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ethandron.
Me too. And ... our nearest Asda had also sold out !!! Is this the beanebabe factor? Did we all descend on Asda in search beanebabe's "california ladybird tree juicy red wine"? beanebabe should ask Asda for an introducer's fee.
Having claimed earlier that you can go into a supermarket with a budget, and come out with something that's good value, I looked for something at the same price, and found:
a Marques del Norte Rioja
a nondescript looking Bordeaux (labelled as "Claret")
a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
I plumped for the Montepulciano. It's a great, easy drinking wine if you enjoy those light, clear wines which remind you of warm holidays. I do. You might want something more robust for a dinner party, but for sloshing back in the garden (watching the rain clear tonight), it's very drinkable, and good value with change from three quid. It's a 2006, with a grey label with pictures of knights on it.
I also picked up an ineresting little dessert wine for �3.45 (!) which I tried with some ice cream this evening, and it's surprisingly good.
In the meantime, it's back to Asda next week in search of beanebabe's ladybird juicy red.