In this episode, we try to find some good quality wines for under or around the £6 mark which are freely available in UK Supermarkets.
In the second part of this episode, we taste Sainsbury’s House Claret wine which is a name typically the British give to Bourdeaux wines.
French wines, as we often mentioned, because of the high-quality reputation, tend to be priced higher than wines from other countries, so the price of this wine at £5.00 is even more remarkable.
To the sight, the wine looks a very deep ruby and looks to have more viscosity than the previous wine we had just tasted in Part 2 (Kourtaki’s Retsina)
On the nose, the aroma is very distinctive of French wine, it has blackcurrant, spice and even strawberry!
On the palette, we were very pleasantly surprised, for the price point for a French wine we were fearing the taste would be wanting but this wine far exceeded our expectations.
The fruit flavour came first through, to begin with, followed by the tannins at the end which just last for a very short burst.
There is hardly any length, but for a quaffable wine, this is excellent value!
Lusus wines only import and sell great Portuguese wines and this is certainly one of them!
This wine comes from the Quinta Da Casaboa vineyard and our interview with their lovely General Manager can be seen at https://youtu.be/5yHJ1regwkw
This particular wine is produced in homage to Joanna’s Grandfather, and only the best grapes are used to produce this wine.
If due to a particular year’s weather the grapes don’t meet exacting standards the vineyard does not produce a “Reserva” that year.
A great aroma of cherries and blackcurrants, with John M getting notes of marzipan while John L was getting notes of vanilla.
The taste was beautiful and did not disappoint with blackcurrant and black cherry tastes to the fore with a great mouthfeel.
The wine has a very velvety or creamy feel.
We could both detect a hint of oak flavour.
John M describes drinking this wine as not just tasting but an experience.
At the time of writing this wine has proved so popular that Lusus had already run out of stock so we are unable to give you a link to the page devoted just to this wine, but the good news is more is on the way and this page should lead you to the details once the wine has arrived from Sunny Portugal!
In this episode, we try to find some good quality wines for under or around the £6 mark which are freely available in UK Supermarkets.
In the second part of this episode, we taste a Kourtaki Retsina wine from Greece which is available from the Sainsburys chain of supermarkets at the price of £5.75
John M had not tried this wine and John L had tried this style of wine a long, long time before when on holiday when in Corfu.
John L’s recognition was not very favourable, but he was keen to taste it again given the length of time since he last tasted it to see if his tastes had changed.
To the sight, the wine looks very much like an oaked Chardonnay, a golden yellow colour with a splash of green.
On the nose, the aroma is very distinctive and unlike any other wine we have tasted which we assume is as a direct result of the resin.
On the palette, the taste was also unique which was something we felt was a ”marmite” taste you either did or did not like it, there is no in-between!
In this episode, we try to find some good quality wines for under or around the £6 mark which are freely available in UK Supermarkets.
In the first part of the episode, we taste a Castellore Blanc de Blancs wine from Italy and available from the Aldi chain of supermarkets at the fantastic bargain price of £5.49
To the sight, the wine looks to be pale straw in colour with a slightly green hue.
On the nose, the wine has a refreshing peachy and apricots aroma.
On the palette, the taste was of crisp green apple, citrus and pear drops.
The wine’s acidity balance is also excellent and whilst one would not say it is a complex wine it is fantastic value.
In this episode, we taste another of the 19 Crimes Wines from South East Australia, this time their Cabernet Sauvignon.
These wines each depict a criminal deported to Australia for a crime committed in the UK, quite often for something like unauthorised fishing.
On the nose, we smelt Black Cherry, a touch of vanilla and a “Jammy” smell probably promoted by the full-on fruit notes.
On the palate, the wine had a great mouthfeel, with a lot going on the glass giving a complex combination of flavours and then finally leaving an after taste of cherries.
We mentioned in the video that another YouTuber, John from HillBillySelectReviews, had reviewed this wine with two of his pals and interestingly they also detected black cherry and Jamminess on the nose. They also came up with a hint of chocolate and raisin on the palate.
This wine from Sainsbury’s own brand – Taste the Difference is a wine well known to John M, but not to John L – have you heard of it? Let us know in the comments section.
The wine was available from Sainsbury’s at £7.00 at the time of recording.
On the nose, John M felt the smell reminded him of a damp dog which wasn’t meant to be a derogatory comment!
Also, a spiciness was detected that reminded John L of stewed apple and Rhubarb and apple crumble for John L.
On the palate, the taste is very fruity at first then the tannins kick after which a liquorice taste kicks in. Perhaps a wine that is best eating with a great Italian pasta dish.
