DRINK OF THE WEEK
Liqorice, layers and length
Famigilia Castellani Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 €15, SuperValu from 20 May Dry, grown-up, starting to show some complexity and a bargain at this price. Liquorice, spice, multilayered and long.
Rounded out
Famiglia Castellani Arbos Sangiovese Toscana 2019 €8, SuperValu from 20 May Highly glug-able take on Tuscany’s classic grape with 8g/litre residual sugar.
Chianti gets cool
Baffo Rosso Chianti 2019 €9, SuperValu from 20 May Cool label and quite a classic savoury, tart Chianti style with 6.5g/litre residual sugar, as against the usual 3g, for youth appeal.
Sweet spot
Weinhaus Riesling Schiefer Steillage 2019 €11, Dunnes Stores Lovely minerally Riesling from the Mosel valley but distinctly sweet, heading for Kabinett territory.
Yours sancerrely...
Weinhaus Sauvignon Blanc Kalkstein 2019 €11.50, Dunnes Stores A Sauvignon Blanc that looks more to Sancerre than New Zealand. Demands goat’s cheese.