Wine: Something For The Weekend

Couch potato

2010 Les Nivières, Saumur, Loire, France

Vivid and refreshingly herbal, this is a typical cabernet franc whose blackcurrant fruit juiciness is rounded out by a light touch of oak. A thoroughly drinkable young Loire Valley red. £5.99, reduced from £7.99, Waitrose

Dinner party

2010 Tabalí Reserva Especial Chardonnay, Limarí Valley

Cool climate Chilean chardonnay with ripe fruit quality, a pineappley edge and a dry finish. Imagine a white Burgundy, only in slightly more opulent vein. £12.49, buy 2 = £9.99, Majestic

Splash out

2007 Clairault Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Australia

A complex, Bordeaux-style, blending cedary oak and cassis-like fruit with a silky texture, spicey flavours and the delicately minty elements that go with the Margaret River territory. £24, Marks & Spencer