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MORRISONS 2017 TOP WINES IN PRICE CATEGORY


SUMMARY
Morrisons is in the process of properly re-inventing itself. It has a whole new 'own brand' label for entry level and as a step up a fab range called 'Morrisons Signature' which are on the whole good wines well priced. There is a lot to like in their list, everything form the economy class to a £109 priced claret, and don't forget a great range of spirits,beers and ciders.


Please bear in mind that not all of these wines are available in every store - but they can all be found on morrisonscellar.com also prices are subject to variation.


KEY
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Morrisons The Best Champagne Brut NV £19.00 rating 89
Red and green apple nose, fresh and zesty with yeast and good body
Morrisons The Best Vintage Cava Brut £7.00 rating 90
Good yeasty nose, green and red apple with peach. Top wine.
Cloudy Bay Pelorous NV £20.00 rating 91
Good autolytic yeasty nose, lovely fresh acidity, complex
Morrisons The Best Prosecco £8.50 rating 89
Lovely light fresh prosecco all peach and grass, simple but effective
Menestrello Pinot Spumangte Rose £8.00 rating 90
Lovely light red fruit nose, very straightforward but really well made pink fizz
Sacchetto Grifon Prosecco Rose Extra Dry £10.00 rating 90
Top stuff, full of vibrant raspberry and cranberry notes, dry and crisp
Morrisons The Best Vintage Cava Rosado £7.00 rating 89
Nice yeasty, fruity nose, strawberry to the fore on the palate, delicious and look at the price
Morrisons Torrontes £5.25 rating 90
Good open green fruit nose, lime zest and lemon, beautifully made
Les Richoises White £5.00 rating 89
Floral grapefuit and citrus nose, touch of passion fruit and apple amazing value
Sorso Pinot Grigio £7.00 rating 89
Good fruit driven simple pinot grigio, it tastes of something!
Morrisons The Best Gavi £7.00 rating 90
Light and elegant, apple and blossom nose, lengthy finish
Morrisons The Best Pecorino £8.00 rating 86
All pecorino has a sheep on the label, very pleasing wine.
Masseria Pietrosa Verdeca £8.00 rating 91
Classy looking bottle, good floral aromatics, fresh and dry, vanilla, the full ticket.
Morrisons The Best Rioja Blanco Reserva £13.00 rating 92
Good ripe oaky nose, baked apple and cream, lovely
Morrisons The Best South African Chenin Blanc £7.00 rating 89
Lovely pproachable wine, soft creamy palate, forward fruit, easy
Morrisons Albarino £8.00 rating 89
Lemon peel nose, light green apple palate, lovely tropical finish
Rosemount Diamond selection Chardonnay £6.50 rating 89
Pole, lime and citrus nose, good acidity, lovely wine at the price
Morrisons The Best Fiano £6.00 rating 89
Lovely white blossom nose, good fruit, hint tropical on palate
Morrisons Signature Petit Chablis £8.50 rating 89
Good dry austere,hint of pebble and green fruit, balanced
Morrisons The Best Chablis £10.00 rating 89
Minerality and a hint of farmyard, chalk and apple palate, interesting
Morrisons The Best Chablis Premier Cru £15.00 rating 90
Minerality and a hint of farmyard, chalk and apple palate, interesting
Morrisons White Burgundy £8.00 rating 90
Amazing value, lovely wine, green apple and grass, good example of the style
Morrisons Pinot Gris £8.25 rating 90
Good stone fruit nose, hit of citrus, lime peel on platae
Morrisons Chilean Pinot Noir £6.50 rating 88
Light red berry aroma, good body, really well made and well priced
Morrisons South African Pinotage £7.00 rating 89
Menthol nose, pepper and pice on palate, top wine, great value
Morrisons The Best Fleurie £8.25 rating 89
Smashing red berry character, light and fresh would do well chilled
Joseph Drouhin Vougeot 1er Cru £32.00 rating 91
Deep anc complex, savoury development, firm fruit, structure and elegance
Morrisons The Best IGP Cotes Catalans £7.50 rating 90
Damson nose, black pepper, herbal notes, deep and generous
Morrisons The Best Crozes Hermitage £10.00 rating 90
This pretty much ticks all the boxes and is very well priced
Villa Verde Montepulciano D'Abruzzo £4.50 rating 90
Look at the price, look at the rating, fantastic cherry and fresh tar, lots here great value
Morrisons The Best Nero D'Avola £6.00 rating 89
Cherry and plum dominate, touch of violet on the finish, a beaut
Morrisons The Best Primitivo £6.75 rating 89
Cardamom and spice, rich fruitcake palate, mouthwatering finish
Baron De Ley Camino Del Monte Rioja Gran Reserva £13.00 rating 91
Intense savoury nose, pepper and spice, solid black fruit, classy
Pura Bay Pinot Noir £9.75 rating 90
Plum, raspberry, vanilla, lovely integrated wine, really well made
Morrisons The Best Malbec £7.00 rating 90
Lovely warming spice nose, ripe black fruit, good use of oak
Morrisons The Best South African Cabernet Sauvignon £7.00 rating 88
Spice, oak and smoke, proper BBQ Bargain, lovely wine at £7
Zalze Shiraz Mouverdre Viognier £7.00 rating 92
Herbal nose, good fruit and oak interplay, powerful finish, fantastic value
Morrisons The Best South African Shiraz £6.00 rating 89
Lovely cocoa powder nose, rich and intense, ripe black cherry, smashing
Workshop Bench Blend Merlot £6.00 rating 89
Light floral nose, light spice, soft and easy drinking
Karri Oak Merlot £8.00 rating 90
Menthol nose, rich and deep palate, coffee, chocolate, oak, hot finish
Morrisons Shiraz £4.25 rating 89
Good spice, full deep rich palate, black berry and black cherry, great priced party wine
Morrisons Valpolicella Ripasso £7.50 rating 90
Full on generous wine, big over ripe nose, inky and rich black fruit, smashing
Gerard Bertrand Les Aspres £10.00 rating 89
Lovely looking wine, hinto violet on  nose, elegant, very well made
Morrisons Marques de los Rios Rioja Reserva £6.50 rating 90
Lovely big oaky Rioja nose, just what it ought to be, great price too!
Valdivieso Cabernet Franc £14.00 rating 90
Proper wine, big, complex, deep, oak and medicine cabinet, lovely
La Bodega de los Altos Andes Malbec £5.75 rating 90
Oak, spice, black pepper, smoke and pepper palate, great
Root 1 Carmenere £8.00 rating 90
Soft redcurrant, black fruit and spice, good example of carmenere
Villa Antorini Rosso 2011 £14.99 rating 91
Hint of farmyard on the nose, soft, warm and interesting
Amalthee Provence Rosé £9.00 rating 89
Sexy looking bottle, peach and pear character, fresh and light
Les Richoises Rosé £5.00 rating 89
Quite a pink pink, lovely red fruit, great value party/BBQ wine
A La Mode Grenache Syrah Rosé £8.00 rating 87
Another lovely looking bottle, touch of cranberry, basic and easy
Gerard Bertrand Gris de Gris Rosé £8.50 rating 87
Simple raspberry, straightforward, fresh wine
Bellemente Pinot Grigio Blush £4.50 rating 89
Lovely cranberry and blossom palate, wow, amazing for the money