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Award: Independent Wines Direct Tasting - Angela Mount 2014 - Angela Mount's Top 10 Tesco Wines 2013

Tasting notes:
Hats off to Tesco for helping UK wine drinkers discover more and more little-known grape varieties - this latest, joyously fruity red is from the hills in western Sicily, and unlike many of the fuller Sicilian powerhouses, it’s entrancing in its freshness, verve, and juicy liveliness. Produced up in the relative coolness of the hills, from a grape that is not often seen outside Sicily, it’s a real find and a must for those of you who either prefer lighter reds, or don’t think you like reds. Please try this one, it’s just such a cheerful, friendly, approachable mouthful of delicious fruitiness, with no harsh tannins, no big burly oak flavours and at a refreshing 13% alcohol, it’s a more balanced experience altogether. Bursting with juicy strawberry, raspberry and blackberry fruit, with a brush of southern heat and Sicilian herbs, I was thrilled by the ripe cherry flavours and the sheer fresh, juiciness of it all. Try it with vegetable and tomato pasta dishes; Mediterranean chicken stews; and it’s also a great red for meaty fish dishes, such as monkfish, and even better served slightly chilled. Given its proximity to North Africa, it’s also a match made in heaven for fruity tagines.

Award: Independent Wines Direct Tasting - Angela Mount 2014 - Angela Mount's Top 10 Red Wines For Christmas 2013

Tasting notes:
I’ve written about this joyously fruity red before, but I just have to include it in my top 10 for Christmas, as the perfect red wine antidote to all that rich food and full bodied, heavy reds. Hats off to Tesco for searching out this little known grape variety, grown high in the hills of Western Sicily. It is sheer, lively, juicy deliciousness in a glass – light, fresh, friendly, full of super ripe cherry and fresh plum flavours, with wafts of red berry fruit and wild herbs on the nose. Apart from being a perfect match for the gammon and cold turkey on Boxing Day, it’s also a great introduction to red wines for those who think they don’t like red!