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ALDI 2025/6 Selection
Aldi's range continues to impress with the Specially Selected range in particular also some decent standbys under the labels Castellore, Baron Amarillo, Cambalala and Pierre Jurant. Very solid across the whole range and probably the best value wines on the UK market right now. Good to see a move toward sustainability with some interesting lightweight packaging available, please don't be put off by cardboard or plastic bottles.
Costellore Pinot Grigio £5.79 Drinker Rating 88
A simple grigio, leafy and floral, lemon and lime character, a solid choice.
Specially Selected Gavi £7.69 Drinker Rating 91
Lovely red apple and lime nose, fresh acidity and floral on palate, spot on Gavi
Specially Selected Baron Amarillo Rioja Blanco £6.99 Drinker Rating 89
Light fresh, easy, a bit leafy, lovely simple way to Amarillo
Estevez Chillean Chardonnay £4.49 Drinker Rating 89
Beautiful green apple and vanilla nose, simple, but well made and great price
Specially Selected Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc £9.69 Drinker Rating 89
Gooseberry, grass and greengage, proper Marlborough Sauvignon
Chapter and Verse Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion £4.89 Drinker Rating 89
Green lime peel nose, hint of tropical floral notes, very well made and excellent price
Specially Selected Picpould de Pinet £7.99 Drinker Rating 89
Grapey nose, apricot and nectarine with a lime finish, a real beauty
Cambalala South African Sauvignon Blanc £5.99 Rating 89
Terrible looking bottle but a lovely wine, floral and tropical, zippy and fresh
Castellore Italian Fiano £5.99 Rating 90
Mineral and apple with a stone fruit palate, lovely complex stuff
Specially Selected Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie £7.69 Drinker Rating 89
Creamy textured but lively fruit, grape and blossom, fresh, vary good
Pierre Jurant Chardonnay £4.69 Drinker Rating 89
Really well balanced fruit and acidity, hints of unripe pear and apple, good use of oak
Specially Selected Chablis Premier Cru £22.49 Drinker Rating 91
Green grass and green apple, superb mineral notes, first class Chablis
Der Komponist Orange Wine £7.49 rating 90
Wonderful peach with a hint of iodine, beautiful stuff, really interesting wine.
Specially Selected Cap Classique £9.99 Rating 93
Classy looking bottle and a realy wonderful wine, pear and apple with brioche ad French patiserie
Specially Selected Valdobiadene Prosecco £7.99 Drinker Rating 89
Light floral nose with a hint of talc, easy and fresh, well priced
Specially Selected Cremant De Loire £8.99 Drinker Rating 89
Beautiful pale pink fizz, blossom nose and red apple palate, lovely
Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut NV £15.49 Drinker Rating 90
Yeasty bread nose, good full, rich complex palate, red apple, lovely, classy, value!
Baron Amarillo Cava Brut £5.75 Drinker Rating 88
Cava is back! Not austere or over acidic, carries lovely green grass and green apple character
Castelore Organic Prosecco £6.99 Drinker Rating 90 (the rosé version of this is great too)
A cut above your usual cheap prosecco, peach and mineral, a beauty, lovely bottle too!
Costellore Organic Sparkling Rose £7.9 Rating 90
Peach, apricot, raspberry, pefect pink fizz, light, easy and well priced.
