week beginning 05/07/2010
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times – Jane MacQuitty
2009 Gran Tesoro Garnacha Rosé, Campo de Borja (Tesco and Booths, £3.99)simple and easy-glugging rosé; lots of gentle, peppery, plummy fruit
Pilsner Urquell (500ml, £1.31, most supermarkets)thirst-quenching 4.4% lager with a rich, sweet yet tangy hoppy taste
the Sunday Times – Bob Tyrer
Domaine de Coujan Rolle 2008 (£7.40 greatwesternwine.co.uk)peach, cumin and aniseed-infused charmer
Chapel Down Bacchus 2009 (£9.49 Waitrose)Quintessentially English, smelling of elderflowers and hedgerows
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (£13.50 thewinesociety.com)a classic match with a goat’s cheese salad
Les Alpes Domaine Belluard 2008 (£17.95 Les Caves de Pyrène)tastes like mountain cream filtered through granite
Rioja Rosado Cune 2008 (£7.99 Majestic)Wonderfully versatile: fresh and fruity, yet savoury, and dry
Zalze Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier 2009 (£5.19 until July 13 Waitrose)Marvellous braai-friendly blend; smells of mace and cloves
Pauillac 2006 (£18.95 fromvineyardsdirect.com)rich flavours of pedigree Bordeaux
Rafael Cambra Dos 2007 (£12.99 Oddbins)Thick, dark and tasty Spanish blend of cabernets sauvignon and franc
Tobiano Pinot Noir 2008 (£18 Marks & Spencer)One of the best new-world pinots I’ve tasted, it is wonderfully balanced
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2009 Asda Australian Shiraz. £4.28, Asdasucculently juicy; blackberry fruitiness and a modicum of spicy oak
2009 Zalze Shiraz-Mourvedre-Viognier, South Africa. £5.19 until 13 July, Waitrosewild berry-fruit characters; grip and brambly flavour
2009 Blind River Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough. £13.99, Oddbinsintense nettle and herbal aromas; passionfruit and gooseberry aplenty
the Times – Tim Atkin
2007 Tim Adams Shiraz, Clare Valley. £11.49, 14.9 per cent, Tescosoft, velvety tannins, bramble and raspberry flavours
2008 Craggy Range Zebra Vineyard Pinot Noir, Central Otago (£13.99, Majestic)complex, savoury finish
2008 Ken Forrester The FMC Chenin Blanc. (£17.99, 14.5 per cent Waitrose)full-bodied, full-flavoured beast from old vine chenin blanc
2008 Sancerre, Les Anges Lots Domaine Reverdy, (£19.35, Haynes, Hanson Clark)It’s a while since I had such a complex Loire sauvignon blanc.
2002 Chablis 1er Cru, Mont de Milieu. Billaud-Simon (£18, 12 per cent, Wine Society)This premier cru is fresh, with undertones of nuts and yoghurt.
2004 Château Mille Roses, Haut-Médoc. (£19.95, 13 per cent, Berry Bros)There’s a lot of hoopla about 2009 Bordeaux; Meanwhile, try this elegant claret
the Guardian – Victoria Moore
Brown Bros Orange & Flora Muscat 2008 (£6.99 for 375ml, widely available)sweet but not gloopy with an aromatic, neroli lift.
Concha Y Toro Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2006 (£6.05, Tesco; 12% abv)fabulous sweet wine; floral scent and vivid lime and lemon marmalade notes
Moscato Freisa Vino Spumante NV (£7.99, Marks & Spencer; 6.5% abv)sweet, sparkling and entirely frivolous warm-weather rosé from Piedmont
Moscato d’Asti Gemma 2009 (£6.99, Oddbins; 5.5% abv)upbeat, peachy, blissfully low in alcohol sparkle
Château la Tomaze Côteaux du Layon Rablay 2008/9 (£13.50, Yapp; 12.5% abv)Isn’t cloyingly sweet, and it smells of orange blossom and orange zest
Sainsbury’s Muscat De St Jean De Minervois (£4.48 for 37.5cl; 15% abv)grapey, floral and sweet – a steal
Scotsman – Rose Murray-Brown
La Rioja Alta Vina Arana Reserva 2001. (£16-£19 Wine Soc; Villeneuve; Berry Bros)Soft vanilla American oak notes, bright fruits with cinnamon hints
Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2001 (£33 Majestic; Waitrose; Irvine Robertson)Superb well-rounded, soft silky fruits, great length; superb
Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva 1991 (£47.50 Great Western Wine)still fresh considering its age; Tastewise it reminded me of old Burgundy
Angeles de Amaren 2006 (£18 Henderson Wines, Edinburgh)Fresh vivid French oaked, very fruity, impressive potential
Dinastia Vivanco Reserva 2004(£14 Bibendum Wine)Clean fresh, fruit forward, vivid bright herby, well-made
Marques de Riscal Reserva 2005 (£9.99 each for 2 bts Majestic Wine)Rounded, spicy, smooth approachable
the Telegraph – Jonathan Ray
2008 Knappstein ‘Three’, 13.5%vol, Australia (£7.25 selected Co-op and Somerfield)light, refreshing and fruity, with a succulent dry to off-dry finish
2006 Sonoma-Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, 14%vol (£10.66 until July 10; Booths)opulent and full, with buckets of spicy vanilla, ripe apple and citrus-like fruit
2009 Brown Bros Moscato Rosa, 7%vol, Australia (£6.49; Waitrose).Light, delicate, fragrant and low in alcohol, it’s disarmingly undemanding
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