Brouilly, like Chenas and Morgon, is one of the best reds of the Beaujolais region, but rather hard to find. Yet it was in an Edinburgh supermarket, Lidl, that I came upon a particularly nice Brouilly the other day, part of a substantial offer of good French wines attractively priced.
This one was from those admirable Beaujolais producers Collin-Bourisset. At £6.99 a bottle for the 2013 vintage, it seemed startlingly good value.
Lidl, though not famed for its wine department, has clearly been trying to catch up on its great rival Aldi, whose wine is highly rated, and with a master of wine as consultant it is making notable strides. In flavour its Brouilly is a true Beaujolais, very quaffable, though my personal favourite remained Beaujolais-Villages.
To buy a few bottles of Brouilly for Christmas drinking would be a good idea. No doubt a good Chateau de Brouilly from the same producers would be even better, so let us hope that Lidl get a consignment of that also.
Meanwhile another Lidl red is worth a try. It is a 2013 Gigondas, flower of the Rhone. Though a little on the young side, it is a big juicy wine with overtones of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, but better than many supermarket specimens of that much bragged about wine.
11 December 2014
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