Animus Douro Red Blend £6.69 Drinker Rating 88
Mouthatering lovely black fruit and herbal notes, simple but effective
Animus Douro Reserva £6.99 Drinker Rating 90
Concentrated black fruit and a warming oaky vanilla, full bodied step up from the wine above
Estevez Chilean Merlot £4.15 Drinker Rating 90
Coffee, chocolate, black pepper, vanilla, spice, full on complex wine
Grapevine Merlot £3.99 Drinker Rating 88
Blackcurrant jam nose, extracted ad intense, soft and easy with a herbal finish
Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva £5.99 Drinker Rating 89
Savoury spice nose, oak and black pepper, bramble and amson, lovely affordable Rioja
Specially Selected Rioja Gran Reserva £9.99 Drinker Rating 90
Classic Rioja, some nice age, tobacco, tannin and black fruit all working well together
Kooliburra South African Shiraz £4.15 Drinker Rating 90
Very sound wine at an amazing price, ripe bramble and spice, easy drinking
Buenas Vides Mendoza Malbec £4.79 Drinker Rating 90
Fruit driven but with a lovely undercurrant of new smoke and tarmac, hefty BBQ wine
Specially Selected Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore £8.99 Drinker Rating 91
Very ripe black fruit, concentrated and intense but very approachable
Specially Selected Chianti Riserva £7.29 Drinker Rating 90
Lovely pale look, development on nose, savoury spice, curry leaf and leather, supple
Specially Selected Rara Neagra £7.29 Drinker Rating 90
Really interesting wine proving Aldi know what they're doing, fruit with tobacco leaf and smoke
Specially Selected Australian Merlot £8.49 Drinker Rating 90
Cigar box nose, menthol and liquorice, ripe and juicy black fruit, perfect
Chasseaux et Fils Cotes du Provence Rosé £10.99 Drinker Rating 89
Pretty bottle, pretty wine, pale and interesting, strawberry and redcurrant
Specially Selected Pinot Grigio Blush £6.99 Drinker Rating 89
Peach character that really works, floral and balanced, light structure
Petite Poulet Rosé £6.29 Drinker Rating 89
A play on the Chicken Wine, raspberry pavlova nose, dry and light, beautiful looking and tasting wine
Mimo Moutinho Alentejo Rosé £6.99 Drinker Rating 87
Classy looking bottle, fresh red fruit, dry rosé, easy drinking
Atlantique Rosé £6.99 Drinker Rating 87
Lovely light, perfectly acceptable pink, a gently touch or raspberry
Unearthed Bulgarian Thracian Rosé £8.99 Drinker Rating 91
This is my summer house rose, perfect red/blueberry, sound acidity, fantastic value
Aldi's range continues to impress with the Specially Selected range in particular also some decent standbys under the labels Castellore, Baron Amarillo, Cambalala and Pierre Jurant. Very solid across the whole range and probably the best value wines on the UK market right now. Good to see a move toward sustainability with some interesting lightweight packaging available, please don't be put off by cardboard or plastic bottles.
Costellore Pinot Grigio £5.79 Drinker Rating 88
A simple grigio, leafy and floral, lemon and lime character, a solid choice.
Specially Selected Gavi £7.69 Drinker Rating 91
Lovely red apple and lime nose, fresh acidity and floral on palate, spot on Gavi
Specially Selected Baron Amarillo Rioja Blanco £6.99 Drinker Rating 89
Light fresh, easy, a bit leafy, lovely simple way to Amarillo
Estevez Chillean Chardonnay £4.49 Drinker Rating 89
Beautiful green apple and vanilla nose, simple, but well made and great price
Specially Selected Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc £9.69 Drinker Rating 89
Gooseberry, grass and greengage, proper Marlborough Sauvignon
Chapter and Verse Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion £4.89 Drinker Rating 89
Green lime peel nose, hint of tropical floral notes, very well made and excellent price
Specially Selected Picpould de Pinet £7.99 Drinker Rating 89
Grapey nose, apricot and nectarine with a lime finish, a real beauty
Cambalala South African Sauvignon Blanc £5.99 Rating 89
Terrible looking bottle but a lovely wine, floral and tropical, zippy and fresh
Castellore Italian Fiano £5.99 Rating 90
Mineral and apple with a stone fruit palate, lovely complex stuff
Specially Selected Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie £7.69 Drinker Rating 89
Creamy textured but lively fruit, grape and blossom, fresh, vary good
Pierre Jurant Chardonnay £4.69 Drinker Rating 89
Really well balanced fruit and acidity, hints of unripe pear and apple, good use of oak
Specially Selected Chablis Premier Cru £22.49 Drinker Rating 91
Green grass and green apple, superb mineral notes, first class Chablis
Der Komponist Orange Wine £7.49 rating 90
Wonderful peach with a hint of iodine, beautiful stuff, really interesting wine.
