Corbieres Red Wine - available in the UK?

Corbieres Red Wine - available in the UK?

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Ray Singh

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3,048 posts

230 months

Monday 15th April
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Hi All. I travelled to Paris recently with work and bought Corbieres Red wine from Lidl (i think). I paid 2.25 euros a bottle.

I drank the wine this week and really like it. Ok its not going to win awards, but it was nice to my taste. Does anyone know if i can buy it in the uk?


Mobile Chicane

20,835 posts

212 months

Monday 15th April
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Corbières is a punchy red, typically comprised of Southern French grape varieties: Carignan, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache, etc.

You can buy it in the UK. Not for 2.25 Euros though.

Panamax

4,048 posts

34 months

Monday 15th April
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Loads of it available in UK. Often decent value although not always good quality. Pretty reliable.

ferret50

913 posts

9 months

Tuesday 16th April
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Chancellor's grab on alcohol in the UK is currently horrendous.
Second only to vehicle fuel taxation!

Ray Singh

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3,048 posts

230 months

Tuesday 16th April
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Thanks all. I also noted that there is a limit of how much alcohol you can bring back from the continent. 18 litres or 24 bottles seems to be the consensus. Thanks Brexit!! Is that per person or per car?
Planning a trip...

RedWhiteMonkey

6,857 posts

182 months

Tuesday 16th April
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Ray Singh said:
Thanks all. I also noted that there is a limit of how much alcohol you can bring back from the continent. 18 litres or 24 bottles seems to be the consensus. Thanks Brexit!! Is that per person or per car?
Planning a trip...
It's per person (aged 18+).

Ray Singh

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3,048 posts

230 months

Tuesday 16th April
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time to rent a minibus!!!

andyA700

2,707 posts

37 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Ray Singh said:
time to rent a minibus!!!
Lidl do a decent bottle.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/corbieres/p21791

oddman

2,328 posts

252 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Any decent wine with typical Rhône grapes (syrah, grenache, mourvèdre, carignan) from south western France will probably hit a similar spot.

Morrisons do a really nice Languedoc

trevalvole

1,006 posts

33 months

Wednesday 17th April
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oddman said:
Any decent wine with typical Rhône grapes (syrah, grenache, mourvèdre, carignan) from south western France will probably hit a similar spot.

Morrisons do a really nice Languedoc
There is a savouriness to the carignan-dominated Corbieres that I don't often find in other southern French reds.

TIGA84

5,207 posts

231 months

Thursday 18th April
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Lidl have it in stock at the moment, purple-ish label, I didn't buy any but I think it was about a fiver last night when I was in there.