Top 10 wines in the UK press

Finest Côtes Catalanes Carignan, Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes 2012

This wine is recommended by David Williams in The Observer. He wrote: “The Carignan variety had a reputation for being a bit of a plodding workhorse until recently. I’ve written about two chunky versions from Chile here before, but there are examples in the variety’s southern French home, too. This one, made from vines up to 100 years old in Roussillon down near Spain, has crunchy red and black fruit, olive and scrubby aromatic herbs.”

Dry Old Palo Cortado NV

Williams also recommended this wine, writing: “Any list of high-street wine bargains has to include Sherry. Despite having taken on a thin veneer of hipsterish chic in recent years, it’s still undervalued by most, and crazily cheap given the care and attention that goes into tending all the barrels in which it ages. This is an example of the rare palo cortado style from the excellent Lustau bodega: intense, dry and concentrated with savoury salted nuts and a dried orange and apricot tang.”

Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Languedoc Red 2012

In the Mail on Sunday, Olly Smith picked out this as his “wine of the week”, writing: “Imagine a black cherry the size of a bowling ball – this is a deliciously weighty rolling red with a whip-crack of tantalising spice.”

2012 Wither Hills, Pinot Gris

This is one of the wines recommended by Matthew Jukes in the Daily Mail, he wrote: “I am always amazed at the discounted price tag for this wine. This pg is one of the world’s finest value whites and it parades fabulously exotic fruit and an incredible juicy texture. I adore it. Ignore the dull label and bathe your taste buds in this elixir.”

2010 Marques de Casa Concha Syrah

Jukes also recommended this wine, describing it as, “the finest MdCC release in years.” He added: “Smart, plush and layered, with calm, spicy, cassis fruit and true style, Marcelo Papa, winemaker at Concha y Toro, has put his heart and soul into this wine and it shows.”

Chianti 2012 Villa Cerna

In the Sunday Telegraph, Susy Atkins spoke to Jeneve Williams, who is “in charge of M&S wines from South America, Eastern Europe and, naturally, New Zealand, but her biggest impact has been on the Italian range.”

In terms of this wine, Atkins wrote: “This is, as Williams says, ‘fun’: an easy-going, juicy red, all tangy cherries and strawberries, in an old-fashioned raffia flask. Candles at the ready.”

Giardini Veneto 2012

Atkins also picked out this wine, writing: “Made from the obscure Tai grape (aka Friulano), with a little Pinot Grigio, this wine contains unfermented grape must to keep the alcohol at 9.5%. Light, lemony, with an appley bite.

Noster Nobilis Priorat 2007

This is the wine that The Independent‘s Terry Kirby described as “a serious wine at a seriously good price here.”

He added: “Made really well mostly from Garnacha grapes in a first-class area, where wines mostly attract premium prices, this is a big, bold, beefy red. Buy now, drink when the weather turns cold with the first casseroles of autumn.”

Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti 2012

Jamie Goode recommended this wine in the Daily Express, he wrote: “A beautifully packaged high-end Moscato, this has a gentle fizz and subtle but delicious flavours of ripe table grapes, peaches and herbs. Serve ice cold and enjoy with fruit-based desserts.”

Fox Gordon Princess Fiano 2011

And finally this wine is picked out by Victoria Moore in the Daily Telegraph as a “wine of the week”. She wrote: “The soft glow of this Italian grape (Fiano) grown in one of Australia’s cooler climates (Adelaide Hills) seems perfectly suited to the golden light of an Indian summer. A white with the weight of a chardonnay, it tastes slightly of pineapple and sliced fresh oranges. Contemporary and very moreish. Drink with squash and pumpkin recipes.”