It’s supermarket press tasting season! On today’s Thursday Club with Mike Graham on Talk Radio, we look at three ALDI wines that really impressed me for the price - and they’re all a bit of a step away from the norm!
White wine: Filos Estate Assyrtiko, 2020, Greece.
Assyrtiko is the famous white wine grape from Greece that is making a splash in the UK. This one hails from North West Greece with grapes harvest from one single vineyard. If you love Chablis and Albarino, you will like this. It's citrussy and fresh with a saline tang and a peachy note balancing everything up. Perfect for hot summer days - when we eventually get them!
Find it at Aldi for £6.99 here.
Sangiovese Reserva, Estevez, Chile.
Sangiovese is the Italian grape that is most famous for making the wines of Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, so it’s fascinating to find it out in Chile. Here it's fuller-bodied and more juicy, but showing classic Sangiovese notes of sour cherry, dried herbs and coffee beans. Beautifully made, big and ballsy but with soft tannins.
Find it at Aldi for £6.49 here.
Aglianico del Vulture, 2017, Italy.
Another example of how southern Italian grapes are well worth looking out for. Aglianico (that’s the grape) thrives on the volcanic soils around Mount Vulture in Basilicata. This is for you if you like Barolo or punchier Tuscan reds. It’s black and savoury with notes of grilled meat, tobacco, stewed fruit and cocoa powder, partly thanks to the extra age on it. Incredible value:
Find it at Aldi for £6.99 here