Extra Special Nero d’Avola 2012, Sicilia (£7 Asda) Warm, friendly winter wine, with a slightly raisinny edge to its heart plummy flavours, and a touch of savoury complexity on the finish – classic stew wine. B+ Barone di Bolaro Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore 2011, Calabria (£7.25 The Wine Society) Ah, […]
Tuscany
A look at six wines from Lidl’s upmarket range Pouilly Fuissé 2011, Burgundy, France (£7.99 Lidl) Quite a heavy style, honeyed with not enough fruit and some toasty sulphur notes. 0 Fleurie 2011, Burgundy, France (£6.49 Lidl) OK raspberry earthiness, but it’s a bit sharp, and doesn’t have enough of […]
Wine Tasting Video: Six wines from the Lidl Wine Cellar
The Exquisite Collection Côtes de Provence Rosé 2012, France (£5.99 Aldi) Gentle red berry and wrinkled apple, with a touch of peach. OK flavour, but would like a little more wine in my glass. C(+) Barone Ricasoli Albia Toscana Rosé 2011, Italy (£11.99 Yorkshire Vintners, vintagemarque.com) Quite a rounded, rich […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Italy & Chile
Terra Nostra Nielluccio Corse Rouge 2011, Corsica, France (£7.25 The Wine Society) The bruised cherry edge and slightly tart, appley acidity seem more Italian than French, good fresh earthy style, but needs some fat and tomato to fight against. B+ Poggio del Sasso Sangiovese di Toscana 2011, Italy (£6.95 The […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sangiovese from Tuscany & Corsica
Volpetto Sangiovese di Toscana 2011 (£5.99 Ocado) Reasonable plum and cherry flavours, but it’s a bit volatile and overall just too rustic. C(-) Volpetto Chianti 2011, Tuscany (£7.99 Hercules Wines, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Sandhams Wine Merchant, Last Drop Wines, Addison Wines, SH Jones, Temple Wines) Still some of the rusty/rustic […]
Wine Tasting Video: Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Pignolo ...
Tesco Chianti Classico 2010 (£6.99 Tesco) Warm, earthy, Wednesday-evening type of wine, slightly chewy with some freshness, and enough hearty cherry and plum fruit to pad it out. B(+) Castellare Chianti Classico 2010 (£15.95 Bibendum) Polished plummy plushness, modern style with blackberries and blackcurrant alongside the cherries, and touches of […]