Decent red wine for a tenner? (better than Barossa Ink)

Decent red wine for a tenner? (better than Barossa Ink)

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oddman

2,277 posts

251 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Lotobear said:
Mea Culpa, but you knew what I meant!

...and you were right about it needing time
Yep - thanks for the tip

I'll be checking out the loca Aldis today. I live in West Yorkshire so it either means they haven't stocked any or there'll be loads left rofl

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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oddman said:
Lotobear said:
Mea Culpa, but you knew what I meant!

...and you were right about it needing time
Yep - thanks for the tip

I'll be checking out the loca Aldis today. I live in West Yorkshire so it either means they haven't stocked any or there'll be loads left rofl
I've just cleaned out Carlisle - you need to visit the ones in the less affluent parts.

Sadly, there is no more Sancerre left

The G Kid

562 posts

122 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Lotobear said:
Opened the Pomerol last night - decanted and let it air for a few hours.

What a classy wine, though I reckon it needs a bit more aging. I'm going to trawl my local Aldis today to see if I can gather a few more up to lay down.

As others have observed if 19 Crimes / Australian Shiraz floats your boat this is not for you but at the price point its a genuine steal.

I bought 12 of the Aldi 2018 Amarone earlier this year to lay down (though drinking well now) and a few of these will be joining them.
2016 is a very decent year for Pomerol, so to get some for a tenner is brilliant. Will obviously benefit from some laying down, but I think some of the 15's and 16's are drinking incredibly well at present.

oddman

2,277 posts

251 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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Lotobear said:
I've just cleaned out Carlisle - you need to visit the ones in the less affluent parts.

Sadly, there is no more Sancerre left
One bottle left in Elland.......



After I visited wink

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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well done!!

Chris Stott

13,183 posts

196 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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hehe

Jealous!

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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I've got a client trawling Newcastle as I write (and he's a huge wine buff with a cellar to die for),... I've probably single handedly caused a run on the stuff!!

NSNO

333 posts

151 months

Friday 24th March 2023
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That Pomerol sounds like a nice wine and a great price. Another great value for wine is this if you can find it over in the UK.

https://www.jumbo.com/producten/tre-filari-primiti...

It retails for €10 over here in the Netherlands, so would imagine that it would be similarly priced or even less in the UK.

It is a really good wine and tastes like it should be two or even three times the price. It also has an average rating of 4.3 on Vivino which is very impressive for a wine of that price and I concur with this. In fact I think that I rated it 4.5 myself. I'm no wine expert, but just know that I really liked this wine, especially as I say for a tenner, then you can't go wrong. It is very fruity and fairly full bodied, but still with a decent amount of depth to it. I usually drink natural wines, but good luck getting a decent one of them for a tenner.

https://www.vivino.com/NL/en/cantina-sampietrana-t...

havoc

29,928 posts

234 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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That Pomerol was sold out here. frown

Griffith4ever

4,139 posts

34 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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The margaux is good value. I bought 12 a month or two back. Drinking one now tho most will be left as long as I can manage.Nice.great value, better than what Waitrose sell for twice the price. Will look into the pommerol. Crazy price.

markiii

3,565 posts

193 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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managed to find teh Pomerol eventually, because rather than putting it on the wine section which would be logical. It was on an end bin in the frozen food section. grrrh

oddman

2,277 posts

251 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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Had a bottle of the Aldi Pomerol tonight. Bottle is very weighty - they are no fools on marketing

Very well made wine. Disguises its considerable alcohol quite well.

It's quite soft, open and approachable. Tastes older than it should do (? storage issues responsible for low price)

It has the whiff of almond/marzipan that I love in good merlots. Looking forward to the next 17 bottles.

wiggy001

6,542 posts

270 months

Saturday 25th March 2023
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Big Stevie said:
Well the 19 Crimes was quite nice. I did scan the QR code and the criminal on the bottles label starts talking to you about the crime he committed, which is clever.
I’ve got through many bottles of 19 Crimes over the last couple of years and I never noticed the QR code. Giv s me an excuse to buy some more.

This and Apothicab are my go to reds at the moment.

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Sunday 26th March 2023
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oddman said:
Had a bottle of the Aldi Pomerol tonight. Bottle is very weighty - they are no fools on marketing

Very well made wine. Disguises its considerable alcohol quite well.

It's quite soft, open and approachable. Tastes older than it should do (? storage issues responsible for low price)

It has the whiff of almond/marzipan that I love in good merlots. Looking forward to the next 17 bottles.
Interesting comments. You obviously know your fine wines - do you think it has ageing potential or should it be drunk sooner rather than later?

CooperD

2,851 posts

176 months

Sunday 26th March 2023
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I really enjoy this wine. Available from Majestic Wine. Got a very fruity taste to it.

StescoG66

2,108 posts

142 months

Sunday 26th March 2023
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CooperD said:


I really enjoy this wine. Available from Majestic Wine. Got a very fruity taste to it.
One of my faves.

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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After the Pomerol, Aldi now have a 2016 Margaux on offer for..... £9.99!!

I snaffled 12 this morning

dunkind

154 posts

19 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Lotobear said:
After the Pomerol, Aldi now have a 2016 Margaux on offer for..... £9.99!!

I snaffled 12 this morning
What is it, which Margaux

Lotobear

6,232 posts

127 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Chateau D'arsac

dunkind

154 posts

19 months

Monday 27th March 2023
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Cheers