Britain's favourite rosé is silkier than ever

2008 Chteau de Sours Ros, Bordeaux, France (£8.99, or buy two bottles and save £3, Majestic; £89.88 per case, Goedhuis 020-7793 7900).

The UK's favourite ros is back with a bang this year, silkier and more succulent than ever. The colour is an other-worldly scarlet and the bottle appears to shine like some emergency tonic that relieves all conditions which it does!

Made from 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon, red berry fruit flavours cavort out of the glass and massage your taste buds. It's a rare wine in that it can be drunk on its own; with lighter, seafood starters (all manner of crustaceans would be stunning); and yet it has depth and could wrestle a chicken leg to the ground or drop kick a burger.

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In all, it's the decathlete of the ros world and 'by the case' at Majestic it is a steal. If you feel inclined, search out 2008 Domaine de Sours Ros, a lighter, more forward offering from this estate (£6.99, Sainsbury's), made from a 50/50 combo of the above grapes. Crisp and tangy, this is delicious too, but a burger might just get its own back on this wine!

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