Wm Morrisons, Brut, Champagne NV
A good value, well made Champagne. Elegant aromas of ripe apple, while on the palate it is creamy with good weight and a nice zesty, refreshing finish.
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Asda, Extra Special Louis Bernard Premier Cru, Champagne NV
Made from premier cru rated grapes, this has a distinct autolytic character on the palate, with rich brioche and baked apple sensations...
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Abel Charlot, Marks & Spencer Brut, Champagne NV
A refined nose of ripe apples. The palate shows a dry, crisp style with some creaminess, attractive orchard fruit flavours and a chalky mineral, fresh finish.
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Tesco, Finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 2015
A Grenache-heavy blend showing dark fruit and assorted spices on the nose. The palate is full of cherry fruit followed by darker, brambley fruit...
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Roche de Bellene, Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir, Bourgogne, France 2014
From 55- to 88-year-old vines, vinified and aged in 600-litre barrels....
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Lidl, Monbazillac 2015
£6.99 for a full 75cl bottle of tinned-peach and concentrated mango juice. What's not to like!
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Château Hervé Laroque, Fronsac, Bordeaux 2008
The second wine of Château Moulin Haut-Laroque, this has a higher proportion of Merlot for an earlier drinking style...
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Louis Jadot, Chapelle aux Loups, Beaujolais-Villages, Burgundy 2015
An exclusive blend for Waitrose, which has a proportion of declassified Regnié cru in it. Lovely vibrancy, showing fresh, juicy and bright cherry fruit with hints of rose...
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Taste the Difference, Chardonnay, Limoux 2015
Jean-Claude Mas is a winemaker who knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of vines in this part of the world...
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Château Thénac, Tour des Vents, Bergerac 2011
Bergerac offers Bordeaux-like wines, and can be excellent value. This example, made from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle has an enticing aroma of tinned peaches and cream...
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André Clouet, Grande Réserve Grand Cru, Champagne NV
This extremely good value, all-Pinot Noir Champagne comes exclusively from grand cru vineyards. While it is packed with ripe pear and apricot fruit aromas, it is lifted by citrus and white flower notes...
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Lidl, Barolo Riserva, Piedmont 2009
This Riserva has enough age to it to really help make it accessible straight off the shelf...
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Yves Cuilleron, Marsanne Les Vignes d'à Côté, Rhône 2015
The Marsanne grapes are sourced from the commune of Chavanay, home of Condrieu. This charming wine is from Yves Cuilleron’s entry level range, however, it offers much more in quality...
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Corney & Barrow, White Burgundy, Mâcon-Chaintré 2015
Made for Corney & Barrow by Domaine Dominique Cornin, this wine benefits from the slightly warmer climate of the Mâconnais where the domaine is based...
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Henriot, Champagne, France 2006
Burgundian-style aromas of struck match followed by fresh pastry notes on the palate....
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Gosset, Grande Reserve, Champagne, France NV
Enticing, toasty brioche notes spring from the glass...
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Domaine Clavel, Le Mas, Coteaux du Languedoc 2015
This wine is Rhône-like in character, from the blend of grapes to the open, stony ground. Ageing in concrete before bottling allows the wine to relax without adding any oak flavours...
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Domaine Misset-Cheron, Les Barreaux, Vosne Romanée, Burgundy 2013
The 160 hectares of vineyards in Vosne Romanée are among the most desirable in the world, claiming six Grand Crus amongst them...
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Jean-Marc Brocard, Butteaux, Chablis 1er Cru, Burgundy 2014
What started as one hectare plot, a gift from his father-in-law, has today become 180 hectares. Brocard is now the largest family-owned producer in Chablis, making benchmark wines...
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Cave de la Visitation, Cuvée Aphrodite, Condrieu, Rhône 2013
Condrieu is regarded as the greatest expression of the Viognier grape anywhere in the world. This example was aged in barrel for ten months before bottling...
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Louis Jadot, Château des Jacques Bourgogne Chardonnay, Burgundy 2015
From the stable of negociant Louis Jadot, the grapes for this wine are taken from a single estate...
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Domaine Lapierre, Raisins Gauloises, Vin de France 2015
This is just a joy to drink – simple and uncomplicated but full of vital cherry, cranberry and raspberry, dusty fruit tannins and lively acidity to keep your palate wanting more...
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Armand de Brignac, Blanc de Noirs. Armand de Brignac, Blanc de Noirs, Champagne NV
This cuvée was launched last year and this is the 2nd assemblage, hence the name.
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Jean Cornelius, Gewürztraminer, Alsace 2015
Typical (and enticing) honey and rose aromas rise from the glass. In the mouth, the spicy, waxy fruit demonstrates a lovely texture and flair...
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Collin Bourisset, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy 2014
This is, in the best possible sense, a simple wine. Accessible and easy drinking, it will appeal to a wide range of people - whether or not they claim to dislike Chardonnay...
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Château Moulin de la Bridane, St-Julien, Bordeaux 2013
A good value Bordeaux from a tricky vintage. Plummy, stewed fruits dominate in a soft and fleshy palate. It lacks complexity, but this is a fair trade off for an easy drinking Bordeaux at this price...
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Les Courlandes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 2015
Made by the Ogier family, this is a slightly lighter style and it doesn't have the concentration of a textbook Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
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Château Palmer, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux 2011
Nice florality here with blackcurrant and juniper on the nose. Given the significantly cooler conditions of 2011, this has convincing elegant complexity and weight with black fruit, quite firm tannins and bright acidity...
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Yannick Amirault, La Mine, St-Nicolas de Bourgueil, Loire 2015
One of the best domaines in the AC...
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Dominique Piron, St-Amour, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2015
From the most northerly Beaujolais cru, located just south of the Mâconnais, this St-Amour is a more elegant style with notes of red cherry and violet...
