Wines of the week: Château Pey La Tour Réserve Bordeaux Supérieur 2010; Purato Cataratto Pinot Grigio Terre Sicilane 2014; Barbadillo Solear Manzanilla
Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy
Sunday lunch
Château Pey La Tour Réserve Bordeaux Supérieur 2010
Completely upturning the notion that most claret at this kind of price is a waste of time, this is sensationally good value from a very decent estate in a great vintage. The Merlot-dominated blend delivers ripe, full-bodied, juicy, smooth blackberry cassis flavours. Perfect with a rib of beef or rump steak. £10.50, thewinesociety.com; £12.99, cambridgewine.com
Midweek meal
Purato Cataratto Pinot Grigio Terre Sicilane 2014
Hailing from Trapani in the west of Siciliy, this is as organic as they come –even the label is made from recycled paper – and multi-award winning: a no-frills, refreshing blend of citrus and tropical fruits, easily drinkable. Suitable for almost any pasta or seafood. £8.99, Budgens
Bargain basement
Barbadillo Solear Manzanilla
This has to be one of the great supermarket buys: a half-bottle of superbly dry, tangy, salty, nutty Manzanilla – a sherry to convince those who do not like sherry. Drink chilled with piquant aperitif nibbles, particularly anything involving anchovies and olives. £4.75, Waitrose (37.5cl)
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments