Ripe brambly fruits with herbal 'garrigue' and black pepper aromas, layered, elegant and delicious.ĭomaine de Clochevigne Vacqueyras 2019, Rhône, France - €12.99 Made from old vine Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre in one of the best vineyards of the Languedoc, maturing nicely but with at least 3-4 years left - I bought a few bottles for the cellar last year at €12. This is the bargain of the Dunnes Sale and probably the best wine deal in the country this week. O'Brien's sale continues with reductions across the range and both Aldi and Lidl have some new wines in store since last week and I feature a Lidl wine below - my top pick in Aldi is their new Lebanese wine from the Bekaa Valley (review next week).Ĭhâteau Cazal Viel ‘Vielle Vignes’ 2017, Saint-Chinian, Languedoc - €9.60 Besides the Dunnes wines mentioned below I also warmly recommend the Joseph Drouhin Fleurie (€13.60) and Mâcon Lugny (€11.20), the Max Roger Sancerre (€17.60, down from €22) and the Arthur Metz Alsace whites.īargain of the week is the first wine below, Château Cazal Viel, which is only in Dunnes at this price because of cancelled orders from the USA due to Covid - buy as much as you can. Last week I featured wines from SuperValu and this week I have some bargains from the Dunnes sale and others. I recommend you do the same if you have space and cash and this year's September wine sales should help. In Bordeaux the rather damp summer does not augur well but coming on the back of good vintages in 2018, 20 at least there is the (very small) hope that prices will not rise.Īs I’ve mentioned before I like to lay wine down for a bit to mellow out tannins in Bordeaux, Rhône and Languedoc wines and add creaminess to whites such as Chablis and Sancerre. In late August a strong mistral wind and dry conditions caused wildfires in Provence and while this only affected a small proportion of Provence’s vineyards some producers lost everything.
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