Wines in the Press
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Enjoy a selection of headline hitting recommendations with Berrys’ Wines in the Press – all featured in national newspapers or the internet recently. We have put together this selection of wines making the news from our featured reviewers. |
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The Mail on Sunday rounds up this week's must-haves including No. 3 London Dry Gin, described as "clean and simple with juniper to the fore". |
Williams says Swartland is the new winemaking hotspot. See what the fuss is about with this brilliant example from Eben Sadie: 2009 Sequillo Red. |
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Richard Hemmings reviews Italian wines from Berrys' Anteprima tasting, illustrating the diversity across the region, producer and vintage. |
Lift your spirits with a bottle of the newly released 2000 vintage from the prestigious champagne house Krug. The warm weather conditions "created a fine addition to Krug's other hot-summer vintages". |
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# Cs
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PRICE | SIZE |
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2010
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Beaujolais Villages, Le Tracot, Domaine Dubost | France » Beaujolais » Beaujolais Villages | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Fresh, natural, mineral and quite serious with a lively spiciness under the sapid black cherry fruit. Fresh acidity and a serious mineral component help to make this an alive wine. Just delicious, and one of the best sub-£10 reds I’ve ever had. 92/100 (Jamie Goode, MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 143 cases | £67.80 | |||
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Rioja Blanco, Bodegas Muga | Spain » Rioja | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Viura,
Drink now,
13% alc.
A stunning example of just how good a white Rioja can be. Its floral bouquet, enlivened by subtle hits of vanilla and oak, makes for a pleasing wine. Daily Express Saturday, 21/01/2012
Made from 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia and farmed on the calcareous alluvial soils of the Oja ...
MORE
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| 12 x 75cl | 87 cases | £75.00 | |||
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Berrys' Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany | Italy » Tuscany » Chianti Classico | |||
| Berrys' Exclusive |
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Sangiovese,
Drink now,
Organic (Certified),
12.5% alc.
It is a wine that has a delightful classic style and is not trying too hard to be 'international' in style. Made by the organic estate of Badia a Coltibuono. Wonderfully fresh and vibrant, zinging with raspberry crunch on the nose edged with tobacco and earthiness, but really it is all ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 77 cases | £76.92 | |||
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2008
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Massaya Classic Red, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon | Lebanon » Beqaa Valley | |||
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Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Other Varieties,
Drink now,
14.5% alc.
Massaya Classic Red wine is made in a more modern style than Chateau Musar, with a palette of familiar grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Mourvèdre. The 2008 is a triumph of endeavour and skill. Tasted blind, one would probably identify a relatively warm ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 4 cases | £94.80 | |||
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Mullineux White, Swartland, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
A glorious, gently oaked, fresh white to which I returned time and time again while in South Africa. Its backbone is chenin blanc grown on both schist (for nerve and crispness) and decomposed granite (older vines give texture and a golden glow); viognier adds a floral lift and clairette ...
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| 12 x 75cl | 5 cases | £120.00 | |||
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Derthona, Colli Tortonesi, La Colombera, Piedmont | Italy » Piedmont » Colli Tortonesi | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Timorasso,
Ready, but will keep,
14% alc.
Derthona is the name the Romans gave to the town of Tortona. It means ‘Piccola Roma’ as it too lies on seven hills. Elisa blends several vineyard parcels to produce this wine, which is their most fruit-laden expression of the grape and a wine for all seasons. David Berry ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 27 cases | £99.00 | |||
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Il Montino, Colli Tortonesi, La Colombera, Piedmont | Italy » Piedmont » Colli Tortonesi | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Timorasso,
Ready, but will improve,
13.5% alc.
II Montino is a single vineyard, 100% Timorasso wine that was first bottled in 2006. Its fine-boned stature is incredibly striking, which is a feature embellished by the cool nature of the 2008 vintage. This will develop over the forthcoming years. David Berry Green, BBR Buyer, August ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 9 cases | £135.00 | |||
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Etna Rosso DOC, Az. Agr. Graci, Passopisciaro, Sicilia | Italy » Sicily | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Nerello,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
Sicilian wines have developed a bit of a (poor) reputation in recent years (over this, over that, over here), overshadowing some of the real gems to be found. Such as this beauty made by local boy Alberto Graci from the volcanic slopes of Monte Etna: naturally pale red in colour the 100% ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 57 cases | £147.00 | |||
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Chablis, Les Fourneaux, 1er Cru, Samuel Billaud | France » Burgundy » Chablis | |||
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Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chardonnay,
Ready, but will improve,
13% alc.
From the steep slopes just north of Mont de Milieu, again this is very bright. Not giving much away on the nose – a little tight – but what’s here is above all else very pure. In the mouth this has considerably more depth to it; there is an intensity that suggests more ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 12 cases | £144.00 | |||
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Mirum, Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, La Monacesca, Marche | Italy » Marches » Verdicchio di Matelica | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Verdicchio,
Ready, but will improve,
14% alc.
