WINE LIST

A showcase of southern European wines this week – including a versatile, virtuoso sherry

1 2019 PAOLO LEO, PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA, PUGLIA, ITALY £10.99, Waitrose

This is one of the most expressive and rewarding southern Italian reds on the shelves, and the amount of class and intensity of black fruit and liquorice here is breathtaking. Make sure you decant it for an hour and drink it with mighty meaty dishes.

2 2020 M&S CLASSICS NO.7 VINHO VERDE, PORTUGAL £7, Marks & Spencer

While the summer is behind us and autumn is just around the corner, there is just enough time to enjoy one more vinho verde, and this is an absolute cracker. Super-fresh and spritzy, it’s one of the most refreshing and invigorating white wine styles around.

3 2020 MAS DE CADENET ROSÉ, CÔTES DE PROVENCE SAINTE VICTOIRE , FRANCE

£15.95, portlandwine.co.uk; £15.90, fieldandfawcett.co.uk Made from grenache, cinsault and syrah, this is one of the year’s most elegant rosés. It segues nicely from a talented summer wine into a brilliant autumnal creation thanks to its intensity and great depth of cherry and raspberry fruit.

4 2019 CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE ROUGE, BELLERUCHE, M. CHAPOUTIER, FRANCE

£11.99, reduced to £7.99 in a

Mix Six deal, Majestic

Not all Côtes-du-rhônes are massive and punchy, and this cultured wine from acclaimed winemaker Michel Chapoutier is silky-smooth, amazingly juicy and mesmerising. Let Belleruche enchant your senses today.