (£9, Villeneuve Wines)spicy grenache/rousanne double grape blend
MACON TERROIR DE CHARNAY 2009 Christophe Cordier (£9.99 Majestic Wine)superb: creamy, slightly oaky - with a concentration and richness
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009 Domaine de Mandeville (£4.99, on offer M&S)A very well-made vin de pays d'oc, superbly blended
REUILLY LA FERTE 2009 Alain & Matthieu Mabillot (£9.50, www.thewinesociety.com)grassy, steely, fresh, clean mineral character.
GEWURZTRAMINER 2009 Cave de Turckheim (£6.99, on offer M&S)Leading co-op, Turckheim, has made a very good entry-level gewurz.
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Extra Special Primitivo 2008, Italy (Asda, £6.98)Burly, blackberry-packed southern Italian
Domaine Combes 2009, Saint Chinian, France (Waitrose, £6.99)rich core of red plum and hints of thyme and chocolate.
Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2007, (Majestic, 2 @r £8.99)juicy flavours of plum and redcurrant and a dash of wood spice
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