Vignobles Roussellet Pinot Noir NV, Vin de France (£4.49 Aldi) Maybe a little jammy, but the sweet, slightly smoky briar, bramble and strawberry flesh is quite appealing, especially at this price. C(+) Undurraga TH Pinot Noir 2011, Leyda, Chile (£15.99 Majestic) A weird wine, there’s decent enough black cherry, raspberry […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013

There’s much written on the Internet about how UK wine buyers get far more bang for their buck by spending a few pounds more – have to say that these visuals from the excellent Corks Out chain illustrate it better than anything else I’ve seen…
How much wine is in that £5, £10, £20 bottle?
Vidal White Series Pinot Gris 2012, East Coast, New Zealand (£10.25 Ann et Vin, Partridges, The Bottleneck, The Halifax Wine Co) Plenty of musky peachy and pear flavours with a touch of spice, maybe a little lacking in zip, but decent enough. B- Torres Viña Esmeralda 2012, Catalunya, Spain (£8.29 […]