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week beginning 25/06/2012
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Taste the Difference Beaujolais Villages 2009, France. £6.99 Sainsbury'sFinest Gruner Veltliner 2011, Austria. £6.99 Tesco
Palataia Pinot Noir 2011, Germany. £8.99, M&S
Legia Mencia Bierzo 2010, Spain. £8.99, Waitrose
the Telegraph - Victoria Moore
Tesco Simply Côtes du Rhône 2011 France 13.5%, Tesco, £3.79cheery and unoaked. Think strawberries and sunshine with a hint of dust
Rioja Reserva Viña Eguia 2006 Spain 13.5%, Majestic, £5.99 until July 16Very neat and tidy rioja, aged in both French and American oak
Viñalba Malbec 2011 Mendoza, Argentina 14.5%, Co-op, £6.79 until July 3A smooth, juicy unoaked malbec with plenty of oomph and a hint of liquorice
Domaine du Cros Lo Sang del Pais Marcillac 2011 France 12.5%, Wine Society, £7.95reminiscent of hawthorn and elderberries; vigorous, sappy
TTD Douro 2009/10 Portugal 14%, Sainsbury’s, £8.99Feisty, thick, with a rustic quality, hints of darkness and a fresh finish
Novaia Valpolicella Classico 2010 Italy 12.5%, Berry Bros & Rudd, £10.95Thirst-quenching, light-bodied; smells like peonies and tastes of sour cherries
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2010 Domaine de la Croix de Chaintres, Saumur-Champigny. £8.79 until Tuesday, Waitroseherbal character to the red-berry fruit and a whiff of green pepper
2011 Tesco Finest* Tingleup Riesling. Tesco, £9.99lime-like aromas are complemented by a zesty fruit quality
2008 Vincent Girardin Saint Aubin 1er Cru Les Perrières. £25, Laithwaitessuperbly crafted, full-flavoured dry white Burgundy in meursault style
the Observer - David Williams
Viñalba Malbec, Argentina 2011 (£5.49 on offer until 3 July, Co-Operative)youthful, supple and succulent red, with plenty of deep, dark, plummy fruit
Tesco Finest Boranup Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2011 (£9.99, Tesco)blackcurrant leaf and tropical fruit flavours; pin-sharp
Tommasi Ripasso Valpolicella Classico, Italy 2010 (£17.25, aduv.co.uk; oxfordwine)amazing depth of svelte black-cherry flavour and a spicy finish
The Guardian - Fiona Beckett
Gonzalez Byass Leonor Palo Cortado (20% abv) £10.90 Tannersfine, nutty, style somewhere between a dry amontillado and an oloroso
Spirit Of Broadside (£32.99; 43% abv Adnams)interesting beer-flavoured eau de vie
Icelandic Reyka Vodka (£25 in 181 Waitrose branches; 40% abv)pure, smooth and clean, with a sweet, grainy flavour
Rustenberg Merlot Shiraz Cabernet 2011 (£9.99 in 85 Tesco Extra)smooth, bordeaux-like
Zalze SGV Shiraz Grenache Viognier (£7.49 larger Co-op branches; 14% abv)robust, Rhône-ish; just made for a Father's Day barbie
Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliott
2010 Villa Maria Private Bin Rosé, New Zealand, 13%. £9.99, Tescodry minty and fresh strawberry flavours; mellower touches of apricot
2011 Côte Roannaise, Vieilles Vignes Domaine Sérol, 12%. £7.95, The Wine Societyvibrant raspberry and cherry flavours and a lingering fruity finish
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Louis Jadot Mâcon-Aze 2011, Burgundy, France (Waitrose, £10.49)complex but subtle layers of creamy oranges, buttered toast and hazelnuts
La Couronne des Plantagenets Vouvray Demi-Sec 2010, France (Sainsbury's, £6.49)Medium-sweet; flavour of baked, caster-sprinkled apples; succulent finish
Chase English Potato Vodka, Herefordshire (J Lewis, H Nichols, Wait, Self, £32.95)Vanilla, butter and white pepper all mingle in the aroma and flavour
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