The 2007 was the Damascene moment for me last year, to find a wine with the depth and variety of flavours more usually found in good white Burgundy. Only made in years of high enough quality, Mirum always needs at least 6 months from shipment to show its best. A very impressive and well priced ... MORE |
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| 12 x 75cl | 27 cases | £157.80 | |||
| VINTAGE | WINE | REGION |
# Cs
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PRICE | SIZE |
| VINTAGE | WINE | REGION |
# Cs
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PRICE | SIZE |
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2010
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Beaujolais Villages, Le Tracot, Domaine Dubost | France » Beaujolais » Beaujolais Villages | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Gamay,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
Fresh, natural, mineral and quite serious with a lively spiciness under the sapid black cherry fruit. Fresh acidity and a serious mineral component help to make this an alive wine. Just delicious, and one of the best sub-£10 reds I’ve ever had. 92/100 (Jamie Goode, MORE |
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| 75cl | £9.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £8.95)
£107.40
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Rioja Blanco, Bodegas Muga | Spain » Rioja | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Viura,
Drink now,
13% alc.
A stunning example of just how good a white Rioja can be. Its floral bouquet, enlivened by subtle hits of vanilla and oak, makes for a pleasing wine. Daily Express Saturday, 21/01/2012
Made from 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia and farmed on the calcareous alluvial soils of the Oja ...
MORE
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| 75cl | £10.75 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £9.67)
£116.04
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Berrys' Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany | Italy » Tuscany » Chianti Classico | |||
| Berrys' Exclusive |
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Light-Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Sangiovese,
Drink now,
Organic (Certified),
12.5% alc.
It is a wine that has a delightful classic style and is not trying too hard to be 'international' in style. Made by the organic estate of Badia a Coltibuono. Wonderfully fresh and vibrant, zinging with raspberry crunch on the nose edged with tobacco and earthiness, but really it is all ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £10.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £9.86)
£118.32
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2008
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Massaya Classic Red, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon | Lebanon » Beqaa Valley | |||
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Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Other Varieties,
Drink now,
14.5% alc.
Massaya Classic Red wine is made in a more modern style than Chateau Musar, with a palette of familiar grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Mourvèdre. The 2008 is a triumph of endeavour and skill. Tasted blind, one would probably identify a relatively warm ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £12.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £11.65)
£139.80
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Mullineux White, Swartland, South Africa | South Africa » Swartland | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chenin Blanc,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
A glorious, gently oaked, fresh white to which I returned time and time again while in South Africa. Its backbone is chenin blanc grown on both schist (for nerve and crispness) and decomposed granite (older vines give texture and a golden glow); viognier adds a floral lift and clairette ...
MORE
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| 75cl | £15.75 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £14.17)
£170.04
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Derthona, Colli Tortonesi, La Colombera, Piedmont | Italy » Piedmont » Colli Tortonesi | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Timorasso,
Ready, but will keep,
14% alc.
Derthona is the name the Romans gave to the town of Tortona. It means ‘Piccola Roma’ as it too lies on seven hills. Elisa blends several vineyard parcels to produce this wine, which is their most fruit-laden expression of the grape and a wine for all seasons. David Berry ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £15.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £12.07)
£144.84
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Il Montino, Colli Tortonesi, La Colombera, Piedmont | Italy » Piedmont » Colli Tortonesi | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Timorasso,
Ready, but will improve,
13.5% alc.
II Montino is a single vineyard, 100% Timorasso wine that was first bottled in 2006. Its fine-boned stature is incredibly striking, which is a feature embellished by the cool nature of the 2008 vintage. This will develop over the forthcoming years. David Berry Green, BBR Buyer, August ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £17.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £15.67)
£188.04
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Etna Rosso DOC, Az. Agr. Graci, Passopisciaro, Sicilia | Italy » Sicily | |||
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Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Nerello,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
Sicilian wines have developed a bit of a (poor) reputation in recent years (over this, over that, over here), overshadowing some of the real gems to be found. Such as this beauty made by local boy Alberto Graci from the volcanic slopes of Monte Etna: naturally pale red in colour the 100% ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £18.75 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £16.87)
£202.44
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Chablis, Les Fourneaux, 1er Cru, Samuel Billaud | France » Burgundy » Chablis | |||
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Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Chardonnay,
Ready, but will improve,
13% alc.
From the steep slopes just north of Mont de Milieu, again this is very bright. Not giving much away on the nose – a little tight – but what’s here is above all else very pure. In the mouth this has considerably more depth to it; there is an intensity that suggests more ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £19.50 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £16.57)
£198.84
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Mirum, Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, La Monacesca, Marche | Italy » Marches » Verdicchio di Matelica | |||
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Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
White,
Verdicchio,
Ready, but will improve,
14% alc.
The 2007 was the Damascene moment for me last year, to find a wine with the depth and variety of flavours more usually found in good white Burgundy. Only made in years of high enough quality, Mirum always needs at least 6 months from shipment to show its best. A very impressive and well priced ... MORE |
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| 75cl | £19.95 | ||||
| 12 x 75cl |
(12 x £17.95)
£215.40
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PRICE | SIZE |










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