Red Wine Ideas

[minesapint]

I haven't tasted red wine for years but I thought I would give it a try again this year. I'm looking for something that's tasty but not a wine that some would call "full bodied", if that's the term to use. I'm really not bothered about it tasting like blackberries etc as this would go over the top of my head. I'd like something French if possible and under about £10. In a nutshell, I suppose I'm looking for a "mild" red wine although I realise it's not the best way to describe it!
Any suggestions please? Thank you.

[Zacs-Master]

Try a Crianza Rioja.
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/292358971

[youngmafbog]

YEs, I like that one ZM. Would seem to fit the bill perfectly.

[Etch]

I was going to suggest "claret" (Bordeaux wine) but I see from Wikipedia that the term can include wines that are "dry" and "dark red". However, also from Wikipedia:
In November 2011, the president of the Union des Maisons de Négoce de Bordeaux, announced an intention to use the term claret de Bordeaux for wines that are "light and fruity, easy to drink, in the same style as the original claret when it was prized by the English in former centuries"

[malagabob]

There’s a very nice Portuguese Douro Red in Aldi’s.

[Sqad]

I agree with the first two posters.

[Etch]

"Would seem to fit the bill perfectly" - well apart from the fact the OP said "I'd like something French if possible" :-D

[Zacs-Master]

I wouldn't recommend ANYTHING French under £10 (or £30 for that matter). As three people feel the same way, maybe mines will be opened up to a whole new world?

[Buenchico]

I can't understand why you'd want a French wine. Admittedly the very best French wines are superb but they tend to be
(a) mega-expensive ; and
(b) often very 'full-bodied'.
Cheaper French wines are OK but easily outclassed by wines from South America or Australia at the same price level.

For a soft red, try a bottle of Aussie Merlot:
https://groceries.asda.com/product/merlot/mc-guigan-private-bin-merlot/910001471916
or, if you really want to treat yourself (while still remaining just within your budget), you'll find this Chilean Carmenère hard to beat:
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/mont-gras-reserva-carmenere/023993-11630-11631

[jakep]

I have to agree with Chris on the Chilean Carmenere

[Atheist]

All a matter of taste. Start with the cheapest wine you can find and then work your way up. Best is to go to France and try the real thing. I love Nice Italian, nice, Chilean, nice.... If you don't try wine, you won't have a grown-up palate. Beer for example tastes vile to kids. Some adults hate sprouts.

[237SJ]

If you like a 'light' red you could try a Fleurie.

[emmie]

i like Wolf Blass of which i have numeous bottles.

[Atheist]

Emmie, you can't like it that much if you have loads left.

[emmie]

i stocked over time, i like it but there only me to drink it. I dont like drinking alone particularly.

[emmie]

i have shared with friends but with covid that has become a thing of the past.

[Atheist]

Emmie; then you're not a wine lover! :-)

[emmie]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=wolf+blass&hvadid=79852070499126&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&tag=mh0a9-21&ref=pd_sl_96rnas9kj1_e

[webbo3]

Try.
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/Product/campo-viejo-rioja-gran-reserva-75cl

or

https://groceries.asda.com/product/malbec/diversity-of-terroir-premium-malbec/910002767725

[Toorak]

Wolf Blass is a brand, not a type of wine so you are not addressing the OP’s question

[emmie]

i like wine no problem, i prefer to drink out in a pub if i am honest, but they have been closed or when open their wine is undrinkable and mega expensive at 7 quid a glass.