Lidl Cabernet Sauvignon

NapoleonInRags

Lidl are selling bottles of Chilean Cab Sauv for €3.49 each!

Bought a couple of bottles and it is really quite nice.:)

Dotcomdolly

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Lidl are selling bottles of Chilean Cab Sauv for €3.49 each!

Bought a couple of bottles and it is really quite nice.:)

Is it the same one that was on "Super Saturday"? Cos I really liked that.

redsteveireland

I'd be a bit wary of any wine from Chile. As far as I know their controls on wine production are very poor so you could be drinking anything.:cool:

Snaggerman

I dunno, myself and the missus tend to only drink Chilian, albeit white. Find most brands far superior to some of the other tat out there. Have heard good reports from red drinking friends about that particular one, so seems like a good deal

casio4

what you don't know wont hurt you I love chilean wine and i've drank wine from Lidl and I think their wine is nice, no matter where wine is from, do you really know what's in it apart from the grapes and alcohol?

NapoleonInRags

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Is it the same one that was on "Super Saturday"? Cos I really liked that.

Not sure - its called Cimarosa. This is their website http://www.vineris.com/

NapoleonInRags

redsteveireland wrote: »

I'd be a bit wary of any wine from Chile. As far as I know their controls on wine production are very poor so you could be drinking anything.:cool:

TBH I reckon that's BS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_wine

del88

redsteveireland wrote: »

I'd be a bit wary of any wine from Chile. As far as I know their controls on wine production are very poor so you could be drinking anything.:cool:

my sister know the guy who buys the wine for lidl...he personaly goes all over the world buying and checking out the makers...which is more then dunnes do ...they buy off wine merchants in ireland.

jimmycrackcorm

redsteveireland wrote: »

I'd be a bit wary of any wine from Chile. As far as I know their controls on wine production are very poor so you could be drinking anything.:cool:

The nicest wine I ever tasted was Chilean. I had it in a restaurant once and went looking to buy it in an off license afterwards. it couldn't be bought anywhere so I looked online and saw it was €69a bottle.

So much for poor controls.

NapoleonInRags

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Lidl are selling bottles of Chilean Cab Sauv for €3.49 each!

Bought a couple of bottles and it is really quite nice.:)

ooh, just in time

Think I'll pop in on my way home. Apparently they've a lovely prosecco for €6.99 aswell

Wally Runs

The truth of the matter is, controls no matter where in the world, can only do so much. Many (but not all) old and new world producers are not above a little fiddle every now and again.

You last year had the French selling any old tat to the Americans as pinot noir, so much so that it was estimated that they were selling more pinot noir than it was possible to produce. The year before it was the Italian's mixing in unauthorised grapes into their DOC, (I think it was Chianti Classico).

Therefore, while such schemes go a long way to control quality you also have to rely on the systems of the seller. I would imagine that Lidl along with any of the major supermarkets have very strict control systems in place and that they would not take any chances on iffy suppliers. Reputation is priceless.

Besides, as the buyer, if you like it and are happy with the price go for it.

danbohan

redsteveireland wrote: »

I'd be a bit wary of any wine from Chile. As far as I know their controls on wine production are very poor so you could be drinking anything.:cool:

ogh god , an irish wine snob , i thought they died out with the "tiger"

richiebceltic

I picked up 2 of these the other evening & it's an excellent wine!

at 3.49 you can't beat it

et101

Thanks for the post will just HAVE to check this out although I still have a stock of the tetrapac wine that Tesco were doing for €2 a while ago, so as you can see, I too am a wine snob! GRRR celtic tiger

Haggis The Dog

My wife is a wine drinker but hasn't yet found one she likes in lidl, she drinks sauv blanc any suggestions? Beats the 12euro oyster bay she's on at moment

CountingCrows

richiebceltic wrote: »

I picked up 2 of these the other evening & it's an excellent wine!

at 3.49 you can't beat it

+1 More than decent for the price

Esel

Haggis The Dog wrote: »

My wife is a wine drinker but hasn't yet found one she likes in lidl, she drinks sauv blanc any suggestions? Beats the 12euro oyster bay she's on at moment

Has she tried this one?

Wally Runs

Oyster Bay, thought it was 9.99 in Dunnes? Buy in bulk (6 or 12) and see if you can get a discount, applies in most shops. M&S have a good range of Sauv. Blanc if they are near and discount on any six bottles.

RayCon

Haggis The Dog wrote: »

My wife is a wine drinker but hasn't yet found one she likes in lidl, she drinks sauv blanc any suggestions? Beats the 12euro oyster bay she's on at moment

Tesco's are currenrly clearing this ... reduced from €13.99 to €6.00 .. Chilean Estate Grown Reserve Sauv Blanc ... had a chilled bottle last week to try it and it was very nice.

redsteveireland

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

TBH I reckon that's BS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_wine

Sorry, but you expect me to read all that. Could you just quote some of the facts to disagree with what I said? please.:cool:

redsteveireland

danbohan wrote: »

ogh god , an irish wine snob , i thought they died out with the "tiger"

Ohh god, someone who refers to it as the "tiger".
I'm no wine snob, that's for sure. I hardly even drink the stuff. Apart from the odd J.P Chenet.
It was just something that came up in conversation recently and I thought I would share when I saw the thread.
*not based on facts in any way. just hearsay.

Haggis The Dog

Wally Runs wrote: »

Oyster Bay, thought it was 9.99 M&S have a good range of Sauv. Blanc

Thanks- she gets it from local shop as no dunned/tescos close by, I'll look in m&s as I work next door to one, thanks

esel wrote: »

Has she tried this one?

I don't think so, I'll pick up a couple of bottles and blind taste test them

Travel is good

Haggis The Dog wrote: »

My wife is a wine drinker but hasn't yet found one she likes in lidl, she drinks sauv blanc any suggestions? Beats the 12euro oyster bay she's on at moment

Superquinn are selling it for €8 at the moment, I don't know when that offer expires. it's worth buying a case of it, you could order it online.

Anyhow, back to the Lidl discussion. I was just talking about this on Friday with a friend of mine & she told me about the Super Saturday wine specials. Any recommendations? I mainly like dry white, so Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio. Apparently there are good reds too - St. Emillion? I'll have a look at the Cabernet Sauvignon, thanks OP!