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week beginning 03/05/2011
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2010 Finest Block 3 Pinot Grigio, McWilliams, Tesco £4.99 until May 17ripe, juicy, zesty, grapey spice is easily worth a fiver.
2010 Pays d’Oc Malbec, Thierry Boudinaud, France, Tesco, £4.99 until May 17Dirt cheap, prune-scented, inky, chocolatey malbec
2010 Wither Hills Pinot Gris, Marlborough, Waitrose,£6.66 until May 24gentle spice and sweet, nutty fruit
2009 Wither Hills Pinot Noir, Marlborough, Waitrose, £9.74 until May 24gorgeous, fat, rich, smoky, damson plum-stashed pinot noir
2008 Chablis 1er Cru, Les Vaillons, Bernard Defaix. Great Western Wine, £18.75delicious zesty, appley, waxy, nutty chablis
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
J Secano Estate Sauvignon Gris 2010 (£7.99 Marks & Spencer)Good-value, aromatic and elegant relative of sauvignon blanc from Chile
J Saint Mont, Les Hauts de Bergelle Blanc (£6.99 Majestic)Terrific Gascon blend of local white varieties: perfumed and fleshy
J McHenry Hohnen 3 Amigos 2008 (£12.99-£13.99 widely available)Creamy and characterful west Australian amalgam
the Independent - Anthony Rose
Legaris Reserva 2004. £18.99, Oddbinsport-like liquorice, coffee and raisin fruit flavours
Aliwen Reserva Pinot Noir. £5.99, brayvalleywinesfull of red-berry fruits and a lovely long savoury finish
Starborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2009. two for £4.99 Majesticcrisp mix of herbaceous green grass and rounded tropical citrus flavours
the Observer - David Williams
Palais des Anciens Côtes du Roussillon Blanc, 2009 (£7.59, Tesco)full, weighty palate is like just-ripe white peaches
McWilliams Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon 2005 (£9.99, Wine Rack; £10.70 slurp)alluring freshly sliced green beans, and a hint of toasty maturity
Yalumba Virgilius Viognier 2008 (from £23.50, selected Maj, Harrod, Self, slurp)apricots and a whisper of honey on the nose; the palate is much sharper
the Guardian - Fiona Beckett
Henri de Lorgère Macon-Villages 2009 (£4.99; 13% abv Aldi)frankly, could do duty for a chablis
Muriel Rioja Reserva 2005 (2 @ £6.39, 13% abv Majestic)appealingly unreconstructed. Ideal for the Easter lamb
La Tour de Beraud 2009 Costières de Nîmes (~£8.30 rannochscott; ballantynes; Coodens; Grape & Grind)gloriously rich, ripe
Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliot
2008 Chateau Henry de France Bordeaux, 13 per cent. £5.49 until 8 June, SparSmooth and leafy entry-point claret with nicely acidic cherry fruit
2007 Powers Columbia Valley Merlot, USA, 13.5 per cent. £10.95, Villeneuvespice and coffee; deep damson, cherry and blackcurrant
2009 Jackson Estate Stich Sauvignon Blanc, 13 per cent. £8.19 until 4 May, WaitroseMinerality and nicely rounded flavours; crunchy gooseberry fruit
the Telegraph - Victoria Moore
Cheverny Rouge l’Enclos du Petit Chien Alpha (12.5%, Wine Society, £7.50)tastes like bramble hedgerows smell; thirst-quenching and sturdy
Campillo Rioja Gran Reserva 1978 Spain (13.5%, Majestic, £42)beautifully integrated, with a moleskin texture
Charles Back Barbera 2008 South Africa (14%, M&S, £9.99)evokes the taste of charry meat cooked on the barbecue
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