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week beginning 22/07/2007
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2006 Chilean Chardonnay, Asda, £2.98.dirt-cheap summery white; big, fat, buttery tropical fruit
2006 Claret, Bordeaux, Extra Special, Asda, £4.98gentle, contemporary, herby, grassy, easy-swigging
2006 Lawson's Dry Hills Pinot Rosé, Majestic, 2 @ £7.99voluptuous, ripe, grapey, delicate, gamey
2006 Jasnières, Dom des Gauletteries, Majestic, 2 @ £6.99plenty of ripe, floral, elegant, yet rounded peach and apricot
2005 Pouilly Fuissé, Clos sur la Roche, Stone, Vine £16.95lively, leafy 2005, with lots of ripe fruit
2004 Le Clos du Serres, Les Marros, Stone, Vine & Sun, £8.95exotic, fruity, unoaked Midi red
the Sunday Times - Joanna Simon
2005 Chablis Paul Salignon, £7.98 AsdaA good supermarket example of this dinner-party staple
2006 Sancerre Rosé, Daniel Chotard, £10.87 A&B VintnersStrawberry aroma, fuller and riper than most pink Sancerres
2005 La Crema Pinot Noir, £14.99 WaitrosePolished; seductively sweet, spicy cherry fruit
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2006 Brown Brothers Chenin Blanc. £4.99, Sainsburycould almost be a vouvray from the Loire
2003 Kaapzicht Pinotage. £9.60, Tannersgenerously ripe red
2006 Ribolla Gialla. £11.25, Jeroboamsaromatic freshness; richness of fruit; intense lemony flavours
the Observer - Tim Atkin
Sainsbury's Manzanilla Pale Dry Sherry (£4.75)refreshing, savoury; brilliant example of Jerez's lightest style
2005 Tesco Finest Beyers Truter Pinotage (£7.99)rich, perfumed, blackberry and liquorice-like
2003 Umberto Fiore Barbaresco (£7.99, Marks & Spencer)delicate, dry, leather- and truffle-scented
2006 Anakena Single Vineyard Viognier (3 @ £5.66 Thresh)peachy, creamy, beautifully proportioned
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
Hoegaarden Witbier. (£2.99 Asda, Majestic, Sains, Tesco)delightfully aromatic; delicate, elusive sweetness
Innis & Gunn Original (£1.49 all major supermarkets)complex, caramel-laden ale aged in old bourbon barrels
Kasteel Cru (£1.29 per 33cl; Waitrose).exhilaratingly refreshing, with a zesty note of citrus
Liefmans Frambozen (£2.29 Asda, Sains, Morris).intriguing sweet/sour tartness; an absolute joy
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Mirambelo Dry Red 2004, Crete (£5.99, Oddbins)dry, leathery red wine; oak-aged
Hatzidakis Assyrtiko 2006, Santorini (£8.99, Waitrose)pulses with minerality, and has little needley elbows
Xerolithia White 2006, Crete (£5.99, Oddbins)citrussy and a bit stony, too; very easy to drink
Quadro Sei Gavi 2006, Italy (£5.49, Marks & Spencer)preserved lemon taste
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