Grapevine Merlot - Wine Review

Red wine, all the time!

I'm a fan of Merlot, and this bargain bottle of Spanish wine from Lidl, was very nice.
I can't remember what year this Grapevine Merlot was, but I do remember that we enjoyed drinking it.
It had a lovely aroma of blackcurrants. The taste was smooth, and full of delicious ripe blackcurrants, black cherry, plums, and subtle oak.
This Merlot is made with 100% Merlot grapes, and is a very decent wine at a very low price, it tastes like a much pricier wine.

From the label -
Succulent, smooth and rounded, this Merlot is packed full of juicy plums, black cherries and blackcurrants. It's soft fruitiness makes it easy to enjoy without food, but it is also perfect with ham, pasta and stews. 
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Costieres de Nimes 2012 - Wine Review

Ahh, French wine - le sigh!
It's not only French wine, but wine from Nimes. Nimes! We visited Nimes when we lived in the South of France.
I wish we were still living there, but we're not - so enjoying a bottle of red wine from Nimes is as good as it gets here in the cold wet climes of Northern England.

We like French wine, well, we pretty much like wine from every wine producing country in the World, but French wine has a special place in our hearts.
This wine, Costieres de Nimes 2012 was a good example of wine from the South of France, it was bursting with black cherry flavours, with a pleasant herb and pepper finish.

From the bottle label -

Southern Rhine between Nimes & the Mediterranean - a lustrous black fruit dominated blend.

Influenced by the South of France's warm climate, this is a wine rich in black cherries with notes of garrigue herbs and peppery spice. 

Ideal with all roast meats.

Are you a fan of French wine?

Have you tried Costieres de Nimes 2012?