This is probably not quite an everyday drinker, but it is priced to allow occasional consumption and it is too good to forgo. Yet another rather inspired choice from the Tesco people.
The grape variety is one you do not often encounter on the shelves of a supermarket: Teroldego.
This is a red grape of northern Italy, from around Trento in Alpine country, a region better known in this country for Pinot Grigio and sparkling wines.
The wine has 12.5% ABV and conspires to be both light and concentrated at the same time with plenty of dark fruit, cherry stone flavours, refreshing acidity and attractive garnet colour. A real treat.
This is a wine which can be drunk with food (homemade gnocchi) or on its own just for pleasure, good Beaujolais style.
It reminds me of the Persan grape of the Savoie in France and of the better Gamay wines from Loire and Beaujolais.
Tesco Finest Teroldego 2009 (Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT) around £7.99.
Made by the CAVIT co-op in Trento.
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