Banrock Station "Shiraz Mataro"

Shiraz Mataro, 2011, Australia

Full Price: £6 ish

With: Roast pork belly 

3.5/5, bitter after taste that rapidly fades, though pleasant.

Tesco's Finest "Côtes Catalans"

Grenache, 2011, France
Full Price: £7 ish
With: Jamie Oliver's Chilli
5/5, nice. Spicy kick, beautifully balanced.

Sainsbury's "House"

Cabernet Sauvignon, year unknown, Australia
Full Price: £12 (3-bottle box)
With: Cottage Pie
almost 3/5, mostly inoffensive

Wolf Blass "Red Label"

Shiraz Cabernet, 2011, South Eastern Australia
Full Price: £9ish
With: creme caramel and on its own
4/5, perfectly drinkable and very smooth (but lacking in defining characteristics other than having a yeasty smell)

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J.P. Chenet "Vin de Pays d'Oc"

Merlot, 2011, Southern France
Full price: £6ish
With: roast chicken
Nice edge, spicy undertones, 3.5/5

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Arniston Bay "Winemaker's Retreat"

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011, South Africa, Western Cape
Full price: £11ish
With: fish curry
Rather nice, 4/5

Yep, "enriched" = "fortified". I've been reading a lot about dough this week. Such confusion.

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