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week beginning 16/05/2011
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2009 Cono Sur Viognier, Chile, Waitrose £5.99 until May 24Exotic, perfumed peachy pretty white
2010 Taste the Difference Clearwater Bay Sauvignon Blanc, NZ. Sainsbury's, £8.49Hang on until Wednesday week and buy two for a fiver
Waitrose Brut Champagne, P&C Heidsieck, £16.99 until May 24ripe, elegant, pinot noir dominant non-vintage Champagne
2010 Taste the Difference Fairtrade Carmenere, Chile, Sainsbury's, £5.24 until May 31lush, smoky, damson plum-packed 14.5 per cent alcohol Italian
2008 Mercurey 1er Cru Champs Martin, Bruno Lorenzo. Lea & Sandeman £25.25stunning, rose-perfumed, lively, leafy; fruit first
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
Les Cruzes Old Vine Carignan 2008/9 (£5.19 The Cooperative)Brambly and earthy
Yali National Reserve Cabernet Franc 2009 (£8.19 Morrisons)Spicily delicious
The Crossings Marlborough Pinot Noir 2009 (£9.95 Wine Society)Pure fruit flavours
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2010 Marks & Spencer Margaret River Sémillon Sauvignon. £9.99intensely herbal with equally juicy herbaceous fruit
2009 Quinta de S Francisco Branco. £9.95, Jeroboamsconcentrated peach-like flavours; etched by a refreshing juiciness
2010 Iona Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin. 2@£9.99, Majestic; £10.99, Waitroserestrained Pouilly Fumé-like herbaceous scents
2008 O'Leary Walker Polish Hill River Riesling. £9.99, Waitrosesuperb dry aromatic white; undertones of grapefruit and lime zest
2010 La Guardiense Grecco Sannio, Campania. £6.75, The Wine Societyrefreshing spritz, flavours of apple and pear and a lively bite
Marks & Spencer Bluff Hill Sparkling Rosé, New Zealand. £9.99headily scented with redcurrant and raspberry; edged with toasty flavours
Champagne Ayala Brut Nature. Around £25, Berry Bros; Oxford Wine Coseriously good, bone-dry champagne of full-flavoured complexity
2008 Vasse Felix Cabernet Merlot, Margaret River. £10.99, Morrisonsfresh leafy nose and blackcurranty-fruit quality tinged with mint
2006 Joffré Reserva Merlot, Mendoza. buy 2 = £9.99, Majestica ringer for Right Bank Bordeaux if you close your eyes
2007 Tinpot Hut Hawkes Bay Syrah. £13.49-£15, Highbury; Secret Cellar; Villeneuvesmoky, tarry, paprika-like scents and a spicy, mulberryish fruit
2008 Celler Espelt, Saulo, Emporda. £13.75, Vagabond Winesripe in cherry and blackberry fruit richness; vivid and gently spicy
Hidalgo Manzanilla Pasada Pastrana Sherry. £11.99, Waitrosewonderfully fresh, yeasty, savoury, tangy and bone dry
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
2010 Tormentoso Chenin Blanc Reserve,South Africa (£9.55 Great Western Wine)deliciously peachy
Tormentoso 2010 Pinotage (£7.60, Great Western Wine)not at all rubbery, as pinotage can be
Olivier Cousin Anjou Pur Breton (£12.90, Caves de Pyrène)fragrant, brambly cabernet franc; benefits from being served cool
Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliot
2009/10 Gascogne Cuvée Speciale, 11.5 per cent. £5.49, M&Slight, juicy blend with a lemon and herb finish
2009 Finest Block 19 Barossa Shiraz Cabernet, 14.5 per cent. £5.99 until 17 May, Tescolively, minty blackcurrant fruit; attractive cinnamon and sweet spice finish
Toso Brut, Mendoza, Argentina 12.5 per cent. £7.50, Peter Greenappealing soft, fresh fizz from 100 per cent chardonnay
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Tesco Finest Denbies Estate English White 2010, Surrey (£8.79)In larger Tesco stores, bursting with juicy peach and tangerine fruit
Camel Valley Darnibole Bacchus 2009, Cornwall (F & M, camelvalley, £14.95)Whistle-clean, bone-dry bacchus with a white-pepper edge
Ridgeview Bloomsbury Merret 2008, Sussex (Waitrose, £23.99)fresh, mineral streak and mouthwatering citrus; yeasty, toasty depths
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