recommend me a nice red wine

shadowcomplex

I am looking for a nice red wine for the weekend, I tend to go for the spanish wines, I would pay up to 20 euro

Heroditas

Nice Spanish wine less than €20?
How about Marqués de Cáceres Rioja?

Tigger

99 faustino 1 is on special in tesco costs less than 20 there

lovley spanish wine

Ellis Dee

Look around for a Pinot Noir from the South Island of New Zealand. You should be able to get one from about €12 up.

NapoleonInRags

I would highly recommend Marques de Riscal Rioja, available for €20 in Tesco and some other stores/off licences.

Liquid heaven:p

mikep

As already mentioned the '99 Faustino I is down to €15..well worth it. Also the '05 Faustino V is also down to €10,also there is Muga for €19.99, haven't tried that one yet but other muga wines are delish...all from Tesco.

if there is a carry out near you try the Beringer Zinfandel founder estate...yum!

Enjoy!

Slaphead07

I despair at the suggestions above, and it's not a question of "taste" it's a question of quality. All suggestions except the one below...

Ellis Dee wrote: »

Look around for a Pinot Noir from the South Island of New Zealand. You should be able to get one from about €12 up.

I'd specfically suggest Whale Tail Pinot Noir from the Wine Buff shops at €16.99? Yes I am biased.

Tigger

new nzealand is in spain?
howcome the rugby is on at stupid oclock in the morning then?

johnnyskeleton

Recommendations for wine are somewhat meaningless because with such variety each different offlicence/supermarket will have a variety of choices.

Generally, specialist offlicences offer better wines but supermarkets offer better value.

Slaphead07

Tigger wrote: »

new nzealand is in spain?
howcome the rugby is on at stupid oclock in the morning then?

"I am looking for a nice red wine for the weekend"

that is all.

Heroditas

Slaphead07 wrote: »

"I am looking for a nice red wine for the weekend"

that is all.

"I tend to go for the spanish wines"

BaZmO*

Campo Viejo Crianza. Can't remember the cost as I tend to pick up wine here and there and then forget where I got it, and how much I paid for it when I get around to drinking it. But all that said, it's a beautiful wine......and it's from Spain.

Slaphead07

Heroditas wrote: »

"I tend to go for the spanish wines"

that hardy implies exclusivity.

johnnyskeleton

Most off licences and supermarkets will have a decent claret (Bordeaux red) for under €20. they're expensive for a reason. If in doubt go for one of them.

Guyett

Museum Real 2004
John's Blend Shiraz 2000
Coto de Imaz 2004
Riscal reserve (as others mentioned)

gandalf

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

I would highly recommend Marques de Riscal Rioja, available for €20 in Tesco and some other stores/off licences.

Liquid heaven:p

This is absolutely wonderful wine, that is the Reserva. If you are lucky you will find the Gran Reserva in O'Briens every now and the then. It's around €36 but is so worth it (it has a blue diagonal stripe on the side of the label).

For around €20 you should be able to get Campo Viejo Gran Reserva as well. That is also a lovely wine that goes a treat with a nice steak

mikep

Gandalf...that was on offer in tesco for around the 12-13 euro mark recently...might still be available, I bought a good bit last year when it was on offer, hoping to put it away for a while...but drank it all!!!

pog it

shadowcomplex wrote: »

I am looking for a nice red wine for the weekend, I tend to go for the spanish wines, I would pay up to 20 euro

I can first of all definitely recommend Andrew Jefford, wine writer/critic.
He has his own website, andrewjefford.com, and writes sometimes for the FT and also for decanter.com. He's one of my favourite writers.

I love malbec myself and am ordering two of the bottles he recommended in a recent article in the FT: See http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/b5a10ebc-cea0-11e0-a22c-00144feabdc0.html

They are both around the 20 euro mark. You can order them online. I could not locate Irish based sellers for them but worth the extra effort I'd say. They were:-

*2008 Le Cedre from Pascal Verhaeghe

*2008 Château les Croisille “Divin Croisille”

sourgrapes

pog it wrote: »

I can first of all definitely recommend Andrew Jefford, wine writer/critic.
He has his own website, andrewjefford.com, and writes sometimes for the FT and also for decanter.com. He's one of my favourite writers.

