"THE LIST" March Update
*NEW Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne Réserve Exclusive Brut NV, France £23.99 £31.99 (S) pure fruit, top discount, luxurious
*NEW Paolo Leo Fiano del Salento IGP, Italy £7.99 £10.99 (W) peachy, low acidity, creamy, rounded
Vento'z, Alvarinho, Portugal £10 (W) top expression of the region, lively, peach, fresh
*NEW Pazzia Primitivo di Manduria, Italy £9.99 £12.99 (R) top price, plump, strong expression
*NEW Cune, Rioja Reserva, Spain (R) can’t beat it at this price, red fruit meets sweet oak, hint of spice
*NEW Les Nivières Saumur Loire, France £8.99 £10.99 (R)(V) blackcurrent, chill it down, herbal
*NEW Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla, Spain £11.99 £14.99 (Sh) classic, nutty, saline, dry
Mix Six Price = (MS)
*PRICE CHANGE Bouvet Ladubay Saumur Rosé Brut, France £12 £15 (MS)(S) can’t beat it, soft red fruit, great quality and a great price
*NEW Graham Beck Brut Rosé, South Africa £12 £17 (MS)(S) top price, great mothers day wine, good elegance against fruitiness
*NEW Casal de Ventozela Arinto Vinho Verde, Portugal £8.99 £9.99(MS)(W) top family producers, fresh, super enjoyable
*PRICE CHANGE Muga Rioja Blanco, Spain £12.99 £14.99 (MS)(W) beauty of a wine, good level of oak, tropical fruit, lots of complexity
*NEW Domaine La Chautarde Rosé, Côteaux Varois en Provence, France £9.99 £13.99(MS)(Ro)(V) light, elegant, soft red fruit
*NEW Surani 'Costarossa' Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy £9.99 £14.99 (MS)(R) stonkingly good price, friendly, plump red fruit, balanced
*NEW De Martino "Colinas del Itata" Cinsault, Chile £12.99 £18.99 (R)(V) chill it down, light, fun, great price
CC = Clubcard price
*NEW Gratien & Meyer Cremant De Loire Brut, France CC £11 £13.50 (S) fresh, green fruit, zing meets bubbles
*NEW Tesco Finest Vinas Del Rey Albariño, Spain £12 (W)(V) fresh, citrus fresh, good representation
*PRICE CHANGE Fleurs de Prairie Luberon Rose, France £9 (Ro) super pretty, crushed raspberries, hint of zing, ding-a-ling
*NEW Ramon Bilbao, Crianza, Rioja, Spain CC £9.50 £11 (R)(V) top price, good representation, red fruit meets sweet oak
*NEW Granite Hill, Old Vine Zinfandel, USA CC £10.50 £12.50 (R) good representation, slight sweetness, strong price
*NEW Tesco, Finest Douro, Portugal £10 £11.50(R)(V) ripe, black fruit, fair representation
*NEW Dv Catena, Tinto Historico Malbec, Argentina £12 £14 (R) quality from Catena, dark fruit, mouth coating, bbq special
*NEW Lacheteau Cremant de Loire Brut, France £12 £16 (S) delicate, fresh, white flowers, good spark
*NEW M&S Found Lucido, Sicily £8 (W)(V) cracking price, lively, fresh
*NEW Rustenberg Chenin Blanc, South Africa £11.50 £13.50 (W) classic, tropical, creaminess, good producer
*NEW Mesa Vermentino di Sardegna £13 £16.50 (W) expressive, plenty of fruit, grapefruit, zingy
*NEW Artazu, Pasos de San Martin, Spain £13 £26 (R) silly discount!, black fruit, tobacco
*NEW Aristocratico Appassimento Salento, Italy £10 £14 (R) sweet red fruit, concentrated, deluxe
Nectar card prices
*NEW TTD, Crémant de De Loire, France £9 £12 (buy 3 or more)(S)(V) green apple, fresh, lively
*NEW TTD, Douro, Blanco, Portugal £8.07 £10.75 (W) ripe, stone fruit, flavour a plenty
*NEW TTD, Pinot Gris, New Zealand £7.75 £11 (buy 3 or more)(W)(V) fair expression, zesty, vibrant, enjoyable
*NEW TTD, Côtes Du Ventoux, France £8.63 £11.50 (buy 3 or more)(R)(V) big dark fruit, spice, rich, great price
*NEW Feuerheerd's Anchor Wine Reserva Douro, Portugal £10.50 £12 (R) rich, juicy, spice
*PRICE CHANGE Invincible, Vinho Tinto Douro, Portugal £12.50 (R)(V) plump, bold, juicy, red fruit
*NEW Codorniu Vintage, Organic, Cava, Brut, Spain £10.75 (S)(V) green fruit, richness, decent price
*NEW Cuba Azul Alvarinho, Portugal £10.50 (W) really good expression, citrus, fresh
*NEW The Best Vinho Verde Rose, Portugal £8 (Ro)(V) touch of sweetness, soft red fruit, fresh, easy to take down
*PRICE CHANGE Le Verdier, Cairanne, France £12.50 (R) dark fruit, rich, good complexity, CNDP alt, star buy
*PRICE CHANGE The Best ,Ribera Del Duero, Spain £11.50 (R)(V) medium, fair representation, dark fruit
*PRICE CHANGE The Best, Douro, Reserva, Portugal £11.50 (R)(V) strong expression, dark fruit, decent weight, cracking option
*PRICE CHANGE Specially Selected Blanquette De Limoux, France £6.99 (S) can’t go wrong, fruit meets a touch of richness, cracking celebration fizz, silly price
*NEW Buenas Vides Argentinian Viognier £8.99 (W)(V) stone fruits, good intensity, fair new world expression
Specially Selected Margaret River Rosé, Australia £3.33 (Ro) stupid price, zinger, chill it down
*NEW Cambalala Macchiato Limited Edition Pinotage, South Africa £7.99 (R) worth having a stab to see if you like the style, coffee, prune
*NEW Cambalala Stellenbosch Shiraz, South Africa £7.49 (R)(V) red fruit, tiny bit of spice, ok
Specially Selected, Salice Salentino, Riserva, Italy £7.69 (R) good complexity, bold, red fruit
Animus, Douro, Reserva, Portugal £6.99 (R)(V) plump, ripe, dark fruit
Specially Selected Toscana Rosso, Italy £7.69 (R)(V) cherry, good expression of the region, super value
*PRICE CHANGE Extra Special, Crémant De Loire, Rosé Brut France £11 (S) soft red fruit, fair expression, easy win!
