week beginning 06/08/2012
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?Mail on Sunday – Olly Smith
Asda Cotes du Rhone 2011. £3.79Simple tangy flavours with some structure that dries the palate
Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret 2011. £5.29, MajesticWarming depth and good, long-lasting flavour
Arc du Rhone, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2011. £7.29, WaitroseDark spice, complex with long-lasting flavours
Tesco Simply Cotes du Rhone. £3.79Honest red with a tongue-spank of spice
Eclipse Riesling 2011, Chile. £7.99, M&SThis refreshing white Riesling is sexy as hell
the Telegraph – Victoria Moore
Elio Perrone Moscato d’Asti 2011 Italy (5%, The Wine Society, £6.50)blessed with floral scents and the hauntingly delicate smell of white peaches
Gallo Family Moscato 2011 California (8.5%, Sains, £6.79; Ocado, £6.99; Asda, £6.58)A little bit thick for a moscato, like a paper-bagful of pineapple chunks
Jacob’s Creek Moscato 2011 Australia (8%, Tesco, £7.49)lighter and more floaty, a little bit more moscato-ish if I am honest
the Independent – Terry Kirkby
2011 Ramos Reserva, Alentejo. buy 2 = £6.99, Majesticfull of berry and plum fruit with a twist of damsony acidity
2011 Secano Paico Vineyard Block 3 Sauvignon Blanc. £11.99, Marks & Spencerintensity of concentrated, gooseberryish flavour in Sancerre mould
2010 Nicolas Rossignol Bourgogne Pinot Noir. £14.95 at Lea & Sandemansucculence of cherry fruit with no overt interference of oak
the Observer – David Williams
Taboexa Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain 2011 (£9.99, Waitrose)Fresh without being austere, fleshy and round without being fat
Le Citronnier Colombard Sauvignon Blanc, France 2011 (£7.99, Laithwaites)zippy, grassy dry white from Gascony in southwest France
The Co-operative Les Pionniers Brut Champagne NV (£15.99 on offer)brioche, fresh apples and perfectly balanced, pinpoint acidity
The Guardian – Fiona Beckett
Château Vieux Manoir (£6.99, most Co-op stores; 13% abv)smooth, plummy, from the excellent 2009 vintage
Sybille Kuntz Estate Riesling 2008 (£13.41,Loeb; £14.95, Valvona & Crolla)delicate, limey; a mature, genuinely dry riesling
Luis Felipe Edwards Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2010/11 (14% abv, Majestic 2 @ £7.99)lush, full-bodied; good with grilled salmon, roast butternut squash
Tesco Finest Swartland Chenin Blanc 2011 (£6.99; 13.5% abv)just off-dry, but irresistibly lush and peachy
Binyamina Merlot 2010 (£9.49 in selected Marks & Spencer; 13% abv)smooth, ripe, berry-packed red; light enough to swig on its own
Barkan Classic Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (£9.49 M&S; 13% abv)delicious, too
Scotland on Sunday – Brian Elliott
2011 Taste the Difference Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc. £5.99 until 14 Aug, Sainsburyusual flowery liveliness but backs it with lemon, peach and a tangerine
2009 Cigarra Tinto Lisboa, Portugal. £6, Oddbinssmooth texture and intensity; bramble and plum with a spicy nutmeg finish
the Telegraph – Susy Atkins
Ch Rives-Blanques Blanquette de Limoux 2009/10. Tanners, £13.70; Grt Wstrn Wine, £13.50plenty of big bouncy bubbles; crunch of apple; some toasty, yeasty depths
Cave de Lugny Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs NV. Waitrose, £11.99dry and fresh, with subtle, delicate apples and pears to the fore
Berry Bros & Rudd Crémant de Limoux NV (£11.95)tasting like lemon meringue pie, with a light layer of cream
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