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good enough to send a frisson of pleasure down your back as you sniff it
Finest Vina Mara Rioja Reserva 2007 Spain. 13.5%, £9.99 Tescoaged in American oak, which gives it a lick of vanilla
Dopff au Moulin Pinot Blanc 2011 Alsace, France. 12.5%, £11.90; slurp.co.uksubtle apricot kernel, orange, apples and pears, but barely there
plenty of fruitiness and citrusy bite behind this Adriatic coast quaffer
2010 Jean-Luc Colombo Les Gravières, Crozes-Hermitage. £10.99 Waitrose until Tuespeppery fragrance and the spicy expression of the grape in its northerly location
2010 Maroslav-Léger Bourgogne Blanc La Combe. £15.80, The Samplertouch of oak adding complexity to the delicate chardonnay fruitiness
rich and round; juicy, sweet flavours of a so-ripe-it's-dripping pear
De Martino Viejas Tinajas Cinsault, Itata Chile 2011 (£8.99, thewinesociety)spicy, supple red with a herbal twist that is an ideal match for bangers and mash
Black Cottage Pinot Rosé, Marlborough New Zealand 2011 (2 @ £9.99 majestic)pale colour, delicate raspberry fruit and fish-friendly freshness
delicate, wild strawberry-flavoured; a delicious buy
Château Bauduc Bordeaux Rosé 2011. Ddirect from the château £8.95great with radishes and also, apparently, for Thai green curry
Masserie Pisari Salento Rosato 2010 (£11.50 Vini Italiani; 13% abv)dark, dry, refreshing, 100% negroamaro from Puglia
Inycon Growers' Selection Nero D'Avola Rosé 2011 (£5.24 on offer larger Waitrose)not as classy; reasonably dry; at that price, who's complaining?
green-apple-centred acidity; hints of orange
2008 Ursa Maior Crianza Rioja, Spain, 13.5 per cent. £5.99 on offer Spargreat fruit-driven rioja; ripe blackcurrant and bramble, vanilla and tobacco
Lemon zest, pithy lime, and notes of fresh green grass and herb
Paul Mas Chardonnay 2011, Pays d'Oc, France (Majestic, £8.49)ripe, juicy pineapple over buttered toast; nicely judged, clean, fresh finish
Felsner Moosburgerin Grüner Veltliner 2010, Austria (Waitrose, £11.49)Splash out on this tightly wound, very crisp, green-peppery Austrian white