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week beginning 19/11/2012
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?Quite a few wine columns missing from the nationals this weekend
Mail on Sunday - Olly Smith
Quirky Bird Sauvignon Semillon Nouvelle 2012 (S Africa). £6.99 TescoGood fun with lemony resonance and a soft texture
Syrah Paparuda 2011 (Romania). £5.99 Wine RackFragrant, fruity and bold with enticing fragrance and a tickle of spice
Bordeaux Blanc 2011 (France). £4.19 AldiBright, refreshing and perfect for pouring at parties
Pasico Old Vine Monastrell Shiraz 2011 (Spain). £5.99 Sainsbury'sA gloriously juicy and fruity red that's good value
Leyda Reserva Syrah 2010 (Chile). £7.99 MajesticAmazing wine with astounding complexity. Peppery, spicy, smoky
the Telegraph - Victoria Moore
Château Lamothe Vincent Sauvignon Blanc Intense 2011 (13%, Real Wine Co £9.95)gleams with purpose and pungency; Polished and vivid
Valpolicella Ripasso 2010 Italy (13.5%, M&S, £8.99)Redolent of sour cherries and grape skins, with so many layers and textures
La Patrie Gaillac Perle 2011 France (12%, Sainsbury’s, £7.99)red and green apples and a very light prickle of bubbles
the Independent on Sunday - Terry Kirkby
Cordillera Carignan 2008, Chile. £13.28, vintagemarqueearthy, velvety and perfumed wine, packed with concentrated damson flavours
Bodegas Gallegas Solano Tinto 2011, Spain. £6.30, jascotssmooth, medium-bodied, fruity and, at this price, excellent value
Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2011. £6.49 offer Co-op; £4.71 tesco.com; £7.59 majesticintense gooseberry and lime flavours, great fresh acidity
the Observer - David Williams
Fiano Sannio, Campania, Italy 2011 (£7.99, Marks & Spencer)Zingy with orchard fruit undercut with zesty orange-citrus acidity
Martinborough Vineyard Te Tera Pinot Noir 2011 (2 @ £13.49 Majestic)pleasurable and silkily drinkable pinot
Taste the Difference Hunter Valley Semillon 2006 (£9.99, Sainsbury's)the kind of wine that only improves with time
The Guardian - Fiona Beckett
Peter Lehmann BVC Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (2 @ £9.99 Majestic; 14.5% abv)intensely ripe, minty; hugely enjoyable drinking now
Keith Tulloch Semillon 2011 (~£12.50, fintrywines; allaboutwine; Harrogate FW; Highbury)beautifully crafted, citrussy
Tesco Finest Swartland Shiraz (£6.99 in selected stores; 14% abv)exuberantly juicy from South Africa's talented Adi Badenhorst
Scotland on Sunday - Brian Elliott
2011 Lefkes Moschofilero, Peloponnese, Greece, 12.5%. £8.49, M&Sunusual but complex white with lemon fruit underpinned by fragrant orange
2008 The Society’s Rioja Crianza, Spain, 13.5%. £6.95, Wine Societysmooth, nutty; nicely rounded cherry and dried-fruit flavours
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Yealands Estate Pinot Gris 2010, Marlborough (slurp.co.uk £10.30; Gt Wtrn Wines £11.95)Richly textured, with a silky finish and juicy, yellow-pear flavour
Single Block S1 Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Marlborough (Marks & Spencer, £12.99)finely balancing succulent citrus fruit and a streak of pure, crisp acidity
Yealands Estate Pinot Noir 2011 (slurp.co.uk £12.70; Gt Wtrn Wines £12.95)soft and rounded, with a creamy, milk-chocolate layer under fresh, ripe raspberries
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