Red wine recommendations

[MsFrosty]

Going away with 4 kids in the half term and decided to treat myself to some nice bottles of red wine. Normally prefer a cav sav or a pinot but will drink anything!
Any recommendations? Happy to go to £15a bottle

I had the most beautiful French Malbec last weekend
'Monastier'
I'm in Ireland and it was €9.00 here. I'm sure you'll find

it in the UK.

Just poured myself a glass of merlot.'
Cheers!

Yellow Tail Jammy Red Roo is a firm favourite amongst friends and family. £7 from Tesco but tastes much more expensive!

I didn't like the Jammy red roo - I found it quite sweet. I was disappointed !
I like all varieties of Casillero del Diablo - particularly the Malbec.

I like Italian Sangiovese

I think its quite difficult to suggest a wine you'd like, esp as you don't really drink wine.

But....

Co Op has a really nice Italian Irresistable Montepulciano d'Abruzzo for £7. They also sell a malbec Trapiche from Argentina for £8.

Sainsburys have a really good Era Costana Crianza Rioja for £5.85 which tastes like its much more than that. One that is around £15 is a rioja, Campa Viejo gran reserva.

I would suggest you go to an actual wine shop not supermarket and see what they suggest. I've done that before. Said I had a budget up to £15 and what we liked, and was given a few suggestions.

Forgot to say Yellow Tail has a really strange taste due to the Mega Purple grape concentrate they add to it to give it their flavour. I personally don't like it.

It's all down to personal taste really.

I like Yellow Tail Shiraz, or most Australian Shiraz, as it's rich without being too sweet.

For something lighter a good Pinot Noir is nice. Personally I don't like wine too dry.

Crack on and experiment🍷

Tesco have a delicious Australian red called “19 Crimes”, which is usually £9, but currently £7.

Laithwaites Black Stump or Cabalie are both lovely full bodied reds (always come in their best selling red selections).
Pillastro is also nice.

Barefoot Merlot. Nectar of the gods and only around £7 a bottle.

Love the stuff.

Treat yourself to a Chateauneuf de Pape (or chateauneuf de pe pe by the time you’ve done a bottle). Also good - Louis Jadot Beaujolais. Most Wanted Pinot Noir

Macguigans is really good. Australian award winning vineyard does Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate ones are lovely and can be found on offer for under £10 In Sainsbury’s usually! Even the cheaper black label ones are very drinkable!

Chateauneuf du Pape is one of my favourites but it's not cheap.

Nero D'Avola is the best red wine. There is a special offer in Morrisons at the moment for two for £10. I usually pay about £10 per bottle and this is up there with the more expensive ones

Turkey Flat butchers block is the best Barossa red under £15, in my humble opinion (very experienced in that region!).

For French, I agree with posters above, you can’t go past a chateneauneuf du pape.

A New Zealand Pinot noir. The Marlborough ones are nice.

I prefer European wine. If you are near a waitrose, they do a nice bardolino, which is v light. Had a lovely amarone (on offer) the other week. Faustino rioja is very nice. I find some french ones can be a bit sugary tasting. If am just grabbing one, will usually be a rioja or a chianti.

Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel is nice.

Or anything by D'Arenburg. They can be pricey but they've got a couple of wines at around £15.

Laithwaites Black Stump or Cabalie are both lovely full bodied reds (always come in their best selling red selections).
Pillastro is also nice.

^This! The Rex Mundi is wonderful too.

I like red wine and usually have expensive taste.
Was at a friends last week and she gave me a glass of Argentinian Malbec from a bag.
She got it in Aldi it contains two bottles and cost around €15.
It has a little tap on it and the foil bag keeps the wine fresh for 2 weeks+

Perfectly drinkable and very portable.