Answering my challenge of the best wine under £4 the folks at Bottle Green sent me this little Hungarian number, Eva’s Vineyard made at Hilltop Estate. It’s a blend of Chenin Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Királyleányka (that’s Hungarian for ‘cheap and cheerful’) and available at Waitrose for £3.99.
Eva's Vineyard 2008 - Chenin Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Királyleányka
Now, I must say at first sip I was a bit let down. What I like so much about the Vieille Fontaine is its freshness and Eva’s Vineyard didn’t pack that punch of acidity…however, after a bit of time I started Hungar-ing for more (apologies)… it had lots of white peach fruit and apricot backed by some citrus too. It was left in the fridge overnight and the next day again I was pleasantly surprised.
One of my wine tests is to see how long a bottle lasts after being opened…or rather if it is still drinkable day after day. And I must say this wine has been opened now for nearly four days and is very drinkable still.
Another wine under 4 squid that deserves a bit of accolade…only two so far but there’s got to be more out there!
3 Comments
February 8, 2010 at 09:32
Intrigued that it was drinkable the next day, that’s surely a good sign, non?
Only drinkable wine I’ve found under £4 is Waitrose Good Ordinary Claret. But I suspect I buy it more for the name than for the wine
February 8, 2010 at 16:42
@scandi – yep was a good sign, surprising even. There are some more to come too but it seems that whites are better under 4 than reds….
February 28, 2010 at 19:01
Gergely would like you to know that Királyleányka actually means Princess, well the kings daughter. The he said some stuff in hungarian that I didn’t understand, but it sounded like swearing.