2010 Chteau Raymond-Lafon, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France£28, The Wine Society, 01438-741177, TheWineSociety.com. My tip this week is a highly sentimental one for me because I can precisely ...

The Wine Society has Bodegas Monóvar Fondillón 1996 (£52 half-litre). I'll happily replace sauternes with a number of other whites whose extra acidity balances unctuous sweetness. Instead of ...