Tesco Finest Chardonnay 2004 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
(White - Chardonnay - Still)
Some lemon curd aromas. Fresh and clean, some lively aromas of lemon and biscuit; medium weight and nice balance. UK price:7.48 Tesco supermarkets (01992 632 222)
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Tesco Finest Viognier 2003 California, United States
'Accademia del Sole Familia Licari, Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2003 Sicily, Italy
(Red - Cabernet Sauvignon - Still)
Subtle oak, vanilla 'green' fruit and blackcurrant. Very 'ashy' tannins. Boxesque, quite stylish and pleasing. UK price:5.98 Matthew Clark, London (020 8459 8011)
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'Chamarré Réserve Spéciale Signature Blend RR7 NV
(White - Chardonnay - Still)
Delicate floral/apple. Floral, lavender opening to ripe green apple. Light, crisp, good length and balance. UK price:5.98
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'Château Bel Air 2005 Bordeaux, France
(Rose - Cabernet Franc - Still)
Pale Salmony. Nose ripe clean flavoured starchey and creamy, floral hints. Clean round very well balanced between sweet fruit and acidits. UK price:9.00 Davy’s of London branches (020 7407 9670) US price:12.00
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'Château Bélingard ORTUS 2003 South West, France
(Red - Merlot - Still)
Oxo, herbs and berries. Plum and custard fruit. Smooth tannins. Elegant. Not available in the UK
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'Château de Lorgeril Vieilles Vignes 2003 Languedoc-Roussillon, France
(Red - Syrah - Still)
Complex cedar spice aromas, plump ripe fruits, mature. Chewy peppery leather fruit, complex and evolved, broad earthy mineral flavours, black pepper spice. Drink from 2006-2009. Not available in the UK
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'Château de Targé Cuvée Ferry 2003 Loire Valley, France
(Red - Cabernet Franc - Still)
Nice savoury, 'developed' fruit. Some warmth. Good 'bite' of fruit. A bit heavy on the oak. Should develop. Not available in the UK
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'Château du Retout Cru Bourgeois 2003 Bordeaux, France
(Red - Cabernet Sauvignon - Still)
Black, red.Oak grilled black fruitssuitable, appealing, leafy fruit behind, some attanmated/cooked. Cooked black fruits by tanning Not available in the UK
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'Château Dulca Permanence 2004 Bordeaux, France
(Red - Merlot - Still)
Modern, vanilla, forward, smelly new world. Sweet forward fruit. Too much sweet vanilla oak. Lacks mid palate weight. A confused wine but drinkable. UK price:9.98 Freixenet (DWS), Berks (01344 758500)
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'Château le Pey Cru Bourgeois 2003 Bordeaux, France
(Red - Cabernet Sauvignon - Still)
Stewed red fruit aroma. Full and juicy with cinlized tanning and a warming whiff of alchohol on the finish. UK price:8.94 HBA
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'Château Reynier "Cuvée Heritage" 2003 Bordeaux, France
(Red - Merlot - Still)
Dark garnet hue. High tone and oak nose. Very high toast, chocolate flavours, but then is fruit reasonable balance . UK price:9.50 FIE, BBR, BED US price:16.00 USJFI
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'Conde de Vimioso Rosé 2005 Ribatejo, Portugal
(Rose - Shiraz - Still)
Clean, quite intense. Mostly red berries, strawberries, and raspberries. Dry, full palate. Not available in the UK
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'Conversation Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Bordeaux, France
(Red - Merlot - Still)
Sweet fruit, clean. Soft juicy palate expressing fruit - black - and capiscum; well-balanced, with grip - juicy and fresh. UK price:4.98 MCW
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'Danie de Wet Limestone Hill 2005 Robertson Valley, South Africa
(White - Chardonnay - Still)
Brioche on the nose, toasty. Good solid mid-palate mouthfeel. Good weight. UK price:6.98 Rai, SAI, MAJ, ASD
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'Dichtertraum Riesling, Deutscher Sekt 2003 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany
(White - Riesling - Sparkling)
The appearance is clean, has fine small bubbles and a slight green rim. The nose is fresh, floral, apple and is also clean. Lively, apple, sugary and high/dry finish. Not available in the UK US price:19.00 Steve Melchiskey, 207 7722074
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'Duncan MacGillivray Devils Elbow Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 South Australia, Australia
(Red - Cabernet Sauvignon - Still)
Very oaky, touch of tobacco. Fair depth, oak dominates, but a bit light. UK price:12.55 ARE US price:20.00 USCV
'Firebird Legend Pinot Noir 2005 Vulcaneshti, Moldova
(Red - Pinot Noir - Still)
Mid red, a bright appearance with clean, plums & mulberries on the nose with a touch of woodsmoke. Youthful, closed & a touch of reductive clean fruit & balanced tannins. UK price:4.98 HBJ
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'Fonseca Guimaraens 1987 Port, Portugal
(Red - Touriga Nacional - Fortified)
Full, rich, well balanced. Good firm tannins UK price:20.00 F+M, HAR
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'Herdade do Pinheiro Reserva 2002 Alentejano, Portugal
(Red - Touriga Nacional - Still)
Black fruits and hints of spice and dark chocolate. Good fruit and acidity with some good depth of flavour. UK price:11.52 Casa Leal
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'Honeywood Shiraz 2003 San Joaquin County, United States
(Red - Shiraz - Still)
Shy nose. Medium bodied, red berry fruit. Nicely balanced. Well made. UK price:5.98 Tesco supermarkets (01992 632 222)
Commended
'Katnook Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2005 South Australia, Australia
(White - Sauvignon Blanc - Still)
Quite full and deep, with acid and green apple weight. Not brilliant but lemony and reasonably long. UK price:11.98 ODD, BIB, WAI US price:21.00 USFRX
A pale greenish straw colour with a youthful, greenish aromas with a touch of melon. Dry, fresh and crisp, crunchy green acids. A youthful & simple but clean. UK price:5.98 MYL
