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Wines in the Press

When Berrys' buyers choose our wines, they ask themselves one simple question - `is it good to drink?'.

But don't just take our word for it - every week our delicious wines are making the news and receiving praise from world-renowned wine critics.

We have put together a selection of Berrys' Wines in the Press from the past months, so you can enjoy the wines making today's news whilst reading about those hitting the headlines tomorrow…

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Decanter   Jancis Robinson Purple Pages
Numerous Berrys' wines are included in Decanter's Wines of the Year  These outstanding wines featured in the magazine's panel tastings between Dec 07- Nov 08.   Read the Tasting notes and reviews on Berrys' wines by the acclaimed wine writer and Master of Wine, Jancis Robinson (www.jancisrobinson.com)

View below Berrys' Wines in the Press from the past months.



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2006
Red, drink-or-keep
Le Petit Chapoton, Vin de Pays, Domaine Chapoton
France  »  Vin de Pays  »  Vin de Pays d'Oc  »  VDP du Vaucluse
75cl £ 5.39
$ 8.32
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 14% alc.

"Rochegude, surrounded by vines in the southern Rhône, is where I spent part of my honeymoon, and the heat here at the height of summer helps explain why its reds are as chunky as they are. Winemaker Serge Remusan alleviates this by sourcing grapes for this from higher altitude vineyards and has created a lovely, herby, earthy, briary red."
(Jane Macquitty-Top Summer Wines Under £8-The Times -14-Jun-2008)
2007
Red, drink-now
Domaine des Terres Falmet, Cinsault Vin de Pays d'Oc
France  »  Vin de Pays  »  Vin de Pays d'Oc
75cl £ 5.74
$ 8.85
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Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, 13.5% alc.

 ...these Cinsault vines are more than 40 years old, so the resulting fruit has bags ofcharacter, and the wine is not filtered or fined so has not lost any of itspersonality getting from vat to bottle. Obviously, at this price, this is an unoaked wine, but a four-week maceration has resulted in no shortage of varietal character. I loved its perfume, its fruity, soft, charming start, andenjoyed the juicy crunch on the finish. This is a simple wine, but delightfully so, designed for drinking over the next six to eight months.
(Jancis Robinson- jancisrobinson.com - 30-Sept-2008)
NV
White, drink-now
Berrys' Mosel Riesling Kabinett, J & H Selbach (Stelvin)
Germany  »  Mosel  »  Mosel
BBR Exclusive
 75cl £ 6.17
$ 9.52
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Special case price £ 66.26
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Light Bodied, Medium, White, Riesling, Drink now, 10% alc.

"Fresh and crystalline. More forward than many 2007s but so much the better. This would be a very nice house aperitif. Whistle clean and just off dry" (Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com - Nov 08)

Johannes Selbach has responded to our request for an upgraded Kabinett style of Riesling with typical aplomb and generosity. A Mosel archetype, this wine celebrates an harmonious alliance between pure lime and peach fruit, gentle minerality and modest alcohol, all gracefully textured. Its elegant fabric is underpinned by classic freshness and wonderful natural sweetness.
Drink: 2008 -2010 .
Jancis Score: 16/20.
2006
Red, drink-or-keep
Piedra Azul, Estancia Piedra, Toro
Spain  »  Toro
75cl £ 6.74
$ 10.40
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Tempranillo/Tinto Fino, Ready, but will keep, 14.7% alc.

You don’t have to spend a fortune at Berry’s, as this delicious unoaked Spanish red, made from 40-year-old tempranillo vines, proves, all smouldering, 14.7 per cent, spicy, beefy, plum and prune-like flavours.
(Jane MacQuitty - The Times - 03-Jan-2008)
2006
Red, drink-now
La Chapelle, Vin de Pays d'Oc, Rouge, Domaine Montlobre
France  »  Vin de Pays  »  Vin de Pays d'Oc
75cl £ 6.74
$ 10.40
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Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Drink now, 13.5% alc.

