Here's our weekly roundup of tips and bargain buys from the UK's top wine 'scribes'...
Featured courtesy of Tom Canavan's Wine-Pages.com
For W/C 28th June 2010
the Times - Jane MacQuitty
Portuguese Tinto, Produção de Bebidas, Asda, £3.87
bold, sweet, fruity, inky red; unoaked, easy summer swigger
2008 Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan, France, Co-op, £3.99 until July 6
luscious, ripe, velvety, plum-laden carignan
2008 Pinot Noir, Vin de Pays, Bouchard, France, Asda, £4.50 until July 26
Ridiculously good pinot noir; juicy young, plum and cherry-charged
2008 Château Saint- Germain, Bordeaux Supérieur, France, Asda, £5 until Sept 6
gorgeous claret delivers stunning rich, full, beefy, cedary, fruit
2008 Beaujolais, Cave de Bully en Beaujolais, France, Booths, £5.99; Waitrose, £7.29
oozes with wonderful easy-quaffing, spicy, plum, strawberry and cherry-scented fruit
2008 Château Bois Pertuis Bordeaux, France, Waitrose, £5.99 until July 6
fine, ripe, beefy, green olive-stacked fruit.
2005 Corte Mayor Rioja Crianza, Spain, Co-op, £5.99 from July 28 to Aug 17
big, oaky red; seductive, warm, spicy, oak flavours
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
Le Clos Jordanne Chardonnay Village Reserve 2006 (£15.95 slurp.co.uk)
Delicious with grilled duck breast
Estapor Venir 2007 (£9.68 Bibendum)
Brambly red from a mezcla of different grapes
Veramar Chardonnay 2008 (£17.99 Whole Foods Market)
Salty and minerally with a touch of cream
the Independent - Anthony Rose
Sainsbury's House Merlot. £3.49, Sainsbury's
pleasing, non-vintage barbecue red; spicy with cherryish sweetness
2009 De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa. £5.99 to 4 July, Oddbins
Smoky sauvignon in Sancerre mould; typical capsicum character
2007 Domaine Heresztyn Vieilles Vignes, Gevrey-Chambertin. £25.99, Waitrose
mulberry-like fruitiness and a delicate touch of spicy oak
the Times - Tim Atkin
2006 Extra Special Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon (£6.78, 14 per cent, Asda)
mint and blackcurrant aromas, polished tannins and fresh, lightly oaked flavours
2008 Taste the Difference Barossa Shiraz (£7.99, 14.5 per cent, Sainsbury’s)
spicy, blackberryish complexity. A big wine, but with lovely balance
2009 Tingleup Riesling, Western Australia (£8.49, 12 per cent, Tesco)
Zesty and crisp, with fine acidity, lemon and lime flavours
2007 D’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz/Viognier, McLaren Vale (2 @ £12.79 Majestic)
viognier adds perfume and a hint of apricot to the brooding flavours of the shiraz
2006 Penfolds Bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay, (£14.99, 13.5 per cent, Waitrose)
toasty oak, lovely minerality and poise and refreshing acidity
2007 Greenstone Heathcote Sangiovese (£26.95, 13.5%, Liberty, N Young, Wimbledon WC)
Fresh and complex with notes of cherry stone, tea leaf and raspberry
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Tim Adams Semillon 2008 (£10.49, Tesco; 13% abv)
from Clare Valley; smells of new handbag leather; delicious with buttery prawns
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2007 (£45.99, Oddbins; 13.5% abv)
wonderful wine from the Adelaide Hills
Petaluma Riesling Hanlin Hill 2008 (£10.99, Oddbins; 13% abv)
smoky, fierce, lime-scented , from Clare Valley
Gulf Station Pinot Noir 2008 (£9.99, Sainsbury's; 13.5% abv)
oak-aged, grapes come from the Yarra Valley
Harrowgate Victoria Shiraz (£8.99, Marks & Spencer; 14.5% abv)
gorgeously aromatic
Scotsman - Rose Murray-Brown
VIN ART NARINCE/ CHARDONNAY 2008 Kavaklidere. £9, tasteturkey. com
Lemony, zesty, creamy, slightly earthy and oily, light vanilla oak
PENDORE OKUGOZU 2008 Kavaklidere. £12, tasteturkey. com
mulberry toned, softly tannic, lively acid red
CORPUS 2006 Corvus. £30, tasteturkey. com
Immense rich red, pungent black fruits, plummy, very spicy
the Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
2009 Cuvée Chasseur Rouge, 12%vol, France (£3.99; Waitrose)
peppery and spicy with rich juicy fruit and a hint of dark liquorice
2008 Domaine Tournon Shiraz or Syrah, 14.5%vol, Australia (£14.49; Oddbins)
Fresh and vibrant, it has that great depth of flavour and elegance
2009 Voil’à, 9.5%vol, France (£5.95; Wine Society).
light and refreshing; deliberately low in alcohol; perfect partner to sushi
Last Updated: June 28, 2010