AUGUST 2014 - AMAZING AUGUST AT ASDA
If you are still in the holiday
mood and fancy some fantastic wine bargains nip down to ASDA over the weekend
for some brilliant wines at around a fiver. The wines listed below are genuine
bargains and not cheap wines at half price. Some of the offers are only
available for the next few days and others for a week or too. So dig out your
wine carriers, and roll back to your
nearest store. There's also the intel on the top red of 2013.
Hardy's Nottage Hill Chardonnay 2013 - Australia – ASDA £5.00
Interested in
an old fashioned Aussie Chard then Hardy’s Nottage Hill is a great choice. It
is full bodied, dry with loads of rich tropical fruit and melon flavours. There
are subtle oak characters which give it a well rounded elegant finish. If you
still appreciate tropical flavoured white wine then you canny whack it at £5.00
per bottle. If you have patience you can store this wine in a cool place for a
couple of years and the wine will improve and develop complexity. Down £3.00 on
the normal Asda price.
Wolf Blass Red
Label Chardonnay Semillon 2013 - Australia –ASDA £5.00
Emanating from an established quality
winemaker this is an excellent Aussie white. A blend of classic Australian
white varietals Chardonnay and Semillon. Clean citrus aromas are balanced with
a flavoursome, creamy palate of peaches, complemented by slight grassy notes
and finishing with lingering crispness. This wine should be well chilled and
drunk either on its own or with a succulent chicken breast.
Cono Sur Bicicleta Viogner 2013 - Chile - ASDA £5.00
A Chilean stunner
at a genuinely discounted price. More elegant than chardonnay Viogner is a
classic white Rhone grape which has travelled well to Chile. Beautiful fruit, with
floral notes and a rich flavour. There is a touch of citrus to give balance and
a good finish make this wine worth double the price.
Espartero Rioja
Reserva 2009 – Spain – ASDA £5.00
Where are you going to find a
reserva Rioja for just £5.00? If you like the Reserva style of Riojas, then
you'll like this. This is a lovely ruby coloured wine aged in oak casks for at
least 12 months. It may not be the most
complex, and it doesn't have a particularly long finish, but it's smooth as
silk and full of ripe with vanilla and spice, and a hint of leather. It is medium
bodied with light tannins. Ideal with lamb or pork or simply to drink on its
own. Fantastic value.
Viña Mayu Sangiovese, Elqui Valley - 2012 -
Chile - ASDA £5.50
This wine is regularly
recommended by me, and for good reason. Recognised as a fantastic wine by Decanter
Magazine, and awarded medals over the past 2 years, this wine is a cracker. The
Sangiovese grapes are hand-picked in small bins. The wine is partially aged in
French and American oak barrels which gives it a lovely vanilla overtone. It
has black cherry aromas, gentle spicy
flavours with a hint of dried chocolate. The full bodied red wine is velvety
smooth with a mouth-filling finish.
Faustino I Gran Reserva 2001 - Spain - ASDA £17.95
Thinking of
pushing the boat out or buying your best friend a fantastic bottle of wine. I
spotted the Decanter Magazine top red of 2013 Faustino I Gran Reserva 2001 in ASDA this week. It's a brilliant
wine with a vibrant garnet colour, beautiful fruit and a
sophisticated complex flavour. Intense aromas of spices, new wood and
leather. Velvety smooth with light tannins, a background of vanilla oak and a
brilliant finish. Scoring 97 out of 100 you just can't go wrong with this
stunning Rioja. Highly recommended.
