This is an update to the list from 2024: Wines under a tenner 2024!
With sequential years of increases to duty, even more than before there are even less wines under a tenner available.
You can stand at the shelves for what seems like forever and just not know where to start. Particularly if you buy your wines from the supermarket aisles and you have already tried the 'own brand' labels. Unfortunately, these wines can be rather hit and miss in quality even though they fulfil the 'cheap wine' criteria. However, there are a few gems among them.
As someone who is similarly budget constrained, I feel your pain.
One of the places though that you can find some very interesting wines for less than a tenner is in the Lidl Wine Tour selections. Click here to see some of the more interesting wines to watch for if they pop up again in Lidl Wine Tour - Lidl wines… more wines to look out for in Lidl.
There are a couple of classics still on here and, of course, some are only 'under a tenner' if they are on sale. Sorry .... even I don't give as much away cheaply it seems.
Some of those wines from previous years are still available though, here is a fresh look at wines under a tenner....
Seven Tenths Bin 201 Zesty White (£7)
This is dry white wine literally is what it says on the bottle - a 'Zesty White'. It is lighter in body and it has plenty of fruit and it is a refreshing drink for a very small budget. It goes down very easily and works well with or without food.
Borgia Macabeo (£10)
It is rather unusual to find a straight Macabeo wine on the shelves from outside of Spanish region of Rioja where the grape is called Viura. This dry white wine has pretty floral notes that sit very well with the peach stonefruit on offer. It is also has a light hint of guava fruit too. There is concentration of fruit here and it is a wine with a crisp acidity to keep it fresh.
Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Viognier (£10)
Luis Felipe Edwards is a very large family producer in Chile. This viognier wine is from Colchagua from the Maule and Rapel Valleys. It is fresh and fruity with some silky texture and savoury notes on the finish. Dry and fuller in body the way Viognier should be.
Vina Sol Rose (£8)
This is a dry pink partner for the classic white Vina Sol. It is dry, fresh and with a lighter body and strawberry fruit. It is mainly a Garnacha based blend, with just 3-4 hours of skin contact and around 2 grams of residual sugar per litre. Another reliable Catalunyan wine from Torres.
Sainsbury’s SO Western Cape Cabernet Sauvignon No added Sulphur (£8)
Not only is this a red wine with no added sulphur, but it is also an organic wine too. Plus it is Fairtrade. It is spicy, fuller bodied plum, cassis, earthy spices. The fruit is fresh and medium bodied. Being able to do all this for the price is what supermarket own brand wines should be doing.
Tesco Finest Malbec Mendoza Rose (£9)
This is a medium pink hued drier rose. It is particularly fragrant with an added bonus of some Torrentes grape. The wine has a floral, cherry berry and cream character. It is fuller in body and it is savoury on the satisfying length. It is a good choice for easy drinking and rather good with food.
Some bonus wines….
Incanta Pinot Noir (£10)
Incanta Pinot Noir is a wine that once you have found it, you should buy more than a few. And with the price, you might be well able to afford to. One that is distinctively pinot, ripe with cherry and strawberry fruit and bolstered with some cinnamon and vanilla richness. There is also a herbal note that may appear in some vintages. It really is as well balanced as it is well made. The tannins are supple and silky and shape the mouth gently long into the finish. You could even chill it lightly. £10 (Click here to read the full review.)
Waitrose Blueprint Dry German Riesling (£8)
This is one for the German Riesling lovers. It is dry (up to 5 g/L sugar) with some intensely concentrated ripe fruit. The typical lemon, lime and floral character does not disappoint. As a Riesling, this really delivers though as it has also spent up to 6 weeks on lees to add flesh to the wine. It finishes with pear, lime juice and some floral notes. A well balanced wine and really good for seafood or Asian flavours.
Fleur d’Azur Luberon Rosé (£10)
Luberon rosé is emerging as a region overdelivering smart looking rosé at the moment. This one has the blend that you tend to find from Provence, Grenache and Syrah dominate with some white grapes added to the mix too. Those white wine grapes are Roussanne (a Rhone speciality) and Rolle (a Provence speciality). This is a paler pink hue wine that is dry (around 1-2 g/l sugar).
The wine is redolent of summer fruits with plenty of strawberry, raspberry, and flowers. It has a fuller body with a silky smooth texture. It finishes with berry fruit and a light minerally note on the finish.
Porta 6 White
Porta 6 white is a dry Portuguese white wine. The fruit is ripe and lush that with that time on lees, offers the complete package. A lively creamy and fruity white wine. The aromas of flowers, citrus and stonefruit finish on the palate with some zest and spiciness.
This is good value!
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