Myrah
Estates Chardonnay NV, Australia
Tropical fruit with attractive creamy buttery flavours too.
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€6.99
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85
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Badger’s
Creek Semillon Chardonnay 2002, Australia
Perhaps it was a rogue bottle as the combination red was better but
this was a bit earthy and that hid the limey fruit.
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€5.99
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81
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Mondiale
Sauvignon Blanc NV, Australia
Very crunchy green pepper and cat’s pee style that I find a bit
coarse but many like.
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€7.99
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83
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Mondiale
Sauvignon Blanc 2003, S. Africa
An almost identical label to the Aussie Mondiale, so look carefully
as for me this is much better with smart gooseberry and lemon fruit.
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€7.99
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87
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Hacienda
San Jose Sauvignon Blanc 2002, Argentina
Not usually a top performer in Argentina but this works well with
light tropical fruit and lemon peel crispness.
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€7.99
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86
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Château
Lardeau 2002 Bergerac (screw-cap)
France
Very French, grassy, lemon and mineral style.
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€7.99
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85
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Montey
Graves Blanc 2001(screw-cap), France
Partial oak ageing has added a little boday and nut to some very
attractive orange and peach fruit on this great value wine.
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€7.99
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87
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Le
Mazet Sauvignon Blanc 2002, VdP d’Oc, France
Good if a little light passion fruit and lime fruit that is much
livelier than most sauvignon from this part of the world.
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€7.99
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85
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Enoteca
Italiana Gambellara 2002
very sub chardonnay like light nut and fruit. If you’re having a
party why look further.
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€4.99
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84
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Chablis
la Larme 2002, France
Nothing wrong here as, despite the very low price it tastes like
Chablis with crisp mineral character and nut. I’ve had much
dirtier cheap Chablis.
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€9.99
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87
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Medocino
Organic Chardonnay, California
Mid weight with attractive crisp buttery fruit.
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€?
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85
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| Sweet
White
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Niersteiner
Gutes Domtal Spatlese 2001 QmP
This is probably as nice as sweet wine for a fiver gets as it was a
great vintage and there’s riesling in the blend.
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€4.99
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83
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St
Amandus Beerenauslese 2002, QmP, Pfalz, 50cl
Mainly Ortega and Optima and quite attractive, luscious sweet orange
fruit.
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€7.99
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86
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| Sparkling
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Moscato
Spumante,
Only 7% a.b.v and sweet but very attractive in the right
circumstances with its grapey sweet orangey fruit. Try it with plum
pudding on Xmas day,
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€7.99
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85
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Phillippe
Michael Cremant de Jura 2000, France
100% chardonnay and perfectly pleasant crisp lightly fruit sparkling
wine. Superb value
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€9.99
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85
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Champagne
Carlin 1er cru, France
Damn fine cherry pie” as they used to say in Twin
Peaks
with its cherry fruit and dough or pastry like aromas. A touch too
much sweetness though for
my liking.
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€19.99
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85
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| Red
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Myrah
Estates Cabenet Shiraz NV, Australia
Pretty simple currant friuit with a bitter nutty character that
I’m guessing is from oak chips or planks.
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€6.99
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80
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Badger’s
Creek Shiraz Cabernet 2002, Australia
Good lightly spicy berry fruit wine that compares well with most of
the branded wines at higher prices.
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€5.99
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84
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Ransomes
Vale Shiraz – Petit Verdot NV Australia
Good to see the PV grape emerging from the shadows. It adds some
backbone and liquorice spice to this great value blend.
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€7.99
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87
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Chateau
Selection Claret 2001 (screw-cap), France
A great success for a entry level claret. With plumy fruit and a d a
lightly spicy tobacco edge this is a match for most better known
brands at higher piece.
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€5.99
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86
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Sangiovese
di Puglia 2002, Italy
I hated this, which is rare, even though I don’t think it was off
or faulty.
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€4.99
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55
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Chemin
du Papes Côtes du Rhône 2001
Inoffensive and undemanding berry and light herbal wine.
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€6.99
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83
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Hacienda
San Jose Malbec 2002, Argentina
Gutsy berry and lightly spicy wine that many will like.
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€7.99
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86
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Le
Brasset Grenache Syrah 2001, VdP d’Oc, France
Quite tannic firm wine that lacks a little fruit and who buys wine
from Aldi to age it.
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€7.99
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84
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Ile
de Forge Merlot, VdP d’Oc, France
Good weight of prune and raisin fruit that sadly wont be around for
long I believe, but the syrahreplaces it.
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€9.99
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86
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Ile
de Forge Syrah, VdP d’Oc, France
Coming soon to replace the good merlot and this is even
better with rich modern bright fruit and vanilla oak and good
length.
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€9.99
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88
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Château
Bessan 2001 Médoc, France
Quite smart Bordeaux with real medoc pencil lead character.
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€7.99
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86
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S
de Siran Margaux 2000
You wouldn’t unusually go to Aldi for a smart Bordeaux red but
this could change a few minds as it’s the second label of good
Margaux property Ch. Siran in a good year and it has bags of ripe
currant and cherry fruit, oak and good length.
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€14.99
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88
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Château
Petit Faurie de Soutard 1997
Two bottles opened and the second was better with a lt of prune ad
raisin fruit plus coffee notes and a touch of leather as this
mellows and the texture gets silky.
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€14.99
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87
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Evolution
Old Vine Shiraz, Australia
A really intense fruity dark wine that’s great value.
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€7.99
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87
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Mendocino
Organic Cabernet, California
Good currant and cherry fruit.
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€?
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86
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