No pic? What shop is it - national brand or just a local shop for local people?
At that price, there are loads of decent wines in the supermarket
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This might be old hat to everyone but me, but just in case...our village shop recently started stocking this Romanian Pinot Noir. They sell it at £8.65 a pop, but it's a notoriously expensive shop so I suspect it can be had for a lot less. I knew absolutely nothing about Romanian wine but this is absolutely lovely for the price - quite warm and not too sharp, but with a great long finish. Anyway, just sharing the love.
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Last edited by FrontierGibberish; 11th July 2020 at 08:14.
No pic? What shop is it - national brand or just a local shop for local people?
At that price, there are loads of decent wines in the supermarket
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That’s the right price, they sell it at a lot of independent wine shops in London and it’s often the house wine in a few restaurants I used to go to, it’s a very easy drinking wine and I like it a lot.
The incanta from majestic is good as well.
Vivino tends to agree with you:
https://www.vivino.com/wines/160177012
The local Bodega near me sells a very good red wine that is really vibrant and fruity and comes straight from the barrel. Five litres for seven euros.
Like some Alsace and some Loire valley wines, pinot noir is easy to drink but difficult to age.
I know the greatest Burgundies will age exceptionally well, but it is a very delicate cepage, and those South European wines are meant to be drunk relatively young (<5y)
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Romanian/Bulgarian wines can be outstanding. A lot of value for money.
Personally I think though that a wine shouldn’t costs much less than 6/7£... if you realize how much work is put into it.
Most of wines below that price end up in the sink...
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Thanks for tip! For cheap-ish supermarket Pinot I do like this one from Marks and Sparks
https://www.marksandspencer.com/pala.../p/wnp60017914
Most of the £8-10 wines I used to enjoy from Sainsbury's are now £11-15 wines, and the £8-10 wines are now mostly a bit rubbish. I'm guessing the extra duty imposed by our caring Govermnent, who were only thinking of the nation's health, is to blame.
I'll have a look for that Romanian one though – I do like a Pinot Noir
Our local Waitrose has this Romanian Pinot on offer for £5.84 - very good value
https://www.vivino.com/wines/164955771