week beginning 24/09/2007
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times – Jane MacQuitty
2006 Cobborah Chardonnay, Marks & Spencer £3.49 until Oct 1easy, peppery spice, ripe flavours and gluggable, polished fruit
2006 Zamora Sauvignon Blanc, M&S, £4.99 until October 1mouthwateringly zesty, herby fruit leads on to a fat, ripe palate
2006 Palandri Reserve Sauvignon-Semillon, Co-op, £4.99 until Sep 30juicy, buttery, citrussy, unoaked white; gooseberry-redolent
2004 Palandri Reserve Cabernet-Merlot, Co-op, £4.99 until Sepr 30ripe, gentle, plummy palate of this Bordeaux-inspired blend
2004 Givry 1er Cru, Crausot, Francois Lumpp. Lea & Sandeman £16.75gamey, smoky, strawberry-stashed fruit that red burgundy fans adore
2006 Primitivo Salento, Alberto Longo, Lea & Sandeman, £9.50luscious, brambley, chunky, 14 per cent alcohol red
the Sunday Times – Joanna Simon
2006 Villa Maria Cellar Slctn Pinot Noir, £11.99-£14.99 Tes, Thre, BooPlums, roses and a satin-smooth texture from Marlborough
2005 Quartz Reef Pinot Noir, 2 @ £13.99 MajesticA hint of burgundy from fashionable Central Otago
2006 Lone Range Pinot Noir, £14.99 Marks & SpencerPure fruit, fine structure, subtle oak from Martinborough
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2006 Gestos Malbec, Finca Flichman. 2 @ £4.79 Majesticin-store tastings provide the chance to try this spicy Andean blend
2007 Mad Bay Unwooded Chardonnay. £6.49 on offer Tescounoaked chardonnay; pure, tropical, pineappley expression
2004 Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Merlot. £14.25, Jeroboamscedary, cassis-laden, Bordeaux-style blend
the Observer – Tim Atkin
Waitrose 2006 Sancerre, La Franchotte (£9.99)crisp, minerally, bone-dry
Waitrose 2004 Cerro de la Mesa Rioja Crianza (£8.99)juicy, strawberryish, lightly oaked
Waitrose 2005 Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (£8.99)minty, chocolate- and cassis-like
Oddbins Select Chablis (£9.99)fresh, chalky
Sainsbury’s 2004 Taste the Difference Amarone (£11.99)raisiny, full-bodied
2006 Tesco Finest Pouilly-Fumé, Claude Fournier (£9.99)subtle, ultra-pure
the Telegraph – Jonathan Ray
2006 Clos de Los Siete Argentina (£10.99; Wait, Odd, Maj, Har)ideal match for a big, fat, juicy steak
2005 Green Point Brut Australia (£12.99; Averys)crisp, ripe and rounded – an excellent aperitif
2002 Moulin de La Lagune (2 @ 99 Majestic)Classy stuff indeed, with a nice bit of bottle age
2005 Rully Premier Cru, Joseph Drouhin (£9.99; Waitrose)soft, buttery, toasty example, fermented in steel and aged in oak
the Guardian – Victoria Moore
Tyrrells Lost Block Semillon 2005. £7.95 winedirect.co.ukbrisk, grassy, gossamer fine wine
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