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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 →

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 →

Pure pleasure: Ferraton Père & Fils La Tournée Rouge 2020

Image ~ May 30, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

Just a €7 syrah-grenache from the Languedoc, but so enjoyable that I’m tempted to call it the wine of the month.

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Great Rhone Cru: Domaine Brusset Les Travers Cairanne 2020

Image ~ May 25, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
It’s not the first time when a Brusset red amazes me. A top producer in the Southern Rhone for sure.

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Retaste: Cote Mas Syrah Grenache 2020

Image ~ May 13, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
I loved the previous bottle in last August and hence had some expectations when opened another recently. The months passed did not do a favour to this wine, it closed up – I often experience this with young Southern Rhone reds, so probably it should not come as a surprise…

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Cote Mas Syrah Grenache 2020

Image ~ August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
I loved the 2019 version of Cote Mas Syrah-Grenache, and while a bit surprising, the 2020 is again a nice bargain.

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Jorge Navascues Cutio 2018, Carinena, Spain

Image ~ March 6, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
A grenache, finally. I drank less of them in the last few months than it’s usual for me, but here you go. A spanish one that also contains a bit of carignan.

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Value from the supermarket – Domaines des Lauribert Cotes du Rhone 2019

Image ~ January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

Picked from Auchan, my third bottle of the wine or so. Lovely affordable Cotes du Rhone red.

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Bonny Doon Vineyard “Le Cigare Volant” 2018

Image ~ March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
I think my first Bonny Doon wine. A producer that has been on my “must try” list for ages…

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

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