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 Includes: Paul Mas, Blind River, Jackson Estate, Marlborough Hills, Darting Estate. The round-up of tips from the UK's newspaper columnists 12 May 2008. Three Choirs, Louis Jadot, Roger Belland, Spy Valley, Mont-Redon. |
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Why not print this page off as your shopping list? week beginning 19/05/2008
2007 House Wine, Gers, Domaine Virginie, France, Marks & Spencer, £3.79 over-delivers on fruit and finesse but not on alcohol. 2007 Gamay, V d Pays de l’Ardeche, Saint Désirat, Marks & Spencer, £3.79Brilliant satellite Rhône red; bright, ripe, crunchy, peppery, juicy fruit 2006 Midsummer Hill, Three Choirs, England, The Wine Society £5.25light, floral, grapey, hedgerow scent and verdant grassy palate 2006 Stone Brook, Three Choirs, England, The Wine Society, £6.50overflows with ripe elderflower scents. 2006 Pouilly-Fuissé, Louis Jadot, Tesco, £13.99fine, ripe, fat, hazelnutty fruit from a good vintage and a top producer 2006 Santenay Charmes, Roger Belland, Tesco, £14.49delicate, gentle, leafy, gamey spice; all about – restraint.
2007 Bon Courage Colombard, £6.58 Sunday Times Wine Club Sauvignon lookalike from the Cape: crisp grass and passion-fruit taste 2007 Spy Valley Riesling, £7.95-£9.99 Quaff, Sampler, Wine Soc, BibendumMouthwatering lime-juice flavours 2007 Taste the Difference Albariño, £5.99 Sainsbury'sTextbook, crisp, apply, peachy Spanish albariño
2006 Bourgogne Chardonnay (£7.99; Marks & Spencer) soft supple fruit, well-judged use of French oak and juicy finish 2005 Château Barreyres, Haut-Médoc, (£8.99; Sainsbury's)ripe, smooth blackcurrant and black cherry fruit and structured tannins 2006 Bourgogne Pinot Noir 13% vol (£7.99; Marks & Spencer)spicy, jammy fruit on the palate with silky soft tannins and hints of vanilla 2007 Josmeyer Alsace Pinot Blanc (£10.95-£11.95; Taurus, HH&Clark, Booths)fresh and lively, with scrumptious honeyed pears on the palate 2005 Château Mont-Redon, Côtes-du-Rhône (£85.18 per 12; Justerini & Brooks)soft, spicy, blended from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah 2006 Ch Puysserguier, St Chinian Blanc (£8.99-£9.49; Bacchanalia, Corkscrew, Hoults, Martinez)soft and buttery with hints of acacia flower, honey and spice 2007 Côté Tariquet, Côtes de Gascogne (£6.25-£6.50; Wine Soc, Advintage)deliciously fruity, with a dry to off-dry finish; classy quaffing wine Laurent Perrier NV Brut Ultra Champagne (£36; Selfridges, HNichols, Harrods)wonderfully invigorating champagne has had no sugar added at any stage 2005 Ch Roques Mauriac "Classic" Bordeaux Rosé (£5.49 Bordeaux Undiscovered)beguiling rosy pink with elusive hints of wild strawberries on the nose. 2005 Irouléguy, Domaine Ilarria,"Cuvée Bixinto" (£16.50; Yapp Bros)feisty red is a delight; 100 per cent organic
2007 Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay. £4.49 until Tuesday, Tesco well crafted with fresh pineappley flavours and a touch of vanilla 2007 La Esperanza Estate Torrontes. £5.99, M&Smuscat/gewürzt cross, delivers deliciously fresh, dry white flavours Louis Roederer Quartet NV, California. Majestic, buy 2 bottles @ £13.33stylish fizz made in Louis Roederer's cool, high Anderson Valley outpost
2005 Chivite Colección 125 Chardonnay (£22.50, Waitrose) citrus and vanilla-scented 2006 Torres Fransola, Penedés (£13.99, Handford)complex, toasty, grapefruity 2005 Castro Martin Family Reserve (£10.45, Bibendum)slightly honeyed 2007 Terras Gauda O Rosal, Rías Baixas (£12.30, Caves Pyrène)2007 Viña Somoza Classico Godello (£10, Lay & Wheeler) spicy and stylishly oaked with notes of pear and greengage 2006 Bodegas Naia, Naiades, Rueda (£19.95, Indigo Wines, Vineking)barrel-fermented; concentration, depth of flavour and balancing acidity 2006 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Mont-Redon (£14.99, Marks & Sp)intense, spicy, herbal, Grenache Blanc-based blend; an absolute joy
Vin de Pays d'Ardèche Gamay 2007, France. £3.79, Marks & Sp bright, redcurrant fruit, and verve met with cleansing acidity Codorniu Reserva Raventos, Spain. £8.99, Majes, Sainsb, OddbIt would be a rare champagne that even at £5 more could match its grace La Différence Viognier-Muscat 2007, France. £5.25, Tescothe muscat contributes a welcome grapey-ness Vittorio Innocenti Chianti Colli Senesi 2005, Italy. £8.99, Caves Pyrenerustic, savoury and traditional latest roundup  
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