week beginning 10/08/2009
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times – Jane MacQuitty
2008 Dr L Riesling (Majestic, £6.99; Sainsbury’s, £6.74)light, appley spice
2008 Château de Caraguilhes Rosé from Corbières (£7.19, Waitrose)delicious, inky, cherry-scented
2008 Palacio de Bornos Verdejo Rueda, Spain (Waitrose, £7.49)punchy, verdant, white
the Sunday Times – Bob Tyrer
Bellet Blanc 2004 Château de Crémat (£16.99 lafayetteswines.co.uk)Curvaceous and creamy yet fresh and light on its feet
Torres Viña Esmeralda 2008 (from £5.99 widely available)Light in alcohol, off-dry, a perfumed fruit salad with a touch of gewürztraminer
Botalcura Cabernet Franc Gran Reserva 2004 (£11.89 qpwines.com)Ripe, fat, dark and fruity
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2008 Les Andides Saumur. £4.99 until 18 August, Waitrosecrisp and appley with a lingering bone-dry finish.
2006 Domaine Vistalba Viñalba Malbec/Syrah. £7.48, Asdaopulent black cherry flavour only Argentina seems to manage with malbec
2008 Forty Knots Sauvignon Blanc. £12.99, Marks & Spencerpassion-fruit flavours and the green-pepper characters
the Observer – Tim Atkin
2008 Dourthe La Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux (2 @ £5.99Majestic)
crisp, nettly
2008 Carletti Malvasia, Abruzzo (£5.99, or £4.79 by mixed dozen Oddbins)ginger, spicy
2007 Scotchman’s Hill Swan Bay Pinot Noir, Victoria (2 @ £7.49 13.5%, Majestic)savoury, supple
2006 Château Camplazens Syrah (£10.99, or 3 @ £7.33 13%, Wine Rack)best of all; smoky, gamey
the Guardian – Victoria Moore
Cave de Saint Désirat Vin de Pays Gamay 2008 (£3.99, Marks & Spencer)wistful, sappy
Jean-Claude Lapalu Brouilly Croix des Rameaux 2006 (magnum £39.84 lescaves.co.uk)gorgeous, vestigially earthy
Domaine du Colombier Chinon 2007 (£5.99, Sainsbury’s; 13% abv)undertones of redcurrant leaves and graphite
Les Nivières Saumur 2007 (£6.49, Waitrose; 12.5% abv)summer pudding-ish in style, with a little more weight and might
Guerrieri Rizzardi Valpolicella Classico 2008 (£12.99, Longford Wines)poised; made from corvina, rondinella, molinara and merlot
Scotland on Sunday – Will Lyons
Berberana Vina Alarde Gran Reserva 2002, Rioja, 2 @ £8.99 Majesticluscious, forward oak and red fruit flavours
Gulf Station Pinot Noir 2008, Australia, £9.99, Sainsburygrown-up, pongy pinot with a balance and poise
Côtes du Rhône 2007, £7.55 www.bbr.comlots of heady, upfront fruit and a nice, complete balance.
the Telegraph – Susy Atkins
Asda Sicilian White, Italy (£3.27)juicy but dry citrus flavour and a fresh, crisp finish.
Xerolithia 2008, Peza, Crete (oddbins, £6.99)bone-dry, whistle-clean, almost saltily fresh white
Pellegrino Marsala Superiore, Sicily (Tes, Sain, Oddb, Wait, £6.99)caramel, hazelnut and dried fig
Macia Batle Crianza Red 2006. £13.50 Noel Young; Corks Cothamcomplex, toasty, mocha-infused
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