Specially Selected Cap Classique £9.99 Rating 93
Classy looking bottle and a realy wonderful wine, pear and apple with brioche ad French patiserie
Specially Selected Valdobiadene Prosecco £7.99 Drinker Rating 89
Light floral nose with a hint of talc, easy and fresh, well priced
Specially Selected Cremant De Loire £8.99 Drinker Rating 89
Beautiful pale pink fizz, blossom nose and red apple palate, lovely
Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut NV £15.49 Drinker Rating 90
Yeasty bread nose, good full, rich complex palate, red apple, lovely, classy, value!
Baron Amarillo Cava Brut £5.75 Drinker Rating 88
Cava is back! Not austere or over acidic, carries lovely green grass and green apple character
Castelore Organic Prosecco £6.99 Drinker Rating 90 (the rosé version of this is great too)
A cut above your usual cheap prosecco, peach and mineral, a beauty, lovely bottle too!
Costellore Organic Sparkling Rose £7.9 Rating 90
Peach, apricot, raspberry, pefect pink fizz, light, easy and well priced.
Animus Douro Red Blend £6.69 Drinker Rating 88
Mouthatering lovely black fruit and herbal notes, simple but effective
Animus Douro Reserva £6.99 Drinker Rating 90
Concentrated black fruit and a warming oaky vanilla, full bodied step up from the wine above
Estevez Chilean Merlot £4.15 Drinker Rating 90
Coffee, chocolate, black pepper, vanilla, spice, full on complex wine
Grapevine Merlot £3.99 Drinker Rating 88
Blackcurrant jam nose, extracted ad intense, soft and easy with a herbal finish
Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva £5.99 Drinker Rating 89
Savoury spice nose, oak and black pepper, bramble and amson, lovely affordable Rioja
Specially Selected Rioja Gran Reserva £9.99 Drinker Rating 90
Classic Rioja, some nice age, tobacco, tannin and black fruit all working well together
Kooliburra South African Shiraz £4.15 Drinker Rating 90
Very sound wine at an amazing price, ripe bramble and spice, easy drinking
Buenas Vides Mendoza Malbec £4.79 Drinker Rating 90
Fruit driven but with a lovely undercurrant of new smoke and tarmac, hefty BBQ wine
Specially Selected Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore £8.99 Drinker Rating 91
Very ripe black fruit, concentrated and intense but very approachable
Specially Selected Chianti Riserva £7.29 Drinker Rating 90
Lovely pale look, development on nose, savoury spice, curry leaf and leather, supple
Specially Selected Rara Neagra £7.29 Drinker Rating 90
Really interesting wine proving Aldi know what they're doing, fruit with tobacco leaf and smoke
Specially Selected Australian Merlot £8.49 Drinker Rating 90
Cigar box nose, menthol and liquorice, ripe and juicy black fruit, perfect
Chasseaux et Fils Cotes du Provence Rosé £10.99 Drinker Rating 89
Pretty bottle, pretty wine, pale and interesting, strawberry and redcurrant
Specially Selected Pinot Grigio Blush £6.99 Drinker Rating 89
Peach character that really works, floral and balanced, light structure
Petite Poulet Rosé £6.29 Drinker Rating 89
A play on the Chicken Wine, raspberry pavlova nose, dry and light, beautiful looking and tasting wine
Mimo Moutinho Alentejo Rosé £6.99 Drinker Rating 87
Classy looking bottle, fresh red fruit, dry rosé, easy drinking
Atlantique Rosé £6.99 Drinker Rating 87
Lovely light, perfectly acceptable pink, a gently touch or raspberry
Unearthed Bulgarian Thracian Rosé £8.99 Drinker Rating 91
This is my summer house rose, perfect red/blueberry, sound acidity, fantastic value
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