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Matthew Jukes
Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. He has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006 and his four highly-acclaimed, annual wine Reports, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Piemonte and 100 Best Australian Wines are published on his website www.matthewjukes.com.
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Wine of the week: Kiwi sauvignon blanc is back on track
This New Zealand sauvignon blanc is a serious, handsome, angular creation that harks back to the great wine of the Loire Valley.
10 Jan 2020
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Wine of the week: a perfect Champers for New Year’s Eve
2013 Ayala, Le Blanc de Blancs This amazing wine works perfectly as a stunning New Year’s Eve Champagne recommendation.
27 Dec 2019
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A Christmas gift for the family wine-lover
2013 Brolo dei Giusti This wine is the perfect Christmas gift for the trickiest and most well-informed wine-lovers among your friends.
20 Dec 2019
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The top festive tipples
MoneyWeek wine columnist Matthew Jukes rounds up the best wines for your Christmas meals.
13 Dec 2019
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A thrilling sem-sauv blend
2018 Aristea sauvignon blanc/semillon This sem/sauv blend from Bordeaux walks the tightrope between lush fruit and dramatic acidity with rare precisio…
6 Dec 2019
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A textbook Tuscan beauty
2016 Chianti Classico, Casaloste This textbook Tuscan beauty boasts an abundance of unexpected flavour dimensions.
29 Nov 2019
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Three epic Aussie reds
2015 Majella Matthew Jukes returns from a trip to Australia full of praise for these three cabernet/shiraz blends.
22 Nov 2019
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Wine of the week: a sensational red from Minervois
2016 Château Maris This sensationally well-balanced wine not only challenges the greats from Minervois, but from the northern Rhône, too.
15 Nov 2019
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An impressive and charming thoroughbred
2018 Fleurie, La Roilette Grab a case of this pedigree specimen and you will be amazed at the breeding on display.
8 Nov 2019
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A delicious, complex blend from Portugal
2017 Quinta da Fonte Souto This is a delicious, finely textured, fruits-of-the-forest-style wine with amazing freshness and vibrancy.
1 Nov 2019
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A wondrous dry white wine
2018 G de Château Guiraud This wondrous dry wine triggered widespread adulation at one of Matthew Jukes' recent Bordeaux dinners.
18 Oct 2019
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A zany, paradigm-shifting creation
NV Bolé, Spumante BiancoThis terrific Italian sparkler has a Prosecco-style fizz, but with a knockout flavour and an awful lot more to hang onto.
11 Oct 2019
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A sensational Aussie chardonnay
2018 Payten & Jones For the price of a dodgy bottle of Chablis you can drink this sensational, pristine, pin-point accurate beauty, says Matthew Jukes…
4 Oct 2019
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A startling revelation from Aldi
NV Veuve Monsigny This well-packaged Champagne, with its insultingly low price point, is a genuine revelation.
27 Sep 2019
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Two ground-breaking South African creations
2018 Jessica Saurwein Chi Riesling An invigorating dry riesling that's a citrus lightning strike on your senses, and a one of South Africa's most ref…
20 Sep 2019
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Wine of the week: a bottle of vinous Viagra
2017 Cent Visages This is, by a long way, the sexiest wine I have tasted in a very long while, says Matthew Jukes.
13 Sep 2019
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Wine of the week: a vital and perfectly flavoured Menetou
2017 Menetou-SalonYou are guaranteed to be amazed at the energy and pristine freshness of this wine, says Matthew Jukes.
6 Sep 2019
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Wine of the week: the world’s greatest zinfandel
2017 Once & FutureThis Californian zinfandel is a truly great wine with fabulous black-cherry fruit, impeccable lift and brightness, and thrilling aci…
30 Aug 2019
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Wine of the week: a world-class sparkler from Dorset
This wine is an instant classic, says Matthew Jukes – a smooth, enticing, beautifully balanced number.
23 Aug 2019
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Wine of the week: an epic Selvapiana with bravado and panache
A life-long Selvapiana fan, Matthew Jukes samples a tip off from a fellow wine scribe – and what a wine it turned out to be.
16 Aug 2019
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Electrify your palate with this Txakoli
2018 Flysch If you have yet to experience the palate-electrifying flavour of a Txakoli then you haven’t lived, says Matthew Jukes.
9 Aug 2019
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A lively glass full of cricket-pitch cuttings
2018 London CRU With a haunting perfume of elderflower and cricket-pitch cuttings, this scintillating Bacchus should be your go-to apero of the summer…
2 Aug 2019
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Two beauties from the Cape
2017 Thorne & Daughters These compelling yet delicate and savoury South African wines are fashioned from hearty raw materials.
26 Jul 2019
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This incredible elixir is simply the best
2016 Soul Growers El Mejor This deliciously carnal creature boasts incredible intensity and fabulous, ululating tannins.
19 Jul 2019
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A perfect sauvignon blanc
2017 Blanc Fumé de Pouilly The cosmic balance and inescapable magic of this sauvignon blanc made it a perfect 20/20 in my tasting notes, says Matthew…
12 Jul 2019
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A low-brow but delicious Beaujolais
2018 Beaujolais-Lantignié I cannot think of a young Beaujolais I have enjoyed more than this, says Matthew Jukes.
5 Jul 2019
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A five-star pinot noir from New Zealand
2016 Mt Difficulty This is one of the finest wines made in New Zealand and I cannot recommend it highly enough, says Matthew Jukes.
28 Jun 2019
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A terrific slightly pink sparkler from Sussex
2015 Rathfinny The terrific, pale hue of this utterly delicious Sussex sparkler catches you unawares
21 Jun 2019
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A daring red for the summer barbie
2015 CVNE Imperial Reserva This mellow and complex red is perfect for a summer barbecue – or an autumnal game dish, a wintry beef stew, or a succulent…
14 Jun 2019
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An insanely well-made Kiwi sauvignon
2018 Te Whare Ra This staggeringly delicious New Zealand white is insanely well-made with bitingly fresh fruit and laser-driven accuracy on the pala…
7 Jun 2019
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A uniquely delicious Aussie shiraz
Made by one of the most sought-after wineries in Australia, this is a succulent, sensual shiraz, says Matthew Jukes.
31 May 2019
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A commanding and enchanting syrah from South Africa
2015 Kleinood This dramatic, spicy wine is stuffed with the flavours of mountainside fruit.
24 May 2019
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A thrilling dry white to serve with seafood
2017 Les Clos de Paulilles The sea-shell freshness in this young, dry white wine makes it quite unlike any other.
17 May 2019
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Kent’s epic chardonnay sparkler
2014 Chapel Down This English sparkling wine is a grand wine with an expansive flavour and terrific potential, says Matthew Jukes.
10 May 2019
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A ravishing, summery white from Spain
2008 Pazo Señorans This Albariño is more than a decade old, but is still brimming with meadow-flower and citrus pith flavours and vigorous acidity.
3 May 2019
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A sensational Spanish red
2016 Viñas de Gain This sensational Spanish red sums up in one bottle everything I love about tempranillo, says Matthew Jukes.
26 Apr 2019
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