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From rousing reds and lively whites, to fantastic fizz and roses: here’s some of Bordeaux’s best tasting and priced - offerings

CHATEAU DE SEUIL BORDEAUX ROSE 2017, FRANCE (£10.99, VIRGIN WINES)

WHY not pass on a Provencal pink and invest in this Bordelaise beauty instead? A plush, peachy gold, with lovely strawberry-scented aromas, it’s bursting with bright berry fruits. Deliciously refreshing, it’s a lively, juicy rose that finishes with a fresh minerally streak.

CHATEAU TALMONT SAUVIGNON BLANC 2016, BORDEAUX, FRANCE (CURRENTLY REDUCED TO £6 FROM £6.98, ASDA)

A CRISP, tangy sauvignon, lemony, grapefruit aromas and with similar flavours dominate this brisk, dry white, with enough citrusy acidity on the zesty finish to make it a perfect partner with shellfish and grilled fish.

CHATEAU MOULIN DU TERRIER BORDEAUX ROUGE 2016, FRANCE (£11.99, VIRGIN WINES)

CITED as a blockbuster vintage, put any thoughts aside that Old World Bordeaux can’t produce rich, ripe, juicy reds with a drink-me-now New World deliciousness. Utterly gorgeous from the word go, the just crushed berry bouquet keeps on giving, with sumptuous blackcurrant fruit laced with cassis and sweet peppery spice on the polished palate.

CALVET CREMANT BORDEAUX BRUT, FRANCE (CURRENTLY REDUCED TO £9.36 FROM £12.49, OCADO)

A FIZZ with finesse, it’s easy to forget that Bordeaux produces wonderfully fresh tasting cremant - French for ‘creamy’ - made in the same method as champagne. A blend of semillon and cabernet franc, this is soft and fruity with blossomy, citrusy aromas, and an appley, fruity palate with wellbalanced acidity on the finish.