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I’m aware that many of the wines I recommend here are quite expensive. So these are some wines that I’ve tried recently that represent excellent value for money. These are real stand-outs.<\/p>\n
Ch\u00e2teau de Lascaux \u2018Carra\u2019 Pic St Loup, Languedoc, France<\/strong> Tanners Super Claret 2012 Haut-M\u00e9doc, Bordeaux, France<\/strong> Ch\u00e2teau Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2015 Bordeaux, France<\/strong> Nicosia Classic Etna Rosso 2013 Sicily, Italy<\/strong> Perdeberg Cellars The Vineyard Collection Chenin Blanc 2015 Paarl, South Africa<\/strong> The Society\u2019s Exhibition Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 2014 Burgundy, France<\/strong> Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose 2015 Cabri\u00e8res, Languedoc, France<\/strong> I’m aware that many of the wines I recommend here are quite expensive. So these are some wines that I’ve tried recently that represent excellent value for money. These are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16380,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329\/revisions\/16380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u00a313.99 Vintage Roots
\n14% alcohol
\nOrganic. Syrah, Grenache and Mourv\u00e8dre. Really fresh and well defined with lovely bright black cherry and blackberry fruit, showing some peppery detail and hints of meatiness. Nice raspberry freshness on the finish. There\u2019s lovely fruit here, but also nice structure and acidity. Super stuff for the price. 90\/100<\/p>\n
\n\u00a314.95 Tanners
\n13% alcohol
\nMade by Ch\u00e2teau Cl\u00e9ment Pichon. 51% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Sauvignon. Beautifully fresh and vivid with a chalky edge to the blackcurrant fruit. There\u2019s a nice greenness here with provides freshness and drinkability, and meshes beautifully with the supple, sweet fruit. So drinkable: this is what we come to Bordeaux for. Shows great balance. 90\/100<\/p>\n
\n\u00a310.99 Laithwaites
\n14% alcohol
\nBeautifully focused with a lovely herb, fennel and grapefruit edge to the nose. The palate has depth and texture with a slightly smoky, spicy edge to the pear and canteloup melon notes. It\u2019s richer than you\u2019d expect from a Sauvignon with lovely depth to the bold fruit. But it\u2019s not overblown. There\u2019s nice passionfruit richness, hemmed in by the grapefruit. 90\/100<\/p>\n
\n\u00a312.49, \u00a310.99 When you mix 6 or more, Laithwaites
\n13% alcohol
\nThis lighter coloured red is a blend of 80% Nerello Mascalese and 20% Nerello Cappuccio, both local varieties that thrive on Etna\u2019s volcanic soils. It\u2019s fresh and aromatic with some spicy, mineral, slightly medicinal hints adding complexity to the red cherry and cranberry fruit. Elegant and moreish, and not lacking in flavour even though it\u2019s a lighter-style red. So fresh and detailed. 90\/100<\/p>\n
\n13.5% alcohol
\n\u00a311.99 Virgin Wines
\nThis is a lovely old-vine Chenin, with concentrated, fresh flavours of pear and peach with a hint of pineapple, as well as some ripe apple and spice. There\u2019s a lovely lemony core here which keeps things nicely focused. A really tidy, precise wine with restraint, but also the potential for development over the next few years. 91\/100<\/p>\n
\n13% alcohol
\n\u00a318 The Wine Society
\nFull yellow in colour, this is a deliciously full flavoured white Burgundy with rich flavours of hazelnut and cream, as well as fresh citrus fruits with a bit of baked apple sweetness. After a while, the richer notes subside and it settles into a stony, mineral personality, with real presence and complexity. This wine shows good concentration and balance, and is drinking perfectly now. It\u2019s made for the Wine Society by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Burrier of Maison Joseph Burrier and Ch\u00e2teau de Beauregard, who own 22 hectares in the Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 appellation. 93\/100<\/p>\n
\n14% alcohol
\n\u00a37.99 Waitrose
\nThis is fabulous. It\u2019s fresh, vivid and direct with blackberry and black cherry fruit, with some lovely meatiness in the mix. There are notes of pepper and clove adding savoury interest, and a deliciously floral, aromatic spicy garrigue edge to the fruit. It\u2019s almost saline, too, with a savoury intensity and plenty of freshness. Grippy and delicious. So peppery. 91\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"