Chile

After all this recent writing about German wine guides, we go back to the infamous category of (British) supermarket wine - only to get seriously confused. Really, this wine is probably the most confusing tasting experience in a long while.

Gewürztraminer is a grape that I mostly know in a French context (Alsace), also from Germany and perhaps Italy. So I was quite pleased to see a reasonably priced Traminer at Sainsburys yesterday - and it is from Cono Sur, a winery that has been quite pleasant in a supermarket context. [read the full post...]

Intense cherry-red colour with a rich bouquet and very pleasant on the palate. Lots of cherry and some strawberry with smoky pepper notes. Smooth, very drinkable and fruity, it is pleasant without feeling industrial or oaked to death.

A wine that will appeal to the beginner as well as the Pinot lover, even though the latter might miss some complexity. The Cono Sur unleashes its full potential pretty much the second you open the bottle - trying it again a couple of hours later did not add anything to the experience. This is a wine that can and should be drunk now.

Certainly the best red wine I have seen in a UK supermarket below £8.