Weekday wines
Feb 03, 2021
4 minutes
Recommended by: James Button, Tina Gellie, Georgie Hindle, Julie Sheppard, Amy Wislocki and Sylvia Wu
Costellore, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy NV 88
£13.99/magnum Aldi
Costellore’s Organic Prosecco is a better fizz, but this magnum of the Extra Dry (confusingly, a medium level of sweetness), with its pear drop, peach and floral flavours, has enough acidity to balance, and will lift lockdown spirits. Often on special for just £9.99! TG Alcohol 11%
Famille Perrin, Studio Blanc by Miraval, Rhône/Var, France 2019 90
£12 Coop
Ripe peach, pear and citrus, plus a hint of white blossom and reductive flint on the nose. Made from 100% Rolle in tulip-shaped concrete vats, which has an effect similar to batonnage. Oily and textured palate, with crisp apple and lime fruits. SW Alc 12.5%
Nero Oro, Appassimento Grillo, Sicily, Italy 2019 90
£9.99 Majestic
The addition of a portion of dried Alc 13.5%
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