TESCO 2010/11 TOP WINES IN PRICE CATEGORY
SUMMARY
Very good in the £5 -10 bracket, particularly the Wines by the Case deals, many of which although not available in store can be ordered through this link http://www.tesco.com/wine
KEY
The reds are written up in this colour
The whites in this colour
Pink in this colour
The fizz in this colour
Desert wines in this colour
WINE PRICE DRINKER RATING
>£10
Tesco Australian Rosé NV(Aus) £3.79 83
Fresh light strawberry nose, good acidity, top value party wine
Caves St Pierre Preference Cotes du Rhone (Fra) £6.79 83
Nice light forward fruit, cherry aromas, great price
Tesco Finest Hautes Cotes de Beaune 2009 (Fra) £8.99 84
Soft limewzest nose, refreshing acidity, lemons and a hint of minerality
Tesco Finest San Antonio Organic Chardonnay (Chi) £7.49 86
Red apple chardonnay nose, complext on palate, gret value
Yalumba Y Series Riesling 2009 (Aus) £7.99 84
Aromatic grapey nose, good acidity, flowery palate
Paul Mas La Forge Marsanne 2009 (Fra) £8.29 85
Full, rich, complex, elegant, everything in perfect balance, beautiful
Tesco Finest Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc 2010 (SA) £7.99 87
Open grassy nose, full acidity, melon and hints of citrus
Tesco Finest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (NZ) £7.99 85
Big NZ sauvignon, grapefruit, grass, some lime, well made
Laurent Miquel Heritage Vineyards Viognier 2009 (Fra) £8.99 84
Grassy grapefruit, good body, excellent price
La Difference Viognier Muscat, Vin de Pays D'Oc (Fra) £5.99 85
Zesty orange pith, grapey palate, good acidity, great value
Villa Taurini Barbera Piemonte 2009 (Ita) £6.99 84
Good full rich bitter cherry, hints of wet wood, well made
Marquesa de la Cruz 2008 (Spa) WINES BY THE CASE £7/42 86
Forward blackcurrant fruit, oaky, modern, great price
Artesano Argento Malbec 2010(Arg) £6.99 85
Very good example of Argentinian malbec, full forward fruit
Cocochino Shiraz 2008 (SA) £7.99 84
Tobacco and tar nose, soft coffee palate, good wine, silly name
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Red 2009 (Aus) WINE BY THE CASE £7.99/47.94 84
Well made, oaky forward fruit, top good price
Laurent Miquel Heritage Vineyards Syrah 2008 (Fra) £8.99 90
Mellow coffee and chocolate nose, medicinal palate with blackcurrant, interesting
>£15
Old Renwick Road Marlborough Pinot Noir 2007 (NZ) WINES BY THE CASE £16/96 87
Spicy pinot noir nose, showing development, hints of leather
Chateau La Raze Beauvallet 2006 (Fra) WINES BY THE CASE £16/96 88
Full, fruity, oaky nose, full tannin, developing well, may need another 2 years
Beni Duillo Chianti Classico 2003 (Ita) WINES BY THE CASE £15/90 87
Deep fruity woody nose, full rich body, high tannin, needs food
Sister's Run Barossa Cab Sauv 2008 (Aus) WINES BY THE CASE £12/72 88
Rich full blackcurrant, very good structure, integrated tannin
Lagunilla Rioja Gran Reserva 2003 (Spa) WINES BY THE CASE £14/84 86
Soft developed nose, mouthwatering blackberry, softening tannin
BMW Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Aus) £10.49 86
Botham and Willis, good wine to drink with the cricket, oaky, good balance
Tesco Finest Sancerre 2008 (Fra) £12.99 84
Soft fruity nose, good acidity, hints of citrus
Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay 2009 (Fra) £10.49 84
Lemon zest nose, fine minerality on palate, refined
