Tasting Notes This is one of the cheapest wines available from Tesco, so I bought a bottle to see what it’s like. Lambrusco is an Italian wine made from fermented grape must. As Wikipedia says, ‘must (from the Latin vinum mustum, “young wine”) is freshly crushed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, […]
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Oxford Landing Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes I found this to be a fairly average white wine. There’s nothing particularly bad about it, but there’s nothing to make it stand out either. Hailing from the banks of the Murray River in South Australia, it is described as ‘fresh, zesty and herbaceous, with citrus and passionfruit aromas’, but I found it […]
Cono Sur Bicicleta Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes The bicycle logo initially attracted me to this wine because, well, I like cycling. Fortunately, it turned out to be a decent wine that I’d be happy enough to buy again, bicycle on the label or not. It’s from the Cono Sur winery in Chile and the story is that the vineyard workers […]
Benjamin Darnault Minervois
Tasting Notes This 2019 vintage of Benjamin Darnault’s Minervois red wine is yet another Naked Wines selection that doesn’t disappoint. Made in the far south of France, not far from Carpentras, it blends grenache grapes and is labelled as a good match for fish, seafood and cheese. I actually had it alongside a chicken curry, […]
Kimbao X
Tasting Notes This interesting blend of six different grape varieties was created by Constanza Schwaderer in the Central Valley region of Chile. The label describes it as having notes of ‘blackberry, raspberry, sweet plums and a hint of spices’. I’m not sure I could detect any raspberry, but I think I caught a faint taste […]
Isla Negra Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes This is one of the cheaper wines available in Tesco, although I mistakenly ordered a 50 cl bottle at £3.75. It is also available in a standard 75 cl bottle at £4.51. It’s decent value either way. The wine is produced in the Valle Central region of Chile by Viña Cono Sur S.A. […]
Wine Route Tempranillo Garnacha Rosé
Tasting Notes We got this wine as part of the Tesco Finest ‘dine in for £10’ meal deal, so it’s pretty good value considering it’s priced at £7 if bought alone, whereas you also get a main, side dish and dessert included in the deal. Obviously they don’t put the best wines into this sort […]
Wine Route Chardonnay (2020)
Tasting Notes We got this wine as part of the Tesco Finest ‘dine in for £10’ meal deal, so it’s pretty good value considering it’s priced at £7 if bought alone, whereas you also get a main, side dish and dessert included in the deal. Obviously they don’t put the best wines into this sort […]
Embeleso
Tasting Notes This is a lovely smooth red wine produced by Gorka Etxebarria in the Rioja region of Spain. It’s a crianza, which means that it has been aged for at least twenty-four months with at least six of them in oak barrels at the winery. It was a good accompaniment to the roast pork […]