Tash's great taste in viognier

2008 Brothers & Sisters Viognier, Adelaide, South Australia (£59.34 for a case of six bottles (£9.89), Marks & Spencer Wines Direct).

Natasha Mooney is one of Australia's greatest wine-makers. A young, energetic and talented woman, her Fox Gordon brand has achieved near cult status in less than a decade. This M&S own-label wine is a very close relation to her Fox Gordon Abby viognier.

At a sub-tenner price, it is one of the finest value viogs on the planet. Made from 90% viognier and 'refreshed' with 10% Adelaide Hills sauvignon blanc from the cool Mount Lofty area, this wine is lusty and luscious on the nose and palate, as you would expect for this variety, but it also carries a flick knife of acidity, in the crucial dribble of sauvignon, to bring your palate swiftly back to its senses.

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There is another Tash trick, too: about 10% was barrel-fermented and an even smaller 5% of this elixir then spends five months in new, large oak barrels. This deftness of touch and sleight of hand adds the extra brilliance to the palate and aroma. Tash has great taste, and you will as well, when you drink this wine.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year.

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.