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Supermarket wines: can you age an entry level Chianti from Lidl?

Image ~ March 30, 2026 ~ Zoltán Németi

A cheap wine from Lidl that over-delivers in most vintages, I liked this 2018 quite a lot back then (gave it 87 points three years ago, see here), so I stocked up on it. I still have a few bottles and it is almost 8 years old – I bet most entry level wines under 5€ would be way over the drinking window (except Bordeaux and perhaps Rioja reds!). But not this one.

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Supermarket wines: the best edition of the Aldi Chianti, the 2024

Image ~ June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 ~ Zoltán Németi

The San Zenone Chianti distributed in Aldi is one of the cheap reds I buy every vintage. At 4€ it’s really a basic, simple quaffer, but it is usually decent and it’s not easy to find affordable chianti in this country (Hungary) and I’m always thirsty for sangiovese. And this 2024 is something else. Continue reading →

Saladini Pilastri Rosso Piceno DOC 2022

Image ~ October 25, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
Real purity here. It was aged in barrels but that does not show – I like it a lot.

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Tenuta di Carleone Uno 2018

Image ~ January 4, 2024 ~ Zoltán Németi
Beautiful packaging. Kind of a new wave chianti inside it.

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Boscarelli Prugnolo Rosso di Montepulciano 2020

Image ~ December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Sangiovese for the purists. Well, it’s 10% mammolo actually, although I’m not sure how much difference that makes…

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Drinking young chianti? Podere di Marcialla Chianti 2021

Image ~ November 30, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Sure, the simplest supermarket chiantis might be totally approachable after two years (as they should be, like Aldis 2021 which is at its best now), but buy a bit more serious one and you might regret opening it so young…

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Supermarket wines: Aldi’s San Zenone Chianti 2021

Image ~ June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
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I could simply repeat what I wrote about the previous vintage of this wine. A humble, cheap little wine, but expressive and delicious, I love it.

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Hungarian icons: the 2HA Tabunello 2020

Image ~ May 14, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi

2HA is the true pioneer of sangiovese in Hungary. The first vintage was made almost 20 years ago, in 2005 and the first official release was actually the 2007. Continue reading →

Supermarket wines: Lidl’s Corte Alle Mura Chianti Riserva 2018

Image ~ February 1, 2023 ~ Zoltán Németi
Such a reliable wine. Although the 2019 is already released, this 2018 might still be around, and it’s well worth the asking price.

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Supermarket wines – Lidl’s Corte alle Mura Chianti Riserva 2019

Image ~ December 14, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
New label for Lidl’s chianti riserva, and the style has changed, too. The wine is still good…

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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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