Weekday wines

Looking to try something different or adventurous, but don’t want to make an expensive mistake? Decanter’s associate editor Tina Gellie has done the hard work for you, picking out 25 exciting and accessible wines available in the UK for £25 or less

Tina Gellie recommends 25 great-value wines on the UK shelves for under £25

Krásná Hora, Blanc de Noir Sekt Natur, Moravia, Czech Republic 2016 91 B £24 Basket Press Wines, Forest

Wines This 100% Pinot Noir spends a year on its lees, with a portion fermented and aged in 500litre barrels before a second fermentation in bottle. Bonedry, smoky and mineral, with tart apple and citrus pith purity. Deliciously different. Alc 12%

Weingut SchäferFröhlich, Vulkangestein Riesling, Nahe, Germany 2014 93 £19.40 Howard Ripley

A smoky, flinty Riesling from 40-year-old vines, which shows off the volcanic soils of the Stromberg and Felsenberg grand crus. Racy acidity lifts tangy tart apples, fresh lime and developing hints of petrol. Long, lean and elegant. Alc 12%

El Hato y El Garabato, Otro Cuento, Arribes, Spain 2017 92 O £25 Raymond Reynolds

José Manuel and Liliana Beneitez farm 1ha of their own and manage 10ha of old bush vines on high-altitude granite/ schist soils. Here, Doña Blanca, ferments in tank and old French oak then rests on its lees for six months. Super minerality and fresh acidity with vibrant pear and hay flavours. Alc 13%

Juvé y Camps, Selección Reserva Cava, Penedés, Spain 2016 91 £11.99 Waitrose

From one of Spain’s leading Cava producers, this is an equal blend of Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada; it is made in the traditional method, ageing for two years’ on its lees in bottle. Firm, fresh acidity is fleshed out by full-bodied, rich apple pulp and yeasty tones. Alc 12%

Blank Bottle, Manon des Sources, Swartland, South Africa 2012 92 £22.40 Lay & Wheeler

Pieter Walser’s eclectic wines are worth exploring (via UK importer Swig), and this field blend is a fine pick up by Lay & Wheeler, showing great acid structure and lovely complexity and weight of rosemary, lime cordial, stone fruit and cashew creaminess (from a year in oak and five in bottle). Alc 13.5%

Domaine Bouché, Etre à L’Ouest, Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 2017 91 O £16 Red Squirrel

It’s from Limoux and under a crown cap, but it’s not crémant. Bruno Bouché, originally from Champagne, does make fizz, but this is a still, unoaked Chardonnay which, as the name hints, is a bit crazy. Fresh acidity, fine length and chalky, green apple purity. Alc 12.5%

Tahbilk, Museum Release Marsanne, Nagambie Lakes, Victoria, Australia 2010 93 £15.10-£17.20 Armit, Highbury Vintners, Tanners

Marsanne might be a northern Rhône grape, but Tahbilk has the world’s largest plantings (and oldest vines), dating to 1927. The Museum Releases are among Australia’s best value whites for their sheer quality and ageability. This one is drinking beautifully: vibrant waxy citrus, ripe peach, jasmine and honey complexity on a refreshing, textural palate. Alc 13% ➢