The 5 best wines in Waitrose you should try in 2025
After another year’s tasting notes, Ben Franks selects the best of the bunch starting with...
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Author: Ben Franks FRSA
2023 Loved & Found Susumaniello Rosato Organic Puglia Rosé, Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Every good rosé should start off proceedings with the pleasant aroma...
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NV Tio Pepe Fino en Rama, Bodegas González Byass – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Tio Pepe is one of the most iconic sherry brands in the world, but not...
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2018 Vougeot Premier Cru, Maison de Grand Esprit (Treasury Wine Estates) – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Premier Cru Burgundy is usually pricey, especially if it’s good....
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2021 Aliquid Novi Pinotage, Lanzerac – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “A Pinotage I like? It’s a difficult grape variety for me...
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2020 Le Loup du Pic, Château Puech-Haut – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Looking for a big, bold red wine? You’re looking at it. Sweet,...
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2018 Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil ‘Le Vau Renou’, Amirault Vignerons – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Cabernet Franc is a wine lover’s secret. It moves past your...
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2018 Pinot Noir Reserve, Louis Guntrum – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★★ Outstanding Wine “I have high expectations for German Pinot Noir – blame...
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2017 Monferrato Classico, Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi Di Gresy – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Recognisably Merlot on the nose with its heady aromas of plums, ripe...
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2023 Whispering Angel Rosé, Château d’Esclans – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Picture perfect rosé colour wise, which is becoming quite the art to...
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