Azul Marinho Alvarinho, Portugal £8.42 (W) brilliant wine for the price, fresh, vibrant, balanced
*NEW Paul Mas Marsanne, France £7.74 £8.97 (W) fair expression, solid producer, very floral
Extra Special Viognier, France £9.50 (W) stone fruit, fair expression, good price
The Wine Atlas, Feteasca Regala, Romania £5.98 (W) stupid price, light, balanced, value
*PRICE CHANGE Famille Perrin Les Cardinaux, France £11 (R) classic Rhône flavours, dark fruit with good body, decent amount of richness
Beaujolais Villages, La Camensarde, France £8.97(R) light, a match with chicken, red fruit, can be chilled
The Wine Atlas Cotes Du Roussillon Villages, France £6.97 (R) dark fruit, fair expression, ripe
*NEW Extra Special, Amarone Della Valpolicella, Italy £16.97 £20 (R) worth checking out to see if you like the style, not brilliant but fair expression, good complexity
La Maison du Vin Cremant, France £12.75 (S) fresh, balanced, good value
Jim Barry, The Lodge Hill Riesling, Australia £11.75 (W) zesty, citrus, refreshing, old-school fave
*NEW Château de la Petite Giraudiere, Muscadet S&M Sur Lie, France £8 (W) top price, citrus, light, no surprises
*PRICE CHANGE Château Millegrand, Aurore, Minervois, France £11.75 (R) menthol, inky, bright, solid!
*PRICE CHANGE Baron de Ley, Rioja Reserva, Spain £10 £13.75 (R) currently a brilliant price, follower favourite, red fruit meets oak, classic expression
*PRICE CHANGE Monticelli Rosso Piceno, Italy £8 £10 (R) cherries, friendly, easy going little wine
Vergelegen Cabernet Merlot Fairtrade, South Africa £10 (R) star buy, strong price, Bordeaux style
*In store only
*NEW Greco di Tufo, Italy £7.99 £8.99 (W) citrus, stone fruit, dry, subtle
Encostas de Caíz, Vinho Verde, Portugal £8.49 (W) subtle spritz, ripe fruit, citrus, cracking expression
*NEW Deluxe New Zealand Pinot Gris, Gisborne £7.99 (W) citrus, clean, good balance
Salneval, Albariño, Spain £8.49 (W) good expression, clean, citrus, slight saline element
*NEW Torre de Ferro Rosé Wine Dao, Portugal £7.99 (Ro) crushed strawbs, stone fruit, dry
Eje, Monastrell, Spain £7.49 (R) big boy, dark fruit, robust
*NEW Agramont Garnacha Old Vine £7.49 (R) fair expression, red fruits, lightish
Chianti, Riserva, Italy (price in-store) (R) cherry, subtle oak, excellent value, balanced
Buy 12 mixed bottles of wine, save £5.99
Faustino Rivero Ulecia, Albariño, Spain £11.98 (W) fresh, citrus, good expression
Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, USA £12.99 (R) medium, vanilla, dark fruit, fair
Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy £10.99 (R) crowd pleaser, young fruits, slight spice
Vallone Special Selection Appassimento Salento, Italy £9.49 (R) top pick, sweet fruits, bold, rounded
Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy £30.99 (R) big winery, big wine, delicious
Thomson & Scott, Noughty, Organic Sparkling Chardonnay, Spain £9.50 (S)(V) fair, not too sweet, good alternative
*NEW Thomson & Scott Noughty Sparkling Rosé Dealcoholized Wine £9.50 (S) hit of sweetness, red fruit, passable!
Community.Co zero alcohol sparkling white NV £5.50 (S) used to serve this at my events, not too sweet, does the job!
*NEW Real Peony Blush Non Alcoholic Sparkling Tea £11.50 (Ro) fresh, cranberry
M&S Alcohol, Free Fizzero, Rose £6 (S) tea, light sparkling, not trying to be wine
Wednesday’s Domaine, Rosé Still + Sparkling bundle £33.99 (Ro) plenty of fruit
Three Spirit Non-Alcoholic Alternative Spirit- The Livener, 50cl £26 (SPIRIT)(V) spicy kick, in a category of its own, good alternative to a cocktail