A blue-blooded red

2011 Esterhzy, Estoras, Burgenland, Austria (£9.95, From Vineyards Direct, 020-7549 7900, www.fromvineyardsdirect.com).

This week's red wine is distinctly blue-blooded and, on the basis of three wines tasted recently, I have a feeling that the Esterhzy estate is teetering on the edge of superstardom.

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The labels of the Estoras wines depict the Golden Fleece, the highest chivalric order of the Burgundian kings and Habsburg emperors. I was particularly taken with the 2011 Grner Veltliner (£11.85), with its pinpoint citrus and white-pepper nose and sleek, sultry palate.

My chosen red is a remarkable wine made from blaufrnkisch, cabernet and merlot. The crunch of acidity which underpins this violet and blueberry-scented wine is thrilling.

I have a feeling that, with the sub-tenner price, the wine is not going to hang around on the shelves for long, so get on the phone presto!

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (www.matthewjukes.com).

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.