Need some red wine help

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eltax91

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9,842 posts

205 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Hi guys

Long termer on here, but never float in the food and drink forum. I'm in need of a bit of help from any wine lovers out there.

My wife is pregnant, due in a couple of weeks. For medical reasons she won't be able to breastfeed and she's really missed the red wine during pregnancy this time, it's been top of the list of cravings too which has not helped.

Anyway, normally of a weekend, with a slab of steak, we would have a decent argentine Malbec or chateau neuf, you know, £8-£10 a bottle in the supermarket.

I'm thinking I might by her a really nice bottle of red to have the first time we get some proper sleep from the nipper. Except i have bob all idea what I'm talking about with wine!

So, let's say £50-£80 for the right bottle, based on the tastes above, what should I go for? Is there a particularly good vintage for either? Or something I don't know if that's similar?

Cheers in advance.

The Big G

990 posts

167 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Www.davywine.co.uk

Not a expert by a long shot as I don't know the exact tastes you and your other half have. I have purchased wine from here before and have been very happy with their service. Just have a browse in he Malbec section to get yourself started and pick something you both like the sound of. I'm sure they'd help over the phone too



Edited by The Big G on Friday 21st October 21:33

EnthusiastOwned

728 posts

116 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Watching with interest. Most I've spent on a bottle was £35 and that was a 1984 Faustino Rioja and that was sublime.

Whoozit

3,583 posts

268 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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£50-80 retail price is quite a niche area, it's between really expensive restaurant prices (at 3x markup) and premier cru French. I'd say you're better off going for £20-40 retail, the difference in price at that level could equally be marketing rather that quality. If you like a nice Malbec, stick to that. Either have a look at the Gaucho Grill wine shop, or our personal favourite is Kaiken Ultra malbec (the Cab Sauv is also v nice). And for £80 you can get two thirds of a case...

bazjude2998

666 posts

123 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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You can spend what ever but taste is a personal thing.Just because you,ve splashed out £100 we,re not all going to be impressed.There,s going to be some smugg tts out there who are now laughing their bks off but get yourself down to Aldi @ £5 a bottle you won't better Bushland Shiraz Australian.Decanter if you must!

crossy67

1,570 posts

178 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Not that I know that much but anything from the Bordeaux region (St Emillion or Pomerol) from 2007 will be good. That year sold out two years ago leaving everything either side of it in abundance so it must be good.

eltax91

Original Poster:

9,842 posts

205 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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bazjude2998 said:
You can spend what ever but taste is a personal thing.Just because you,ve splashed out £100 we,re not all going to be impressed.There,s going to be some smugg tts out there who are now laughing their bks off but get yourself down to Aldi @ £5 a bottle you won't better Bushland Shiraz Australian.Decanter if you must!
Thanks. Like I said I know nowt about wine. I'd sort of assumed that 'the more you spend the better the quality gets'

I was really looking for what was considered a good year for the Malbec or chateauneuf (granache?) variety, so that I could buy the best of one I know she likes. She might hate it, but that's not the point, it's the fact I thought about it and bought her a gift that is relevant to how she's been feeling, instead of a pointless bit of jewellery

Maybe I'll take the other advice and get a couple of bottles of something cheaper that has a good rep.

Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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We were guzzling far too much of this earlier in the year at Le Mans.

http://www.cadmanfinewines.co.uk/ChateauLaClotte_2...

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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Pomerol - les chevaliers de lanezac 2013
Any Chassagne Montrachet
Any Côte Roti


anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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bulldong said:
Pomerol - les chevaliers de lanezac 2013
Any Chassagne Montrachet
Any Côte Roti
Every day's a school day, I never realised Chessagne Montrachet could be red as well as white.

BoRED S2upid

19,643 posts

239 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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It's certainly not a case of more £'s means better wine go to somewhere decent with what you currently like and ask them to recommend something or sign up to a wine club and make them work for their money and send you a case of it beer

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 21st October 2016
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garyhun said:
bulldong said:
Pomerol - les chevaliers de lanezac 2013
Any Chassagne Montrachet
Any Côte Roti
Every day's a school day, I never realised Chessagne Montrachet could be red as well as white.
Definitely worth a try, it's one of my favourites.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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bulldong said:
garyhun said:
bulldong said:
Pomerol - les chevaliers de lanezac 2013
Any Chassagne Montrachet
Any Côte Roti
Every day's a school day, I never realised Chessagne Montrachet could be red as well as white.
Definitely worth a try, it's one of my favourites.
I most certainly will, many thanks.

klmhcp

247 posts

91 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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bazjude2998 said:
You can spend what ever but taste is a personal thing.Just because you,ve splashed out £100 we,re not all going to be impressed.There,s going to be some smugg tts out there who are now laughing their bks off but get yourself down to Aldi @ £5 a bottle you won't better Bushland Shiraz Australian.Decanter if you must!
I don't think he's hoping to impress the people on here. What a strange post.

hondafanatic

4,969 posts

200 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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klmhcp said:
bazjude2998 said:
You can spend what ever but taste is a personal thing.Just because you,ve splashed out £100 we,re not all going to be impressed.There,s going to be some smugg tts out there who are now laughing their bks off but get yourself down to Aldi @ £5 a bottle you won't better Bushland Shiraz Australian.Decanter if you must!
I don't think he's hoping to impress the people on here. What a strange post.
Too much Bushland perhaps?

OP - let us know what you settle on smile

Le TVR

3,092 posts

250 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Nothing we like better with a good steak than a bottle of Gigondas.
Probably in the £15 range in the UK.
Has a wonderful peppery aftertaste that compliments steak.

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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2002 and 2004 Chateau Potensac is drinking well at the moment - not expensive either. It's a Medoc and very smooth.

Steve Campbell

2,110 posts

167 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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I think what we are missing here is OP has asked for a wine for when the missus gets a decent nights sleep.....so what wine will be good for drinking in 2020 :-)

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

James P

2,950 posts

236 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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I'm finding Italian reds better value than French currently although you'd be pushed to get a decent Barolo or Amarone for less than £50 and could quite easily double that.

I'd suggest a Valpolicella Ripasso - try for a 2012 if you can but nothing wrong with going to 2014 if that's what you can find. Some places will want up to £45 but £25 should get you something more than good enough. My favourite is Antolini, you can get the 2014 online for £22.