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Best value – Pierre Chanau Macon 2019

Image ~ June 27, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi

A superb supermarket Burgundy from Auchan. Isn’t it enough to say that I went back to buy more after tasted it? Continue reading →

Value from the supermarket: Lidl Negroamaro Salento 2019

Image ~ April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
Another superb budget Italian red from Lidl. At this price (£ 4.99 in UK, 3 € in Hungary) most wines are better to avoid, yet this is not just serviceable but rather good.

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Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Image ~ February 18, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
Casillero del Diablo is probably the most well known Chilean brand in the whole world. I can’t remember the first vintage I tasted, but I liked them early on, and then less and less as my palate evolved. I have not tasted any in the last 7 years or so and spotting it on the shelves of Tesco made me nostalgic for the old times.

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Another solid supermarket Chianti – Tesco’s 2015

Image ~ January 9, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi

Just what I expect from a Tesco Finest wine: restrained and elegant, like the other wines in the range. If I’m not mistaken Master of Wines do the selection for Tesco, and they always pick the balanced, pure wines, not the over-oaked, over-ripe examples.

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Blogs I follow

Jamie Goode's Wine Blog Australian Wine Reviews Barolista
Winemag South Africa
Thomas Girgensohn's australian wine reviews
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