My favourite Clos Vougeot 2008s

International stockists from www.winesearcher.com and full tasting notes from Purple pages of www.jancisrobinson.com

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 31 July 2010

Dom Anne Gros

Dom Michel Gros

Dom François Lamarche

Dom Joseph Drouhin

Dom Henri Boillot

Dom Leymarie-Ceci

Dom du Clos Frantin

Dom DrouhinLaroze

Dom Régis Forey

Dom Hudelot-Noëllat

Dom Jean Grivot

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Top Beaujolais producers

International stockists from www.winesearcher.com and full tasting notes from Purple pages of www.jancisrobinson.com

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 16 July 2010

Top Beaujolais producers

Jean-Marc Burgaud

Bonne Tonne

Chapelle des Bois

Gérard Charvet

Michel Chignard

Louis- Claude Desvignes

Georges Duboeuf (top cuvées)

Lapalu

Laurent Gauthier

Ch des Jacques

Lucien Lardy

Thibault Liger-Belair

Bernard Santé

Terres Dorées

Ch Thivin

Villa Ponciago

Georges Viornery

Vissoux

Voûte des Crozes

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German wines

International stockists from www.winesearcher.com and full tasting notes from Purple pages of www.jancisrobinson.com

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 10 July 2010

German growers who made especially great 2009s

Dönnhoff

Emrich-Schönleber

Fritz Haag

Reinhold Haardt

Kloster Eberbach

Johannishof

Karthäuserhof

Keller

August Kesseler

Josef Leitz

Dr Loosen

Egon Müller

Horst Sauer

Willi Schaefer

St Urbanshof

Schäfer-Frolich

Schloss Lieser

Van Volxem

Vollenweider

von Othegraven

von Schubert

Wagner-Stempel

Robert Weil

Weisler-Künstler

JL Wolf

Zilliken

NB JJ Prüm regularly makes some of Germany’s greatest and longest-living wines but the Prüm family have not yet shown their 2009s

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Bordeaux 2009s

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 3 July 2010

Bordeaux: Eye-watering prices

Some notable prices per bottle from châteaux to negociants:

Le Pin €1,050

Cheval Blanc €900

Ausone €800

HautBrion, Latour €600

Lafite, Margaux, Mouton €550

Source: Liv-ex. com

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Quintarelli 2001 Valpolicella Classico Superiore

Red under £70, £64

Berry Bros

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Super flirtatious, gorgeously rich”

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Ch Calon Ségur 2002 St-Estèphe

Red under £50, £50

Majestic Fine Wine

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Succulent, rich and charming with real polish”

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Le Roc des Anges, Segna de Cor 2008 Côtes du Roussillon-Villages

Red under £15, £14.99

Les Caves de Pyrène, Cooden Cellars, Ellis Wharton, City Beverage Company

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Solid, subtle, very artisan.”

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Fattoria di Rodano 2004 Chianti Classico

Red under £15, £14.99

Les Caves de Pyrène

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Subtle, sweet and perfumed. Lovely stuff.”

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Thierry Navarre, Cuvée Olivier 2007 St-Chinian

Red under £15, £13.95

Stone, Vine & Sun

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Lovely freshness and depth. Really juicy and lively”

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M Chapoutier, Dom Tournon 2008 Victoria

Red under £15, £12.99

Oddbins

Jancis Robinson, Financial Times, 25 June 2010

Summer wine special

“Lots of super ripe but dry, peppery, leathery Syrah fruit.”

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