Aoife Carrigy: The best of Lidl’s French and Italian cellars
Our wine expert picks her favourite reds and whites from these tempting seasonal ranges
This autumn, Lidl introduced two limited-edition wine cellars to their shelves, featuring some old favourites and new additions. The French Wine Cellar kicked off in mid-September and the Italian Wine Cellar this week, and stocks of each should last about six weeks.
From the French Cellar, I recommended the pocket-friendly Château Moulin de Taffard Médoc 2019 (€11.99) in last week’s round-up of autumnal wines, or for an extra €3, you could sample the nicely developed Château Fonpiqueyre Haut Médoc 2015 (€14.99). Of the whites, the Jean Cornelius Pinot Blanc from Alsace (€12.99) is a versatile food wine with quietly aromatic stone fruit, honey and spice notes, and a textural weight that pairs well with creamier dishes of white meat, poultry or river fish.
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