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easy drinking wine with pleasing fruit. Excellent value.
Extra Special French Cabernet Sauvignon 2010. £8.97 Asdainviting fragrance and blackberry-style aromas. Voluptuous wine
The Comeback Kid 2008, Australia. £9.99 Virgin Winejuicy, intense, dark and full of big, easy fruit
Errazuriz Max Reserva Caberenet Sauvignon 2009. £11.99 WaitroseBerry and chocolate aromas; long lasting flavours
Macon-Villages Les Côtes Blanches 2010. £7.99, Sainsbury'sRich, zingy, complex, long-lasting and a splendid wine
dark crimson like blood and so light and gauzy in structure
The Olive Branch Grenache 2009 Australia (14.5%; Sainsbury’s, £9.99)big, comforting, textured pom-pom of a red; dried herbs and red berries
Pizarras de Oteros 2010 Bierzo, Spain (14%; 2 @ £6.99, Majestic)gentle graininess; savoury edge that makes me think of bitter chocolate
supremely elegant Malbec, full of forward black fruits
Los Unidos Carmenère Cabernet Franc 2010. £5.99, Waitrose, Nisa, Boothsrich and juicy red fruits; structure and freshness
The Co-operative Fairtrade Torrontés Chardonnay 2011. £4.99aromatic, ethereal and flowery; weighty tropical-fruit underpinning
minimal tannins, fresh acidity and vivid berry fruit
Vignobles la Côterie Terrasse Pavée Séguret 2010 (£9.99, Sainsbury's)bright blackberry fruit, plenty of body and weight, some spice and pepper
Ataraxia Chardonnay, South Africa 2009 (£15.95, Stone Vine & Sun)exceptionally elegant and precise, with soft, fleshy tropical fruit
super-velvety, perfect wine to drink with a spicy, slow-cooked shoulder of lamb
Co-operative Fairtrade 2011 Bonarda Shiraz (£4.99; 12.5% abv)soft, juicy, from the La Riojana cooperative in Argentina
Co-operative Fairtrade Carmenère (down to £4.99 until 20 March; 13.5% abv)lush, from Fairhills in Chile, a great red to serve with a lamb curry
Co-operative Gran Reserva Malbec 2011 (down to £6.39 from £7.99 until 20 Mar)really quite impressive. A Fairtrade wine to lay down? Now that's a first
Meerlust Merlot 2009 (on offer at £15.99 at Majestic; 14% abv)a bordeaux-style red from South Africa with a lovely, sour cherry twist
Paul Mas Estate Gardemiel Vineyard Malbec 2010 (2 @ £6.99 Majestic; 13.5% abv)a terrific buy from the Languedoc
gentle freshness, aromas and lightness
2008 Le Coquille D’Oc Red Languedoc, France. £6.50, Vino, Edinburghexcellent bramble fruit and an appealing, spicy chocolate finish
seductive, summery perfume and vibrant red-berry fruit
Secano 2010-11, Leyda Valley Chile (Marks & Spencer, £8.99)cherryish pinot, elegant and fresh, with a mouth-watering aroma and tangy finish
Errazuriz Wild Ferment PInot Noir 2010, Chile (Booths, £10.99; Majestic, £11.99)well-balanced but very fruity pinot packing in plenty of raspberry and a long finish