Round up for rose cured glasses

. Chateau de Flaugergues Coteaux du Languedoc 1995 (Dunnes Stores, £5.49)

. Chateau de Flaugergues Coteaux du Languedoc 1995 (Dunnes Stores, £5.49). Pretty pale pink sister of the marvellous, muscular Flaugergues red. A light, refreshing rose - pleasant for garden quaffing.

. Fortant de France Rose Syrah 1994 (very widely available, about £5.29; on special offer in Roches Stores at £4.99 until end of June French Wine promotion, see below). At a mammoth tasting of roses a few days ago, this was the sleeper which emerged to steal the show. Lovely easy drinking, especially with food, at a dream price. See Bottle of the Week.

. Charles Joguet Chinon Rose Jeunes Vignes 1993 (Terroirs, McCabes and some other outlets, £10.25). For a rose with very distinctive, herbaceous aromas and flavours and so much zing that it makes many others seem flabby, try this. Proof that Loire rose can be terrific - but it definitely needs food.

. Domaine Tempier Bandol Rose 1995 (Deveneys, Terroirs, Kellys Artane, Tir na nog Sligo, Pomeroys Cork and some other outlets, £12.80). From the domaine that is the source of some of the most stupendous wines in Provence, the queen of them all very delicate, very elegant and extremely delicious.

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. Paul Jaboulet Tavel l'Espiegle 1994 (McCabes, some Superquinns and Quinnsworths, about £8.99). Much favoured by Louis XIV, France's most powerful and prestigious pink wine, from the southern Rhone, is more than half way to red winehood. The rich spicy flavours of this one from Jaboulet linger beautifully. Best with food (especially good with lamb) - and, at 13.5 per cent: alcohol, restraint!

. Faustino V Rioja Rosado 1994 (Verlings, O'Donovans Cork, O'Rourkes Newbridge and some other outlets, £7.50-£7.99). Also in the richer style, a very strong contender for Bottle of the Week. All the strawberry fruit and sweet vanilla flavours you associate with Rioja. Wonderful as an aperitif or with a bowl of strawberries, but its soft, almost creamy nature makes it work less well with savoury foods.

. Geoff Merrill Mount Hurtle Grenache 1994 (Vintage shops, Vintry, Higgins Clonskeagh, Spar Rathcoole, £6.59-£6.99). You won't find too many use's in Australia, and the last person you'd expect to produce pink elegance is the oyerpoweringly laddish Geoff Merrill - but this one is a cracker. Glorious crab apple jelly colour; opulent and slightly peppery ripe strawberry flavours with a zesty edge.