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

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Well... thoughts? I might buy a bottle tonight

[Lotobear]

Sorry but I tried the Sainsbury Sangiovese last night and whilst I am not going to say it was undrinkable (it wasn't) it was very much in the Ribena league. probably great for glugging at a barbie but lacking any degree of complexity or interest - sorry if I sound like a wine snob (I'm not at all well read on wine I just know what I like, and this wasn't it).

[Regbuser]

Some to go at here> https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/drinks/...

Two different styles, but quite like the st chinian, and Argy malbec

[oddman]

This doesn't quite fit the brief at £15 a bottle but 25% off ie. £11.25 if you buy six

Bread and Butter Cabernet Sauvignon

It's absolute textbook Californian Cab Sauv. Smooth and although at the limit of my sweetness/jamminess tolerance, lots of fruit really well integrated tannins and nice use of oak. Not silly alcohol at 13.5%. The vanilla is quite strong so some might not like this. Had it with a quite salty savoury dish so balanced the food very well. Might be a bit unidimensional on its own.

For me it's a really nice hybrid of New World and classic Claret.

[sean ie3]

Aldi comes through at this price point 14.5%,quite fat on the palate, oak comes through, had a sniff of the bottle immediately after opening, vanilla and red berry. Decent.

[macp]

Busts the budget by .99p (from Waitrose) but worth it in my opinion. A total berry fest and very smooth. Lovely stuff but dangerous as I could finish the bottle myself. I recently switched to reds as whites were giving me acid reflux. So still finding what suits my taste buds and this is bang on.

[otolith]

Out of budget for this thread, but this was surprisingly not disappointing for supermarket wine at £16 - did buy it thinking I would probably regret it.

[johnboy1975]

Is the Mad Fish Shiraz any good? Tesco have it on clubcardprice for £7.

Probably between that and the 19 Crimes (which I really like), also on clubcard price at £7.25

I'll get both...

[sean ie3]

€11 over here, I'll try the others.

[Chris Stott]

Where are you in Europe where 19 Crimes at €11 is good value?

[Richard-390a0]

I had the exact same bottle of 19 crimes as a birthday gift recently, after a glass of it I looked as glum as the convict on the front of it.

[wiggy001]

There is one that is "aged in rum barrels" which is decent for under a tenner, but I still end up going back to Apothicab. Saying that, the one with the rapper Snoop Dogg on the front is also quite drinkable!

[sean ie3]

Chris Stott said:

Where are you in Europe where 19 Crimes at €11 is good value?

That is a Tesco club card price, €15 usually which is how much the other three in the range cost, I here you, its not going to satisfy a sophisticated palate.

[Chris Stott]

sean ie3 said:

That is a Tesco club card price, €15 usually which is how much the other three in the range cost, I here you, its not going to satisfy a sophisticated palate.

Not trying to be superior, but I just can’t get my head around paying £10 for a bottle of Aussie blended shiraz… £15 is surely just a pricing con so you think you’re getting a deal at £10? No one’s going to pay £15 for it, are they?

Reminds me of what Tesco and Hardys used to do a few years ago… price their cab/Shiraz at £10, then promote it at ‘£5/HALF PRICE!!! on a gondola end… it was never anything more than. £5 bottle of wine at best.

Surely there are better wines than 19 Crimes for that sort of money?

I would think pretty much any Crianza level (or above) Rioja would be a much nicer wine… and they should be available for well under £10.

[Lotobear]

Trapiche 'pure Argentinian Malbec' is on special offer at the Co op at the moment for £7.50 and is really quite decent.

It's easy drinking but it a good way - not too jammy, un oaked, and a bit of tannin to balance things.

[sean ie3]

Chris Stott said:

Not trying to be superior, but I just can’t get my head around paying £10 for a bottle of Aussie blended shiraz… £15 is surely just a pricing con so you think you’re getting a deal at £10? No one’s going to pay £15 for it, are they?

Reminds me of what Tesco and Hardys used to do a few years ago… price their cab/Shiraz at £10, then promote it at ‘£5/HALF PRICE!!! on a gondola end… it was never anything more than. £5 bottle of wine at best.

Surely there are better wines than 19 Crimes for that sort of money?

I would think pretty much any Crianza level (or above) Rioja would be a much nicer wine… and they should be available for well under £10.

It's quite true over here in Eire comparative prices can make your eyes bleed, wine especially in the under €20 mark is priced enthusiastically, over €20 seems to even out, I do buy mostly from Lidl and Aldi so go to a wine shop to buy over the €20 mark. obsv.

Edited by sean ie3 on Wednesday 2nd August 12:14

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Richard-390a0 said:

I had the exact same bottle of 19 crimes as a birthday gift recently, after a glass of it I looked as glum as the convict on the front of it.

Yeah I've had that and been unimpressed.

[sean ie3]

Less than a tenner in the UK, slightly more over here in Eire, I'd choose this over a bottle of the Ink. 😉

[HarryW]

A little more than £10 but Lidl organic vacqueyras 2019 at £11.99 is as good as if not better than most £30 bottles of Chateauneuf du pape imho.

[MitchT]

Bought a bottle of M&S "Classics" Claret. Was on a par with £24 bottles of wine I've had.



https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-classics-claret...