Best value wines of the week

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Decanter’s recommendation of the week

M Chapoutier, Domaine des Granges de Mirabel, Viognier, Ardèche, France 2005

100% Viognier from one of France’s most consistent ‘brands’. The variety certainly shows its colours on the nose but not in an excessive manner; instead there are subtle aromas of apricot tart with a touch of honey. In the mouth it’s a blend of stonefruit and mineral notes with a clean, rounded finish.

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Marks & Spencer, Château Panchille, ‘Cuvée Alix’, 2003

Château Panchille is a compact yet well regarded CRUS Bourgeois Superior property on Bordeaux’s right bank. This bottling for M&S is classic Bordeaux through-and through with dark, truffle and cedar aspects on the nose. The theme continues in the mouth with good depth of fruit and grippy tannins.

£9.99 Find this wine

Fonseca, Guimaraens 1988, Douro

This is Fonseca’s second label port, produced in years when they do not declare a vintage – therefore not producing a fully-fledged vintage Port. This shows a nice combination of development and primary fruit, and although not being the most complex Port around is still a satisfying drop.

£19.99 Find this wine

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