ALDI-new wines for Summer 2019

Summer Wines
My choices for Summer 2019
following a wine tasting at ALDI

ARGENTINA
RED WINES
*** Don Tomas Argentinian Malbec €10.99
From San Juan
With sirloin steak, of course, or rich casseroles

***** Lot Series Finca la Pampa Pinot Noir 2017, €12.99
Tom Doorley and I both liked this surprising Pinot Noir.
From Uco Valley, Mendoza
With veal, pastas and served slightly chilled for grilled fish dishes

AUSTRALIA
WHITE WINES (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
Banrock Station Chardonnay-Verdelho €6.99
From South Eastern Australia

Hardys Chapter & Verse Pinot Grigio €7.49 (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
From South Eastern Australia

RED WINE (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
Banrock Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz €6.99 (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
From South Eastern Australia
With stews and lamb

CHILE
WHITE WINES
*** Quisco Sauvignon Blanc €8.99
From Los Catus Vineyard, Rapel Valley

*** Riveras Sauvignon Blanc €12.99
From Leyda Valley
Chilled on its own or with grilled white fish and poultry, soufflés and pasta dishes with white sauces.

RED WINE
**** Quisco Chilean Malbec €9.99
From Rapel Valley, Chile

FRANCE
WHITE WINES
** Exquisite Picpoul De Pinet €8.99
From Languedoc
With seafood and shellfish

*** Exquisite Collection Marsanne €8.99
From Jean-Claude Mas, in Languedoc
With seafood, white meats

Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur Lie €8.99 (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
From Muscadet, Loire Valley
With Atlantic shellfish

**Ferrandière Pinot Gris €8.49
From Domaine de la Ferrandière between Montagne Noire and Pyrenean Piedmont
With Sushi, seafood and fish

*** Côtes du Rhône Blanc €8.99
From Rhône Valley
With cheese, salad Niçoise, or pasta dishes

ROSÉ
*** Été Côtes de Provence Rosé €9.49
From Provence

*** Fleurs de Prairie Côtes de Provencé Rosé €9.99
From Provence
With shellfish, seafood, fish in sauce, fresh salads

*** Exquisite Touraine Rosé €8.99
From Loire Valley
Use as an apéritif or with salad a

RED WINES
**** Beaujolais Villages 2018 €7.99
From Burgundy
With light meat dishes, or slightly chilled with fish such as Tuna

*** Eugène Serrignon Bouches-du-Rhône €6.99
Easy going drinking
From Provence
With grilled or stuffed vegetables and roasted poultry

*** Cuvée Beaupont Vin de France Red €6.49
With red meat or cheese

*** Ferrandière French Merlot €8.49
From Languedoc, between the Montagne Noire and Pyrenean Piedmont
With white meat and mild cheeses

ITALY
WHITE WINE
**** Castellore Grillo Sauvignon Blanc €6.99
From Sicily
Alone as aperitif, with fish or white meat

RED WINES
**** Primanero Organic Primitivo 2016  €9.99
Love this deep dark red using only organic Primitivo grapes grown in Puglia.
Full-bodied - perfect with roasted red meats and mature cheeses.

**** The Fire Tree Sicilian Nero D'Avola €6.99
Lovely full bodied wine - conjures up memories of sunny Sicily and good company
With red meats, mild tasting game and cheeses

***** The Fire Tree Sicilian Riserva 2013 €9.99
Wow, more conjured up memories of sunny Sicily. Glad to hear Tom Doorley sing it’s praises too.
Use with roast chicken, sauteed beef and aged cheeses

PORTUGAL
WHITE WINES
*** The Wine Foundry Vinho Verde Avesso
With fresh fish and shellfish

**** Animus Red, 2017 €????? (Not at tasting but at the lunch table)
With pizza, chicken and pasta

RED WINE
*** Animus Red, 2017 (Not at tasting but at the lunch table)
With pizza, chicken and pasta

SPAIN

WHITE WINES
** Toro Loco Blanco €6.49
From Utiel-Requena
On its own or with fish

**** Exquisite Rías Baixas Albariño €9.99
Also picked by the lady wine taster beside me
From Galicia
With seafood, shellfish
Albanta Albariño €10.99 (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
From Rias Baixas

RED WINES
**** Toro Loco Merlot Bobal 2017  €6.99
From Utiel Requena. Bobal grapes are native to Utiel Requena
Easy drinking
With red meats, tomato based pasta dishes and all types of cheese

**** Pata Negra Valdepeñas Gran Reserva 2009  €8.99
From  Bodegas Los Llanos in Valdepeñas

**** The Big Gun Spanish Red €7.99
I liked this, just hint of sweetness- despite the name, it has a light elegance - nice easy drinking
From central Spain
Use at barbecues, and with casseroles and red meats


USA
RED WINE
Rockstone Ranches Malbec €6.99 (NOT AVAILABLE at tasting)
From California