MORRISONS SUMMER 2011 TOP WINES IN PRICE CATEGORY
SUMMARY
A fantastic range of wines from Morrisons, of all the supermarket tastings this year they win 'Most Improved' some excellent wines up to around £8.00 - for some reason Chardonnay is the star. The Morrisons own label and The Best Wines do particularly well. Not a lot in the top end at this tasting, but a really good selection in affordable, drinkable everyday wines. Also as an aside look for developments in the beer and cider offerings in the next six months or so.
KEY
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WINE PRICE DRINKER RATING
>£10
Morrisons Verdelho Chardonnay (Aus) £6.49 88
Grassy nose, hints of ripe grape, nice body, zesty, value wine
Morrisons Best Australian Chardonnay (Aus) £7.99 90
Orange blossom nose, zesty lime and red apple palate, oaky, top wine for the price
Morrisons Australian Chardonnay (Aus) £4.79 88
Hay smoke and honey nose, a really good example of Aussie chardonnay
Morrisons The Best Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (NZ) £7.99 88
Asparagus on the nose, good green stalky palate, well balanced
Morrisons The Best Chillean Chardonnay (Chi) £7.49 88
Green apple and grass, lime zest, good acidity to fruit balance, top value
Morrisons The Best South African Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (SA)£6.39 88
Grapefruit aromas, good structure, nice acidity, forward gooseberry
Morrisons Petit Chablis (Fra) £7.85 87
Well priced example of the style, green apples, grass and citrus zest
Morrisons Cava Brut (Spa) £6.79 87
Just when Cava goes out of fashion you get a belter like this, top Cava great value
Morrisons The Best Shiraz (Aus) £8.49 88
Burnt fruit jam nose, blackberry palate, black pepper, lovely soft tannins
Morrisons The Best Chillean Pinot Noir (Chi) £7.99 88
Black cherry and leather nose, good stewed fruit palate, soft tannin
Morrisons Rioja Crianza (Spa) £7.79 88
Concentrated oaky black fruit nose, good fruit and acidity, lovely structure
Morrisons Cotes du Rhone Reserve (Fra) £6.15 88
Generous cherry nose and black cherry palate, soft tannins, top value
Morrisons Rioja Reserva 2006 (Spa) £9.49 87
Showing development on the nose, hints of leather and farmyard, retains fruit on palate, good
Morrisons Chilean Carmenere (SA) £7.37 87
Generous big black fruit flavours, soft in mouth, residual sweetness
Morrisons South African Shiraz (SA) £6.39 87
Big shiraz balckcurrant nose, easy on the palate, soft tannins
Morrisons The Best South African Pinotage (SA) £7.39 83
Soft black cherry and oak nose, bags of fruit, good integrated tannins
Boschendal Shiraz Mouverdre Viognier (SA) £7.99 88
A real roast beef wine, good structure, tannin and fruit, well made, great price
Geoff Merrill Mount Hurtle Rosé (Aus) £6.99 88
Really pink rosé, lovely light fruit notes, good acidity, lovely summer wine
<£15
Morrisons The Best Pouilly Fume (Fra) £10.99 88
Soft ripe green fruit, some minerality, hints of unripe pear, good body
Morrisons The Best Chateauneuf du Pape (Fra) £14.99 84
Powerful peppery nose, soft in mouth, some complexity, good stuff
