Under a £5

Host: Steve

Wine 1 Ian

Viogner

Pay d'Oo, France
13%  £4.99 from Asda.

Off-dry, slightly sweet fresh delicate melon-like taste. Quite Riesling like.
Wine 2 Nick

Corbieres

13% £4.99 from Tesco.

Made from a blend og local grape varieties, lots of tannins, spicy with black cherry, almost 'stewed sweet tea'.
Wine 3 John

J. P. Chenet
Shiraz 2010

13%  £4.99 from Tesco

Smooth and mellow with red fruits and notes of pepper and liquorice.
Wine 4 Rob

Casillero del Diablo
Cabernet Sauvignon (current vintage 2009)

13.5%  £4.99 from Tesco (Bulk price)

Smooth, full bodied with cassis and black fruit flavours, with hints of caramel and burnt sugar.

Wine 5 Jon
Baturrica Tarragona
Gran Reserva 2006

13%  £4.99 from Lidl.

Typical Rioja-ish wine. A blend of Tempranillo and CabSauv. Rich nose, gentle berry notes, smooth. Great value, well liked.
Wine 6 Jon

Cepa Lebrel
Rioja 2011

13%  £3.99 from Lidl

Great value everyday drinking Rioja. Light soft palate, smokey, oaky.
Wine 7 Steve

Gray Fox Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 California

13%  £4.79 from Sainsbury

Medium to full bodied with rich berry flavour, cherries, strawberries, jam yet has soft finish.
Wine 8 Jeremy

Sainsburys Gran Tempranillo

13%  £4.79 from Sainsburry

Lacking nose, a very young feeling wine. Light and fruity.
Wine 9 Richard
Waitrose Spanish Mellow and Fruity

13.5%  £4.99 from Waitrose

A little rough round the edges, dry, jammy typical Northern Spanish red wine made from the Garnacha grape.