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failed wine merchant Likes this wine: 85 points
January 9, 2018 - Bodegas Borsao tinto joven 2016, Campo de Borja, Spain. 13,5%vol. A cheap and cheerful young red wine from the denomination of Campo de Borja, which is about 200 miles from Spain's capital Madrid but only a 55 minute drive from the Rioja wine-making area. The town of Borja made world headlines a few years ago due to the "Ecco Homo" portrait scandal. The coupage is tempranillo, garnacha and cabernet sauvignon. No such dodginess surrounding this wine - it's well-made, clean, fruity and soft. Lovely fun for an investment of €1,79 !
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Callum's Corkers commented:
1/10/18, 2:00 AM - Yip, supermarketsin the Uk do a similar thing, 'own' labels actually have Higher and Lower levels within that too, ie Tesco's 'Finest' is better - and a higher price - than their ordinary 'bottled for' Tesco's. I am consistently buying/drinking Tesco's Finest wines, they're a bargain - though not the outstanding bargain you detail from the Spanish supermarkets. Amazing - and in good vintages can be good-to-very-good wines, my fave probably being the Western Australian Riesling made by Howard Parks vineyards under the lable 'Tingleup' Tesco's Finest WA Riesling. You gotta watch your vintages, research vintage reports on Wine Spectator online, and buy only the good years, but when it' good it's great, a bargain....https://www.tesco.com/wine/product/details/default.aspx?id=260051253....