![]() We share his passion and will report back. We expect it might feature a Riesling or two, judging by this picture owner Andy Leathley put up on Facebook of the grape in its varied manifestations. Lovely.Įlsewhere, Chorlton’s excellent wine bar Cellar Key on Barlow Moor Road is launching its new fine wine list this week. For that you get oodles of warm damson and spice flavour.įor a quid more try another great everyday red, Domaine L’Estagnol 2014 from Minervois in the Languedoc. Good value, but even better is Cotes du Rhone Villages Chusclan Serabel 2014 at just £5.99. The Hautes Cotes de Beaune 2014 (£8.99), is fresh with a creamy texture, while the vanilla-scented Rully 2014 (£9.99) from south of the region is riper and great value, as is the herbal and apricoty Chateuneuf Cuvee Particuliere at £12.99 with a rich texture in the mouth.Īlso from the Rhone, two reds stood out, Crozes Hermitage Les Petit Vallons 2014 (£8.99), a little young yet but with a characteristic dash of pepper among the purple fruit abundance. Up a notch are a couple of White Burgundies from a negociant called de Marcilly and that unusual white Chateauneuf. Lidl’s Fiefs des Comelias Reuilly Cuvée Prestige (£8.99) from the excellent 2014 vintage is a great advertisement – delicate and grassy with a sustained gooseberry aftertaste. Along with Menetou Salon and Quincy it’s the poor relation among Eastern Loire Sauvignons. Tired of tropical Kiwi sauvignon and averse to spending big licks on classic French Sancerre? Consider Reuilly. So pay attention to my recommendations and act quickly: Spread across 620 stores, they won’t go far and, as they say in the trade, when they are gone they are gone. Lead taster Richard Bampfield and fellow Masters of Wine on his team have acquired one million bottles in total, with 6,000 - 60,000 of each type of wine. Budget supermarkets such as Lidl and Aldi have shaken up the wine establishment
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