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Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Plan de Dieu 2021, a solid Rhone red

Image ~ August 29, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

I had a bad experience with the 2017 of Auchans Plan de Dieu, but this 2021 is quite the opposite. Rock solid for the price. Continue reading →

Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo 2018

Image ~ August 19, 2023August 22, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

Not a young wine and still unapproachable – one wonders how much time it will need. But there is greatness here waiting to unfold… Continue reading →

Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Alsace Gewurztraminer 2021

Image ~ August 9, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

 

Do you crave acidity in white wines? Most Hungarians do, hence traminer is not a popular variety here. But I actually quite like low(ish) acid white styles and traminer is a favourite of mine. This one however…

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Pierre-Marie Chermette Griottes 2022

Image ~ August 6, 2023August 6, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Photo credit: drinkair.hu

Can a Beaujolais Nouveau be still good in the following summer? Surely it can – at least the better ones from serious producers.

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Fun Villány red: Kiss Gábor Rouge 364 2022

Image ~ August 4, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Kiss Gábor is a well-known Villány producer, but he operates on a lesser scale then big names like Gere or Bock. What I tasted from him in the past did not make me a fan, but his 2022 reds are a completely different story. I liked his cabernet franc quite a lot so I bought a bottle of his entry level Rouge 364, and it’s actually almost as good its pricier brother.

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Supermarket wines: Bock Rozé 2022, Villány, Hungary

Image ~ August 2, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Photo credit: webshop.bock.hu

Following on the Kakas, here is another rose from Villány, but this time from Bock, a just as big and well-known producer as Vylyan. Theirs is a more successful wine if you ask me, I would definitely recommend it.

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C.V.N.E. Rioja Ecologico 2020

Image ~ July 31, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

I hoped that I would find a great value here, but there is one detail which makes it less enjoyable – at least for now. Continue reading →

Supermarket wines: Tesco Finest Campo di Borja garnacha vs tempranillo

Image ~ July 24, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

The only difference between these two bottles from Tesco is the grape variety – tempranillo versus garnacha. The latter is one of my favourites, I consume more of it than anything else, but I must admit I never was really interested in the former. However, this time I clearly prefer the tempranillo, to my big surprise… Continue reading →

Villány rose: Vylyan Kakas 2022

Image ~ July 23, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

That’s exactly how most Hungarian roses taste like. Continue reading →

Lidl Cepa Lebrel Rioja Joven 2021

Image ~ July 18, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Not a refined wine, but it’s stupidly cheap and actually good!

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Budapest, Hungary. Wine blogging since 2010 – in Hungarian, at Művelt Alkoholista. Until now.

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