Olly Smith —
Wines of the Week
The party season is over – 1 January 2012—
Wine of the Week
Marks & Spencer Negroamaro 2010 (M&S, £5.99) Highly gluggable with juicy red-fruit flavours, this is a simple, affordable red for sipping on the sofa.
Top picks
Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato 2010 37.5cl (Slurp.co.uk, £6.50) Sweet and frothy with summery fruitiness – at just 5.5% alcohol it’s bubbly and brill.
Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes 2010 Nicolas Potel (Majestic, £11.99) This tangy cherry-ish Pinot Noir is light-bodied with plenty of structure, and respectable alcohol at 12.5%.
Taste the Difference Hunter Sémillon 2006 (Sainsbury’s, £8.99) At a respectable 10.5%, this white has a nutty scent and a light lemony flavour with a pleasing savoury depth.
Leitz Rüdesheimer Rosengarten Riesling Kabinett 2010 (Waitrose, £10.99) Starts sweet and finishes zippy – it’s a magic trick in your mouth. Sensational with spicy food, and 10% alcohol.
These recommendations also appear in Olly’s column in Live, The Mail on Sunday. For the full column click here.
All prices, stockists and availability correct at time of going to press.