Jamie Goode celebrates the end of summer with brilliant bottles

August is one of my favourite months. Summer has been with us a while and the transition to autumn is approaching, which makes the remaining warm days ever more precious. So while the sun is still with us, here are seven satisfying bottles that are perfect for those final few weeks of summer.

Rosé Méditerranée IGP 2018, France £7, Spar, 12.5% alcohol This southern French rosé is pale in colour and has attractive flavours of strawberries, cream, table grapes and red cherries. There is a zesty brightness on the finish, too, with just the tiniest hint of spritz to keep things fresh.

Domaine De La Meynarde Plan de Dieu 2017, Côtes Du Rhône Villages, France £10, Marks & Spencer, 14% alcohol Grenache, syrah and mourvedre grapes combine here to forge a richly textural, slightly meaty wine with sweet cherry and berry fruits and a warm spiciness. It is an extremely smooth, pure and reassuring red.

Muga Rioja Rosé 2018, Spain £12.99 a bottle or £10.99 each for six, Majestic, 13.5% alcohol Pale pink in colour and nicely packaged, this is a bright, fruit-driven rosé with gorgeous citrus, plum and watermelon notes. It is juicy and brisk with good acidity. Petit Perdigal Méditerranée

IGP 2018, France £7.99 a bottle or £6.74 each for six, Majestic, 14% alcohol

I like the combination of a sweet fruit core with grippy tannins and fresh acidity that appears in this southern French red. A blend of syrah and grenache grapes, it has fine bright cherry and raspberry fruit with a bit of gravelly crunch.

Tenuta Fertuna Droppello

2017, Toscana Bianco, Italy £15.99, virginwine.co.uk

(0343 224 1001), 13% alcohol

A brilliantly vivid wine, with crisp melon, lemon and tangerine fruit and some grapey richness, this one is dry but fruity and full of personality and flavour.

Les Jamelles Syrah

2017, Pays D’OC, France

£7.25, Co-op, 13.5% alcohol Sweetly fruited, this soft red wine with sweet strawberry, a bit of red cherry and some creamy vanilla notes is smooth and accessible. with moreish soft fruit, it is a real crowd-pleaser.

Cepa Lebrel Rioja Blanco

2018, Rioja, Spain £4.99,

Lidl, 12.5% alcohol

This lively white rioja is juicy and intense, with apple and pear richness as well as a lemony fruit core. It is zesty and bright with a vividly fruity personality.