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Summer red: Rhonea Les Artistes Rouge 2022, Cotes du Rhone

Image ~ August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
If you know the red wines of Southern Rhone then this might surprise you. 11,5% ABV? Does not taste like an early harvested wine and it turns out that some of its alcohol was just removed. Sounds weird but the result is appealing.

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Supermarket wines: Hacienda Uvanis Garnacha Old Vines Navarra 2022 from Lidl

Image ~ June 4, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi

 

Solid garnacha from Lidl. Old vine material for €4? It rather tastes like just cheap, €4 red wine, but a very good one.

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Rhone reds from Lidl

Image ~ April 28, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
I’m a big grenache fan and sadly there aren’t many available on the Hungarian market, so I was happy to see new Southern Rhone reds popping up in Lidl recently. I cannot say they impressed me, though.

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Bondar Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2021

Image ~ April 3, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
Australian grenache for the purists.

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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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I’m a wine blogger living in Budapest, Hungary. Contributor to Művelt Alkoholista, the oldest Hungarian wine blog, since 2010. Screwcapped is my personal blog.

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