week beginning 26/05/2008
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times – Jane MacQuitty
2005 Château Campillot, Médoc, France, Berry Bros & Rudd, £12.50plump, complex, chocolate and herb-charged claret
2005 Les Tourelles de Longueville, Pauillac, Berry Bros, £27.95delivers distinguished and utterly seductive, fat, velvety, red fruit
2007 Pinot Bianco delle Venezie, Italy, Sainsbury’s, £4.49fresh, crisp, grassy, green apple-charged fruit and a fine, juicy finish
2007 Syrah-Viognier, Réserve Saint Marc, France, Sainsbury’s, £4.99heaves with lively, ripe, spicy, dusky fruit
Brut Champagne, P&C Heidsieck, Waitrose, £11.99 until June 3delicious, ripe, floral, nutty, biscuity champagne
2005 Château Maris, Les Vieilles Vignes, Minervois, Waitrose, £6.99 until June 3lots of ripe, herby fruit; we all need barbecue-suitable reds like this
the Sunday Times – Joanna Simon
Bollinger Rosé Pink, £48.50 – £65.99 Berry Bros; Tanners; Harrods, F&Mason, Selfridgespacked with strawberries, lily of the valley and toasted wheat
Balfour Brut Rosé 2005, £33- £33.99 Whole Foods; BibendumMade in Kent, modelled on champagne — top-class English fizz
2006 Sancerre Rosé, Fournier, £9.19 selected TescoFresh and elegant; rose-scented with a hint of spice
2007 Chateau Pigoudet La Chapelle Rosé, £6.99 for two MajesticPerfumed and lively, with vivid summer-red-berry flavours
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2007 Tesco Chilean Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon. £4.69lightly minty cabernet sauvignon with its soft, opulent fruit
2007 Wither Hills Pinot Gris Marlborough, New Zealand. £9.99, Waitroserefreshingly juicy, apple and pear-flavoured dry white.
2005 Cuvée Occitane Rouge, Domaine Gayda. £10.99, Bona Winesdisplays a berry fruitiness and a sleek veneer of spicy oak.
the Observer – Tim Atkin
2006 Argentinian Malbec, Kaiken (£6.99, 15%) Sainsbury’srich, plummy, sweetly oaked – in store next month
2005 Barossa Shiraz, St Hallett (£7.99, 14.5%) Sainsbury’sripe, spicy, vanilla-scented
2007 Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Jean Douillard (£4.99, 12%) Sainscrisp, mealy, concentrated
2006 Alsace Gewürztraminer (£6.99, 13%) Sainsbury’sfloral, creamy, lychee-spicy
2007 Pouilly-Fumé, André Figeat (£9.99, 13%) Sainsbury’staut, nettly
2006 Côtes du Rhône Villages, Chapoutier (£5.99, 14%) Sainsheady, peppery
2006 Chianti Classico, Cecchi (£7.99, 13%) Sainsbury’scherryish, lively
2006 Amarone, Cantina Valpaneta (£12.99, 14.5%) Sainsbury’ssumptuous, fruitcakey, full-bodied
the Telegraph – Jonathan Ray
Cloudy Bay Pelorus NV 13%vol, NZ (£13.99, until June 3; Waitrose)both appley and toasty on the palate and is one of my absolute favourites
Château Cazal Viel Vieilles Vignes Rosé 13%vol, France (2 @ £5.49 Majestic).full of fresh, thirst-quenching strawberry fruit backed by a long dry finish
2007 Vergelegen Sauvignon Blanc 13.5%vol, SAf (£8.99; Sains, Tesco, Wait, WhleFds, Swig)crisp, clean, grassy and refreshing
the Guardian – Victoria Moore
La Grille Pinot Noir 2005/06, St Pourcain, France. 2 @ £4.99 Majesticlight and sappy but firm – don’t keep it too long
Bourgogne Pinot Noir Les Senteurs 2006, France. £7.99, Marks & SpencerSteady and good, with judicious use of oak and a pleasing, savoury character
Les Amis Vignerons d’Anne-Claude L. Pinot Noir Côte de Beaune 2005. 6 for £92 Armitgentle layers, with soft, sweetly ripe pinot fruit and a hint of minerals
Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir 2005, NZ. £22, Harrods, J NicholsonDense, structured, well-balanced and majestic
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