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Brilliant, carmine red with vibrant, inky, raspberry fruit.
2009 Zind-Humbrecht Gewürztraminer, France. Majestic, 2 @ £11.99 eachA spiced apple, peach and lychee-packed gewürz.
2009 La Capra Pinotage, Fairview, South Africa. Waitrose, £7.99Enjoy this smoky-bacon, spicy pinotage with red meats and strong cheeses.
2009 La Capra Chardonnay, Fairview, South Africa. Waitrose, £7.99Oozes lively, floral, verdant 14 per cent alcohol fruit.
2009 Beaune, 1er Cru, Les Teurons, Rossignol-Trapet. Montrachet, £30.50gorgeous, gamey, floral, superior premier cru.
Mint, plums and meat — good value
Viñalba Gran Reserva Malbec 2008 Mendoza (£13.99 Majestic)Warm, fresh mulberries from the Andes
Enamore 2008 Mendoza (£17.05 slurp.co.uk)Italo-Argentinian multiblend from dried grapes — exotic with a hint of anchovy
elegantly structured; intense fruit flavours and given a touch of French oak
The Society's White Burgundy 2009. £7.50, thewinesociety.compure, austere, clean, mineral quality
Palais des Anciens Côtes-Du-Rhône Villages 2008. £5.49 until Tuesday, £6.99 Co-oprobust complexity; reassuringly earthy, spicy, leathery
fresh, crisp apple flavours and a refreshing zippiness.
Celler el Masroig Sola Fred, Montsant, Spain 2009 (£8.85, Indigo Wines)explodes with vibrant, crunchy, succulent flavours of red and black berries.
Pétalos, Descendientes de J Palacios, Bierzo, Spain 2008 (2 @ £12.79, Majestic)precisely focused and very fine wine, with violet-edged, dark raspberry flavours
bold, dry rosé; organic
Sainsbury's Domaine du Colombier Chinon 2008 (£6.15; 13%)crunchy Loire red
Tesco Finest Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc (two for £10; 13.5% abv)good partnership with classic combination of pork and apple
Allegrini 2009 (13%, £8.50 Wine Society; £8.99 West Mount Wine)perennially delicious
Rich flavours of black cherry and plum stone
2010 Vinas del Vero Gewurztraminer, Spain, 13.5%. 2 @ £5.99 MajesticNicely rounded and spicy.
2007 Scotto Family Zinfandel Barbera, USA, 14.5%. £5.99, Great GrogRipe fruit and a spicy finish. Great value
refreshing edge, good weight, hints of cocoa nibs and tea bushes
Gavi di Gavi La Minaia Bergaglio 2009 Italy. 12.5%, slurp.co.uk, £13.50fragrant lemon zest mingled with the most piercing lemon flesh
Block 13 McLaren Vale Shiraz-Grenache 2008 Australia. 13.5%, Tesco, £8.99big and ripe, the fruit sweetness comes at you in a broad, expansive sweep