Weekend wine with Blake Creedon

AMONG the highlights at a recent tasting held by Lidl, two bottles in particular proved a bit of a surprise.

If I were to walk into any shop and see a St Emilion Grand Cru and a Châteauneuf du Pape at the prices here I’d think twice about buying them.

Both appellations are held in high esteem — too high in my view — and I’d be inclined to suspect that something was not quite right. This is particularly true of the CdeP which regularly under-delivers, even priced in mid teens or €20.