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sensitively oaked so as to preserve the zesty fruit character
Muga Rioja Blanco 2011. £8.99 on offer MajesticHuge creamy texture; balanced enough to allow the arresting zing to shine through
Villiera Traditional Barrel-Fermented Chenin Blanc 2011. £11.49, M&Swonderful honeyed aromas and a mellow richness; fresher twist on the finish
Ghost Corner Elim Sauvignon 2009. £13.95, BancroftA complex gem; will plunge you into a vibrant world of ping
Finest Gigondas 2010. £12.99, TescoElegantly spicy with oddles of warming flavour
Affordable, generously fruity white; Peachy, succulent and unoaked
Heartland Dolcetto & Lagrein 2010, Australia (greatwesternwine, £13.50)fascinating layers of dried cherry, ripe plums, chocolate and liquorice
Marks & Spencer Vermentino 2011, South Australia (£9.99)zesty grapefruit and lemon verbena finish. A palate-wakening aperitif
shows aromatic fragrance and the juicy zip of the grape variety
2010 Le Limoux, Château Rives Blanques£11.95, Great Western Winesstonefruit richness and a clean streak of freshness
Oeil de Perdrix NV Champagne. £15, down from £29, Majesticdelicious champagne from Devaux with its raspberry mousse flavour
unctuously sweet wine; extraordinary lift and floral, muscat perfume
Producteurs Plaimont Pacherenc St Albert, France 2011 (£13.79, Corney and Barrow)tang and acidic bite of grapefruit, lusciously crystallised tropical-fruit
Henriques & Henriques 15-year-old Bual, Madeira (~£19.95, Harrods; Nickolls & Perks)nutty, figgy, toffeed wine from the excellent H&H is hard to beat
it's crisp and fresh, saltier than a fino; terrifically good value
Hidalgo La Gitana en rama (~£14.00, Nickolls & Perks; Lea & Sandeman; Tanners)makes you feel you haven't tasted sherry properly before
Gonzalez Byass Leonor (£10.90-£12.99 Tanners; SH Jones; Cambridge Wine)gloriously nutty but with a seductively creamy edge
Marks & Spencer's Dry Old Amontillado (£7.49; 18.5% abv)wonderfully rich, complex, from top producer Lustau
crisp green apple and grapefruit; tangerine-centred substance
2009 Chianti Riserva Tuscany, Italy, 13%. £5.99, Lidltraditional assertive nut and cherry fruit, embellished by a tannic twist
burly, spicy plum-infused red lent finesse by viognier
2009 Yalumba shiraz/viognier, Eden Valley, Australia £11.99, slurpfresh cherries, delicate spice; heady perfume of viognier
2010 Clonakilla shiraz/viognier, Canberra, Australia £52.99, agwinesfragrant, ethereal nose has something of the finest Burgundies about it