2003 Cono Sur Chardonnay
Central Valley, Chile
Morrisons, down £1 to £3.99 until September 26
Few of us are flush with funds after the summer, so snap up two bargain-buy duos, including this tried-and-trusted Chilean with lots of lively, buttered apple and tropical fruit to the fore.
2003 Cono Sur Cabernet Sauvignon
Colchagua Valley, Chile
Morrisons, down £1 to £3.99 until September 26
Last week, Cono Sur’s merlot popped up here, and now it’s the turn of the decidedly more delicious cabernet with oodles of bright, sweet, juicy, blackcurranty fruit, and a fine, inky finish.
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2003 Altozano Verdejo
Castilla y Leon, Spain
Somerfield, down £1 to £3.99 until October 5
Welcome to the new and conveniently discounted Altozano vintages with this terrific, punchy, zesty, lime and lemon-spiked 2003 white every bit as good as its Top 100-winning predecessor.
2001 Altozano Tempranillo-Merlot
Castilla, Spain
Somerfield down £1 to£3.99 until October 5
You may still find the 2000 vintage of this Vino de la Tierra de Castilla red on the shelf - ignore it and plump for the fresher and more vibrant, crunchy, plummy fruit of the 2001 instead.
2001 Nuits Saint Georges, Louis Josse
France
Tesco, down £5 to £13.99 until October 5
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Not worth almost 20 quid, but a bargain at £14, this lively red burgundy has sufficient gamey, almost redcurranty spice to keep Côte d’Or fans happy. A whizz with autumn’s first game dishes.
2002 Denman Vineyard Estate Finest Reserve Semillon
Hunter Valley, Australia
Tesco, down £1.60 to £6.39
Hard on the heels of Sainsbury’s wine festival comes Tesco’s, with 20 per cent off fine Aussie wines such as this ripe, fat, greengage and pickled lime-stacked white.