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Mariá Casanova Cava Brut NV
€22
A wonderful combination of crisp lemon zest and plump white fruits, with a touch of freshly baked bread.
Stockists:
64Wine, Glasthule; Clontarf Wines; Red Island, Skerries; Sweeneys, Glasnevin; Baggot Street Wines; Black Pig, Donnybrook.
Domaine Begude Etolie 2013€19.99
Superb Chardonnay with rich peach and orange fruits, subtle toasted hazelnuts, all kept perfectly in check by some refreshing acidity.
Stockists:
O’Briens
Muhr Van de Niepoort 2013 Samt & Seide€23
Harmonious gentle dark cherry and blackcurrant fruits with a delicious piquant edge. Serve cool.
Stockists:
Greenacres, Wexford; Redmond’s, Ranelagh; Morton’s, Galway; Donnybrook Fair; The Corkscrew, Chatham Street; La Touche Wines, Greystones.
Sainte-Hélene de Ch de Malle 2011€21.90 per half bottle
Intense luscious orange peel, barley-sugar and spice with a good long sweet finish.
Stockists:
Wines Direct, Mullingar. 1890 579 579
Cusumano Insolia 2014, Terre Siciliane €14.99
Light with plump peachy fruits and a nice lemony streak.
Stockists:
O’Briens
Tramin Pinot Grigio 2014, Altoadige Sud-Tirol€15.99 | 13%
Fresh and lightly textured with lively plump pear fruits and a touch of ginger spice.
Stockists: Jus de Vine, Portmarnock; Wines on the Green; McCabes, Blackrock; 64 Wine; Baggot Street Wines; Blackrock Cellar; Clontarf Wines; Gibney's, Malahide; Martins, Fairview; Nolan's, Clontarf; The Vintry, Dublin 6
Hugel Cuvée des Amours 2011,
Pinot
Blanc de
Blancs
€15.99 | 12%
Light gentle apple and quince fruits with a clean refreshing acidity. Perfect sipping wine.
Stockists:
The Vintry, Rathmines; Redmond’s, Ranelagh; and
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Perricone Caruso e Minini 2013 Terre Siciliane IGT – Italy€12.29 | 14%
A pleasantly whacky wine bursting with sweet juicy ripe cherry and black fruits. Different, very enjoyable, and great value too.
Stockists:
Marks & Spencer
Barbeito 10-year-old Reserve Sercial Madeira€37.99
A brilliant complex wine with an amazing concentration of burnt orange, grilled nuts and stewed fruits with a long dry finish.
Stockists:
Wines on the Green, Dawson Street; 64wine, Glasthule; Redmond’s, Ranelagh.
Palacio del Camino Real Garnacha 2013 Rioja€13.95
Pleasant rounded plump strawberry fruits; a great all-purpose wine to cover all emergencies and leftovers.
Stockists:
Green Man Wines, Terenure, Dublin
Sangoiovese Rubicone Medici Ermete, Emiliaromagna€12.95 | 11.5%
Low in alcohol and with no tannins, this is an irresistible wine with light, rounded, soft raspberry and red cherry fruits.
Stockists:
Sheridans Cheesemongers, (Dublin, Galway and Carnaross, Co Meath)
Carmen Right Wave Leyda Valley Pinot Noir 2014€14.99 | 13.5%
Light, scented juicy raspberry and red cherry fruits; serve cool by itself or with nibbles.
Stockists:
Widely available including Dunnes Stores, SuperValu, Spar and Tesco
