Wine

2018 Aristea sauvignon blanc/semillon This sem/sauv blend from Bordeaux walks the tightrope between lush fruit and dramatic acidity with rare precisio…

2016 Chianti Classico, Casaloste This textbook Tuscan beauty boasts an abundance of unexpected flavour dimensions.

2015 Majella Matthew Jukes returns from a trip to Australia full of praise for these three cabernet/shiraz blends.

Wine can be an appealing investment – just don’t drink it all, says Chris Carter.

2016 Château Maris This sensationally well-balanced wine not only challenges the greats from Minervois, but from the northern Rhône, too.

2018 Fleurie, La Roilette Grab a case of this pedigree specimen and you will be amazed at the breeding on display.

2017 Quinta da Fonte Souto This is a delicious, finely textured, fruits-of-the-forest-style wine with amazing freshness and vibrancy.

2018 G de Château Guiraud This wondrous dry wine triggered widespread adulation at one of Matthew Jukes' recent Bordeaux dinners.

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.

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…

NV Veuve Monsigny This well-packaged Champagne, with its insultingly low price point, is a genuine revelation.

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…

2017 Cent Visages This is, by a long way, the sexiest wine I have tasted in a very long while, says Matthew Jukes.

2017 Menetou-SalonYou are guaranteed to be amazed at the energy and pristine freshness of this wine, says Matthew Jukes.

2017 Once & FutureThis Californian zinfandel is a truly great wine with fabulous black-cherry fruit, impeccable lift and brightness, and thrilling aci…

This wine is an instant classic, says Matthew Jukes – a smooth, enticing, beautifully balanced number.

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.

2018 Flysch If you have yet to experience the palate-electrifying flavour of a Txakoli then you haven’t lived, says Matthew Jukes.

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…

Tastes – and prices – are starting to change in the wine market as Burgundy goes out of fashion. 

2017 Thorne & Daughters These compelling yet delicate and savoury South African wines are fashioned from hearty raw materials.

2016 Soul Growers El Mejor This deliciously carnal creature boasts incredible intensity and fabulous, ululating tannins.

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…

2018 Beaujolais-Lantignié I cannot think of a young Beaujolais I have enjoyed more than this, says Matthew Jukes.

2016 Mt Difficulty This is one of the finest wines made in New Zealand and I cannot recommend it highly enough, says Matthew Jukes.

2015 Rathfinny The terrific, pale hue of this utterly delicious Sussex sparkler catches you unawares

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…

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…

Made by one of the most sought-after wineries in Australia, this is a succulent, sensual shiraz, says Matthew Jukes.

2015 Kleinood This dramatic, spicy wine is stuffed with the flavours of mountainside fruit.

2017 Les Clos de Paulilles The sea-shell freshness in this young, dry white wine makes it quite unlike any other.

2014 Chapel Down This English sparkling wine is a grand wine with an expansive flavour and terrific potential, says Matthew Jukes.

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.

2016 Viñas de Gain This sensational Spanish red sums up in one bottle everything I love about tempranillo, says Matthew Jukes.

The wine-investment trade is going mainstream, says Chris Carter.

The 2018 Kottabos is not a typical Cape red in that it is leaner, more fragrant and kindlier on the palate, says Matthew Jukes.

What I like so much about this relative newcomer is that the wines from the brand are perfectly ready to drink from the off, says Matthew Jukes.

2015 MercureyThis delicious Mercurey captures the splendour of the famous 2015 Burgundy vintage, with layers of pinot noir fruit and lustiness.

2015 Niepoort This series of Niepoort wines left Matthew Jukes reeling with delight.

For his April selections for the MoneyWeek wine club, Matthew Jukes has picked three whites and three reds – each with touches of classicism, balanced…

2017 Barbera d’Alba This incredible new Italian red shows the lip-smacking nebbiolo grape off to the highest standard.

2017 Château Changyu Moser XV This bright, clean and refreshing Chinese white is unlike any other wine in the world.

2017 Chianti This is one of the juiciest, most joyous and finest value Chiantis I have tasted in years, says Matthew Jukes.