High Street Wine Challenge: Pic Saint Loup, Sainsburys

It's a Saturday night and I'm home alone so that can only mean one thing. A crappy chick flick, a big plate of pasta and a HUGE glass of red wine. Bliss. 

Tonight's red wine I picked up from Sainsburys, their Taste The Difference Pic Saint Loup (£8). This appellation is located just north of Montpellier in the South of France. A blend of Syrah and Grenache, it's silky smooth, full of ripe blackberry and raspberry fruit. Lovely freshness to it which worked really well with my bolognese, and delicious notes of herbs on the finish. All-in-all a very easy-drinking, tasty bottle. 


A little tip: it's always worth buying "Taste the Difference" or Tesco's "Finest" or similar. The supermarkets negotiate hard on these wines and you'll be getting a real bargain. In some cases the own-label will be standing next to exactly the same wine in its original label, the own-label being about 20% cheaper...


Happy Swigging!