Night In
2011 Luigi Bosca Testimonio, Mendoza
This intensely flavoured Argentinian blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah and tannat displays oodles of juicy ripe plum and mulberry fruit with an attractive veneer of spicy oak and deliciously savoury aftertaste. £13.99, buy 2 = £7.99, until 3 February, Majestic.
Dinner Party
2012 Vent del Mar Garnacha Negra Syrah, Terra Alta, Bodegas Abanico
A new wave Spanish red combining garnacha with syrah to bring a powerful richness of blackberry fruitiness to a blend that's nicely rounded out by oak and etched with juicy acidity. £11.99, Laithwaites (08451947720).
Splash Out
2011 Bourgogne Blanc La Tufera, Domaine Etienne Sauzet
From one of white Burgundy's too producers, this is a cut off the Puligny Montrachet block, a rich complex peachy chardonnay showing a combination of elegant dry mineral character and barrel-fermentation-derived nuttiness on the aftertaste. £19.20 Jeroboams.
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