This week we focused on selecting wines that are easy to approach in both terms of palate and price. Texture is soft, flavours and aromas are immediate and easy to understand. Although these are not particularly complex examples we can consider them to be reliable and affordable wines for everyday drinking.
Torres Tormenta ORGANIC Sauvignon Blanc 2014 at £8.95
Great aromatic intensity and character, exploding with tropical notes such as passion fruit as well as citric and woolly hints. On the palate the wine has a crisp but full-bodied mouth-feel giving way to passion fruit, lime, gooseberry and grapefruit.
Izadi Rioja Blanco 2014 at £12.95
Straw yellow in colour with bright green tones. With succulent citrus and yellow stone fruit on both the nose and the palate, this is fresh wine is well-structured and has a refreshing acidity.
Altano Douro red Symington family 2013 in OFFER at £9.50
Fruity and floral aroma, with a dark-red hue. It is a well-balanced wine, with a medium body, sweet tannins, and a smooth harmonious finish.
Guigal, Cotes du Rhone 2012 at £10.95
Deep, dark red, thanks in large part to the Syrah. Aromas of bright red strawberries, raspberries, cherries and blueberries as well as a bit of pepper waft from the glass. On the palate the wine is ripe and round, with smooth tannins and a nice amount of acidity. The bright fruit flavors are there, along with the spicy pepper, resulting in an incredibly pleasing wine that is extremely drinkable, and delivers quality that is well above the wine’s price point.
Ronan by Chateau Clinet 2012 at £12.95
Year on year, the attention to detail given to this mini Clinet draws closer to the Grand Vin. The wine is rich, round, open and expressive. Loaded with black a red fruit with a beautiful texture. Delicious on its own would be a fantastic accompaniment to roast lamb or grilled red meats.
Come and taste them for FREE … You can also order them online atwww.grandcruco.com
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