week beginning 19/03/2012

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Mail on Sunday - Olly Smith

St Joseph 2009, France. Ł12.99 M&S

plenty of black olive richness and savoury depth

Odjfell Orzada Carignan 2008, Chile. Ł15.19 Waitrose.com

bold with a wild smoky hit; arresting flavours of black and red fruit

Casa Marin Cipreses Vinyeard Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Chile. Ł16.15 Harvey Nicols

Intense exprience with the fragrance of elderflower, lashings of tropical peach

Blind River Pinot Noir 2010, NZ. Ł14.99 Majestic

Juicy, round, velvety Pinot Noir; hint of aromatic, tingly spice

Valdemara gran Reserva 2006, Spain. Ł8.99, M&S

Bold fruit with some chunky structure and savoury layers

the Telegraph - Victoria Moore

Pasion de Bobal 2009 Spain (~ Ł11 Highbury Vintners; Vagabond Wines; Virgin)

this is such a bargain: fragrant and gently oaked

St Hallett Poacher’s Blend White 2010, Australia (2 @ Ł4.99 Majestic)

baked earth, sharp lime juice, focussed, refreshing.

Beaujolais Lantigniée 2010 France (12.5%, M&S, Ł7.99)

classic bright, light, edgy red wine, best served slightly chilled

the Independent - Anthony Rose

2010 Pizarras de Otero, Bierzo. Ł8.74, buy 2 = Ł6.99, Majestic

inky red from Bierzo with blackberryish fruit and damson-fresh bite

2009 Marks & Spencer, Hunter Valley Shiraz. Ł9.99

berry aromas and cherry fruitiness; spiciness; succulent freshness

2009 Domaine Chanson Meursault. Ł24.99, Sainsbury's

fresh, leesy aromas; dry aftertaste and lemony, mineral bite

the Observer - David Williams

Vinarius Viura-Verdejo, Castilla y León Spain 2010 (Ł6.95, Vineyards Direct)

Mixing pungent tropical fruit and crisp acidity

Bodegas La Val Villa Ludy Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain 2010 (Ł7.48, Asda)

trademark peachy character with a nip of lemony citrus freshness

Castell del Remei Blanc Planell, Costers del Segre, Spain 2010 (Ł9.99, Virgin)

mouth-puckeringly citrus-fresh; almost medicinal green herbs

Palacio de Fefiñanes Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain 2010 (Ł15.99, selected Waitrose)

Blossom, a gentle touch of apricot, fennel and dancing acidity

Benjamín Romeo Macizo, Catalunya, Spain 2009 (Ł19.99, Corney & Barrow)

great mineral and wild-herb complexity alongside the rich orchard fruit

Finca Allende Blanco, Rioja, Spain 2008 (Ł20.40 Berry Bros; Ł20.99 Secret Cellar)

rich, round and full-flavoured with luscious tropical fruit

the Guardian - Fiona Beckett

John's Lane Irish Whiskey. Ł45.95 whiskyexchange, Ł51.99 simplywinesdirect

big, spicy, after-dinner whiskey, the kind to to have with a cigar

Jameson's Redbreast Pot Still Irish Whiskey. Ł38-Ł40 masterofmalt, whiskyexchange

glorious, brown sugar and tarte tatin flavours, almost like a dark rum

Connemara Peated Single Malt (Booths on offer Ł20.30)

peat-smoked, laced with a lovely, bourbon sweetness

Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Dun Leire 8-Year-Old Single Malt (Ł19.99)

rich, fragrant; outstanding

Clontarf 1014 Irish Whiskey (Aldi Ł14.99 while stocks last)

appealing, spicy, charred bourbon character; too much caramel sweetness

Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliott

2007 Unico Brindisi Riserva Southern Italy, Ł4.99 until 27 March Sainsbury

cloves, cinnamon and vanilla; ripe blackcurrant and bramble fruit

2011 Tiki Ridge Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, Ł5.99 until 20 March, Waitrose

fresh, green pepper flavours and lime-centred acidity

the Telegraph - Susy Atkins

Laurent Miquel L'Atelier Vermentino 2010, France (Waitrose, Ł9.99)

Herbal touches – basil, fennel – on this peppery dry white

Peter Lehmann Riesling 2010, Eden Valley, Australia (Majestic, 2 @ Ł8.49)

A hint of honey spooned over ripe, tangy lime fruit

Six Hats Fairtrade Chenin Blanc 2011, South Africa (Marks & Spencer, Ł7.99)

juicy, fruity; Yellow apples, pears and citrus abound

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