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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Lapalu, Vieilles Vignes 2009 Brouilly

Red under $20, From € 13.55, $17.99 and a rather whopping £16.29

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Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 27 July 2010

Wine of the Week:

“Wake up, wake up! This really is the time to go chasing the finest exponents of hand-crafted Beaujolais.”

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http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201007263.html

Terlano, Quarz Sauvignon 2007 Alto Adige

White under $20, From €22.86, 39.90 Swiss francs, $44.31 ($16.99)

Find the Quarz

Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 20 July 2010

Wine of the Week:

“the aromatic qualities of Sauvignon Blanc seem to have developed into something so much more complex and sophisticated”

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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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Van Volxem Saar Riesling 2008/2009

White under $10, From €9.95, £10, $17.85 Find this wine

Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 13 July 2010

Wine of the Week:

“This sizzling dry white…I was blown off my feet by its energy and concentration.”

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http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201007123.html

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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Sigalas Assyrtiko 2009 Santorini

White under $20, From €10.95 and $18.98, Find this wine

Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 6 July 2010

Wine of the Week:

“Fortunately this delicious dry white is relatively easy to find in the US (and in Germany) but unfortunately for us Brits does not seem to be available in the UK at the moment.”

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http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201007062.html

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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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/975a2bca-7fdf-11df-91b4-00144feabdc0.html