I love malbec myself and am ordering two of the bottles he recommended in a recent article in the FT: See http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/b5a10ebc-cea0-11e0-a22c-00144feabdc0.html

They are both around the 20 euro mark. You can order them online. I could not locate Irish based sellers for them but worth the extra effort I'd say. They were:-

*2008 Le Cedre from Pascal Verhaeghe

*2008 Château les Croisille “Divin Croisille”

Agree on Jefford, great writer on all things wine.

The Le Cedre is available from The Corkscrew in Dublin, http://www.thecorkscrew.ie/chateau-du-cedre-cahors-2007.html

O'Brien's

and

Le Caveau in Kilkenny.

One of my favourite Malbecs of all time too.

pog it

sourgrapes wrote: »

Agree on Jefford, great writer on all things wine.

The Le Cedre is available from The Corkscrew in Dublin, http://www.thecorkscrew.ie/chateau-du-cedre-cahors-2007.html

O'Brien's

and

Le Caveau in Kilkenny.

One of my favourite Malbecs of all time too.

thanks for that. I can't seem to find it on the O'Brien website though?

nc6000

mikep wrote: »

Gandalf...that was on offer in tesco for around the 12-13 euro mark recently...might still be available, I bought a good bit last year when it was on offer, hoping to put it away for a while...but drank it all!!!

I think the Campo Veija is a lovely wine, it's probably my fave Spanish red and I've tried a lot of them. The crianza is down to €7 in Tesco at the moment.

sourgrapes

http://www.obrienswine.ie//07WFRA104/

headmaster

Try the €3-50 special from Lidll. I had it for a few people the other night, they all loved it and these people really fancy themselves as wine buffs, much like most of the Irish that I know. They wouldn't know a good wine from a bottle of psis. No they didn't see the bottles, that's about the only way these idiots can make out what they're slugging anyway.

Slaphead07

headmaster wrote: »

.. that's about the only way these idiots can make out what they're slugging anyway.

Aren't they lucky to have you as such a good friend.

pog it

sourgrapes wrote: »

http://www.obrienswine.ie//07WFRA104/

Okay good work It'll save on postage costs. Is fada liom go mbeidh blas dhe agam.

pog it

headmaster wrote: »

Try the €3-50 special from Lidll. I had it for a few people the other night, they all loved it and these people really fancy themselves as wine buffs, much like most of the Irish that I know. They wouldn't know a good wine from a bottle of psis. No they didn't see the bottles, that's about the only way these idiots can make out what they're slugging anyway.

Definitely we could do with more reviews that single out the bland and the utterly crap wines that people should avoid.

nc6000

Another lovely Spanish red I've had in a restaurant was a Beronia Crianza 2008. It was very nice.

Does anyone know of anywhere that sells it?

headmaster

Slaphead07 wrote: »

Aren't they lucky to have you as such a good friend.

Of course they are Slaphead. It's they that didn't know anything, not me. Maybe you're foolish enough to imagine it's never happened to you

headmaster

nc6000 wrote: »

Another lovely Spanish red I've had in a restaurant was a Beronia Crianza 2008. It was very nice.

Does anyone know of anywhere that sells it?

You'll find it in the bargain bins in Supervalue, got some there today.Great value @ €4-40 and buy 3, you get the 4th free. I wouldn't drink it myself though.

nc6000

Thanks or the reply Headmaster, why would you not drink it?

headmaster

I'm a pioneer

Doodah7

I see that O'Brien's have the fantastic Marques de Riscal Reserva
2006 reduced to €14.99.

