Wines for the weekend: April 2023
Each month, Decanter’s editorial team tastes and rates a number of wines to be included in the magazine’s Weekend Wines section. This selection features our seven standout buys, all priced £20-£50 and sure to impress.
Get through the working week, and it’s time to crack open something a little bit more special.
As a companion selection to our 25 wines under £20, the Decanter team has selected seven standout bottles that are sure to impress, all available in the UK and priced between £20 and £50.
Must-try fizz: Karanika, Extra Cuvée de Reserve Extra Brut, Amyndeon, Macedonia, Greece 2016
Wines for the weekend: April 2023
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Karanika, Extra Cuvée de Reserve, Amyndeon, Macedonia, Greece, 2016
This traditional method blanc de noir shows Xinomavro in full sparkling splendour. Having spent five years on the lees, the yeasty complexity is underscored by...
2016
KaranikaAmyndeon
Vie di Romans, Dessimis Pinot Grigio, Friuli Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2021
This Pinot Grigio means business. From late–picked, low–yielding vineyards in Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte, this pale copper–hued Pinot Grigio has a delicate strawberry scent and...
2021
Vie di RomansFriuli Isonzo
Bodega Biniagual, Memóries Blanc, Mallorca, Spain, 2020
Sea breezes help to keep the vines cool on the Balearic island of Mallorca, where family-run Bodega Biniagual focuses on reviving indigenous grapes such as...
2020
Bodega Biniagual
Clendenen Family Vineyards, The Pip Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria Valley, California, USA, 2019
A passion project of the late Jim Clendenen, best known for his Au Bon Climat wines. Under the approachable Pip label, this is an opulent...
2019
Clendenen Family VineyardsSanta Barbara County
Capezzana, Villa di Capezzana, Carmignano, Tuscany, Italy, 2019
A blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from one of Carmignano’s leading estates, matured for 12-16 months in a combination of tonneaux and...
2019
CapezzanaCarmignano
Paringa Estate, Peninsula Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, 2021
Lindsay McCall is one of the region's pioneers, and his wines are exemplars of the Mornington style. This is his entry-level Pinot, made from estate...
2021
Paringa EstateMornington Peninsula
Rockburn, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2021
An elegant and expressive wine, with real presence in the glass. Aromas of raspberries and cherries have a savoury edge. Plums, cherries and raspberry fruit...
2021
Rockburn
