week beginning 26/07/2010
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times – Jane MacQuitty
2009 Domaine Sainte Rose, Le Marin Blanc, Marsanne-Roussanne. Majestic 2 @ £6.99good dry white, part oak-fermented; tasty, oaky, Rhônesque flavours
2009 Finest Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc, South Africa Tesco, £5.49delicious, spiced-apple off-dry summer white
2008 Domaine Les Yeuses, Cuvée le Sirius. Majestic 2 @ £5.99earthy, spicy, peppery ’08, a good barbecue red.
2009 Finest Organic Pinot Noir, Colchagua, Chile Tesco, £7.49gorgeous fat, spicy, plum-packed, superior pinot noir
2006 Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc, France Berry Bros, £19.95elegant, cedary, grainy, green pepper-spiked fruit. Drink now until 2016
the Sunday Times – Bob Tyrer
Les Hauts de Força Réal 2006 (£16 therealwineco.co.uk)Intense, warm and seductive
Tacchetto 2007 Guerrieri Rizzardi (£13.50 Fortnum & Mason)Bardolino can be wishy-washy, but this is smooth, flavoursome
Valdueza 2007 (£12.50 Barrica Wines)dark aromas of Extramadura
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2009 Tierra y Hombre Sauvignon Blanc. £4.99 on offer Marks & Spencerredolent of fresh gooseberries with a herbal undertone and a zingy aftertaste
2009 Viña Leyda Costero Riesling. buy 2 = £6.99 , Majesticcrisp aftertaste comes with a summery lick of lemon and lime zest
2007 Yering Station Shiraz Viognier.£10.99, Sainsbury’sopulently smooth take on the northern Rhône’s Côte Rôtie
the Times – Tim Atkin
Tempranillo, Bodegas Murviedro, Valencia (£3.29, 12.5 per cent, Asda)bobal adds some structure to the soft, juicy, strawberryish tempranillo
2005 Salice Salentino Riserva, Candido (2 @ £6.79, 13.5 per cent, Majestic)ripe, smoky and slightly pruney; notes of fresh tobacco, figs and dark chocolate
2008 Hatzidakis Assyrtiko, Santorini (£9.99, 13.5 per cent, Waitrose)tangy, citrus-fruity, bracingly refreshing Greek number
2008 Domaine de Belouvé Bandol Rosé (£11.99, 13 per cent, Tesco Fine Wine)Pale, elegant and bone dry; flavours of rosehip, raspberry and red cherry.
2008 Kleos, Luigi Maffini, Campania (£14.50, Lea & Sandeman)rich, savoury and structured with firm tannins.
2009 Greco di Tufo, Feudi di San Gregorio (£15.75, 13 per cent, slurp.co.uk)nutmeg spice, honeyed depth, crisp acidity and a pleasantly bitter twist
the Guardian – Victoria Moore
Domaine Pichard Madiran 2003 (£8.95, The Wine Society)an imperfect wine; that doesn’t get in the way of my loving it
Finest Viña Mara Rioja Gran Reserva 2000 (£9.99, Tesco; 13.5% abv)super wine at a super price
Finest Pessac Léognan 2000 (£22.99, Tesco; 12.5%)my goodness it is suave, complete, polished and finessed
Scotsman – Rose Murray-Brown
Alion 2006. £40 WoodwintersSoft rounded tannins, rich intense, great fruit concentration
Lopez De Cristobal ‘Bagus’ 2005. £23 Raeburn fine WinesVery rich plummy, tobacco notes, complex, intense fruits
Abadia Retuerta, Selecion Especiale 2007. £18 Harvey NicholsBig ripe lush fruit, creamy notes, touch of vanilla, long
the Telegraph – Susy Atkins
Darting Estate Scheurebe Beerenauslese 2007 (Marks & Spencer, £18)mouthwatering, spine-tingling flavours of grapefruit and pear
Vignale Pinot Grigio 2009, Veneto, Italy (Waitrose, £4.89)citrus tones and just a tad more succulent sweetness than most
Jas d’Esclans Cotes De Provence Cru Classe Rose 2009 (vintageroots £10.25)dry, delicate and crisp. There’s a lovely tangy, creamy finish
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