Going to pick up a couple of bottles on the way home...

http://www.obrienswine.ie/Spain//20648/

tmc86

Baron de Ley - a Lovely Rioja

mikep

Lidl (shock!!, horror!!!) have a Morellino di Scansano (Italian )at 8.99 at the mo...Nice once it gets a bit of air into it.

mikep

I am, as we speak, enjoying a 2005 Barolo from Lidl! very nice!!:D

fussyonion

Jacob's Creek Shiraz is absolutely beautiful.
Shared a bottle with boyfriend the other night and we couldn't stop raving about it.

headmaster

fussyonion,
sharing a bottle with the boyfriend, why not drink it. Not a lot for doin, have we?

donnacha

katnook founders block cabernet
woodstock shiraz cabernet
both are excellent reds for <€20

mikep

Tesco Finest Barolo 2006 is reduced to €15 at the mo...buy 6 and get an extra 25% off, brings it to €11.25

Its actually from Giacomo Ascheri which is a well regrded producer and 2006 is regarded to be one of the finest years of the decade.

Very tannic at the moment so could be worth putting away for a few years..

mikep

Last night we enjoyed the tesco Finest Pinot Noir 2009, reduced to €10...
Its from Sacred Hills winery and is lovely at the moment an may improve in the short term.

suicide_circus

headmaster wrote: »

Try the €3-50 special from Lidll. I had it for a few people the other night, they all loved it and these people really fancy themselves as wine buffs, much like most of the Irish that I know. They wouldn't know a good wine from a bottle of psis. No they didn't see the bottles, that's about the only way these idiots can make out what they're slugging anyway.

Would you mind not generalising about "the Irish"? If you find us so tiresome and repugnant perhaps you'd like to naff off somewhere else where our uncultured palates won't offend you so?
To answer the OP, chateau meaume 2007, decent bordeaux, Should be under 15euro

eh i dunno

Sorry for bumping this but could anyone recommend a decent French Red for around €15 to €20?

Slaphead07

eh i dunno wrote: »

Sorry for bumping this but could anyone recommend a decent French Red for around €15 to €20?

From any Wine Buff shop, "Johanna" is a 2001 Bordeaux made from 100 year old vines and is selling for €19.99 down from €39.70.

BaZmO*

Recommending a nice wine to someone is like recommending a nice shirt to someone. There's no guarantee that you'll like it. It's about personal taste.

Slaphead07

I think we all accept that here, it's certainly been said often enough. Any recommendation is given in that spirit. That's why I mentioned vintage and type.

http://www.thewinebuff.com/winePage.php?wine=170&type=Red&country=France&region=&price= Price >= 16 AND Price < 20.00&refer=2

mikep

Enjoying Tescos finest valpolicella ripasso 2009 tonight. A bargain at €7 even better if you buy 6, brings it to €5.25!!

Aerated into a decanter and tasting good!!

Will benefit from some bottle age I'd say.

johnnyskeleton

Tesco are doing a very nice saint emillion for 10 squid. Don't know all that much about wine but I know what I likes. A heavy, savory red, maybe a little acidic but what do you expect for a Tenner?

mikep

Tesco have their Finest barbera D'Asti 2008 on offer at €7.99 at the mo, very good value...needs air though.

johnnyskeleton

Has anyone tried the Lidl chateau la tour Du pin figeac 2007 for 22.99? Wouldn't mind trying it to see what all the fuss is about, but I suspect a poor year of a superior Appellation is worse than a good year from an inferior One.

muckety

mikep wrote: »

Tesco have their Finest barbera D'Asti 2008 on offer at €7.99 at the mo, very good value...needs air though.

Seems to be permanently on special offer... I bought it a few times then it completely changed - as if a new batch came in which was a totally different wine, and nowhere near as good as the original (which was good value at 7.99).

mikep

muckety wrote: »

Seems to be permanently on special offer... I bought it a few times then it completely changed - as if a new batch came in which was a totally different wine, and nowhere near as good as the original (which was good value at 7.99).

Hi Muckety..Was it the '08 that you had??