Cuvaison longue, shouts this label, and indeed this Languedoc red spends an impressive five weeks macerating on its predominantly merlot grape skins. Bristling with the fat, ripe, spicy, smoky, herby, almost exotic fruit that's just what's needed with everything from a picnic lunch to a more substantial plate of rare roast beef salad.
(Jane Macquitty- Top Summer Wines Under £8 - The Times- 14-Jun-2008)

"Stylish Vin de Pays d’Oc merlot, with plush, spicy fruit"
(Joanna Simon - Sauce -Sunday Times - 19-Oct-2008)
2005
Red, drink-or-keep
Dom Rafael Tinto, Herdade Do Mouchâo, Alentejo
Portugal  »  Alentejo
75cl £ 7.17
$ 11.07
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Special case price £ 77.22
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Other Varieties, Ready, but will keep, 12.5% alc.

"Very rich and mellow. Well done! Lovely, easy but interesting, Lots of natural freshness plus masses of ripe fruit."
(Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com - Nov 08)
Jancis Score: 17/20.
NV
Red, drink-now
Berrys' Australian Shiraz, Elderton Barossa Valley (Stelvin)
Australia  »  South Australia  »  Barossa Valley
BBR Exclusive
 75cl £ 7.22
$ 11.13
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Special case price £ 60.00
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Light-Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Syrah/Shiraz, Drink now, Stelvin Closure, 14% alc.

"Fine, spicy, ultra-ripe currant jam. Big, yet seductive."
(Wines of the Year - Highly Recommended 4/5 Stars- Decanter Nov 08)


This big wine with juicy black fruit is laced with leathery spice, thanks to an open-top fermentation and old oak élévage. This is made in a classic Australian style and, not surprisingly, is a great barbecue wine.
2007
Rose, drink-now
Ch. d'Aquéria Rosé, Tavel, Rhône
France  »  Rhône  »  Tavel
75cl £ 8.43
$ 13.01
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Special case price £ 72.52
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Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Rose, Southern Rhône Blend, Drink now, Biodynamic, 14% alc.

A powerful, dry, inky, jewel-like pinky-red rosé made from grenache and cinsaut grapes in an area renowned for its pinks: Tavel in the southern Rhône valley. It's a gorgeous, fat, ripe, peppery, plummy, 14 per cent alcohol pink, but I appreciate some may find its bone-dry, full-on flavour and alcohol too much. Best served with food
(Jane MacQuitty - The Times - Top 100 Summer Wines Under £12 - 21-Jun-2008)
NV
White, drink-now
Berrys' Sauternes, Ch. Suduiraut
France  »  Bordeaux  »  Sauternes
BBR Exclusive
 37.5cl £ 8.43
$ 13.01
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Special case price £ 182.61
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Medium Bodied, Sweet, White, Sauv.Blanc & Sémillon, Drink now, Cork Closure, 12% alc.

2004 was a difficult vintage, but after four journeys through the vines to pick nobly rotten grapes, Château Suduiraut, responsible for this Berry's bottling, was done. It's one of the smallest sauternes crops ever, but given that halves of 2004 Suduiraut cost £30-plus, this lesser label with some of the grand vin's intense, waxy, peach and marzipan fruit is a delight.
(Jane Macquitty-Top Summer Wines Under £8-The Times -14-Jun-2008)
2006
White, drink-now
Ch. St Ferréol Viognier, Vin de Pays d'Oc
France  »  Vin de Pays  »  Vin de Pays d'Oc
75cl £ 10.17
$ 15.70
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Medium Bodied, Dry, White, Viognier, Drink now, 13.5% alc.

Outside its heartland of Condrieu, I haven't come across a viognier as rich in dried apricot fruitiness and with such finely balanced acidity as this example from near Montpellier.
(Antony Rose - The Independent - 01-Nov-2008)
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