Wine of the Week

[NoMercy]

Morrisons The Best Valpolicella Ripasso 2009 13%

A robust and concentrated red with hypnotic aromas red fruits, dark chocolate and a hint of toffee, leading to rich flavours of red cherries and mocha on the palate. This gorgeous Italian number has silky, soft tannins, oodles of finesse and superb length. Try with soft, creamy cheeses such as brie or mascarpone, or a warm goats cheese and toasted hazelnut salad.

Available for the normal price of £7.29.

[Mick-Talbot]

I was just getting into that....then you stopped :0/

[wardlaw]

Well you have sold it to me NM. Morrison's tomorrow.

[NoMercy]

Go and buy a bottle then, Mick ;)

[Mick-Talbot]

£7.29.

Yoooove got to be joking?

[NoMercy]

You won't be disappointed, Wardlaw.

[NoMercy]

Mick, how much do you think a good wine costs these days? Lol

Missed ya, btw. ;)

[DTCwordfan]

Armador 2008, a Syrah from the Maipo Valley in Chile, (paid 7-95) full of figs, blackcurrants, clove overtones with vanilla and a smoky background, full bodies and top end of strawberries, a little acidity - and not bad in composing daft poetry on the Whats in a Real Man thread or something like that.

[Caribeing]

Sounds lovely but I try not to to spend any more than £5 pounds a bottle but as I have visitors coming might be tempted but then one bottle is not enough!

[DTCwordfan]

(look for four or six pack deals then, Mary)

[NoMercy]

Sounds rather yummy, DT. Where d'ya buy that one?

Quite, Mary T. One bottle just doesn't suffice.

[Mick-Talbot]

For £7.29 I could get a gallon of Kadarka.
A full bodied and enormously endowed corpulent little number, there is an aggressive hint of a rusty scaffold pole ...... with overtones of alka- seltzer in the non too distant future.


But it does the job. ;0)

[DTCwordfan]

usual, NoM,

In your case, Mick "Buy one and get 3 free" - the Russians do a nice brakefluid based bottle called "Stoporslideflatov"

[NoMercy]

Love it, MT. ;) rofl

[mccfluff]

Campo viejo rioja is on offer at tesco ths week £5

[NoMercy]

A very popular one is that, fluff. Thanks for the heads up. :)

Morrisons have got great deals on Wolf Blass this week.

[sunny-dave]

Back to my favourite German Supermarket ...

Aldi Toro Loco Pink - £3.59 - perfect with your (indoor) BBQ

Aldi Minarete Ribera Del Duero - £5.49 - stunning value red to glug with your Sunday Roast

http://www.aldi.co.uk...oduct_range_18766.htm

http://www.aldi.co.uk...oduct_range_24313.htm

[hippyhoppy]

Can we have Whine of the week.. bloody hate work and bloody hate that fat people won the lottery...

[DTCwordfan]

whats the "depth" of the Duero like, dave? (got to scratch my head and think where the Aldi is....)

[NoMercy]

Hmmm.. I do love a Ribera del Duero. :)

[sunny-dave]

It's a very decent wine for the price DT - get it up to room temperature, decant it into a jug to 'open' it a bit, and the full flavour of the tempranillo is there.

Not a huge blockbuster of a wine (13.5%), but no weakling either.