Best Red Wine in Malta (for less than €10) – Part 1

11 years ago
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by David
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So as to simplify things, and to protect both my wallet and my liver, I am imposing a couple of restrictions on this search. Firstly, the wine must be available for less than ten euros, as the title above would suggest. Secondly, I am only checking out Merlot wines in this survey, as they are your basic introductory red wine and pretty much everybody likes Merlot. It should also be noted that I am by no means a Wine Expert, but I know what I like.

First off, it is La Torre from Marsovin in Marsa.

Blurb on Bottle: Easy drinking, fruity with aromas of plums, cherries and coffee. Pleasantly smooth finish.

We Say: Not a bad effort. Crisp, plummy flavour with a slightly acrid after-taste (so I can’t agree with that ‘smooth finish’ from the blurb) but it’s an adequately decent wine at this price.

Bought For: €4.28

Next is Medina from the good people at Delicata.

Blurb on Bottle: Full flavoured, fruity, soft and appealing.

We Say: Woody taste, which most people mention about wine as being a good thing despite the fact that we humans do not particularly enjoy the taste of trees. Considering that it smells like something early settlers used to construct cabins, it is a nice option if you are looking for a decent low-priced red. Nothing buy nolvadex as pct amazing, but probably a notch up from La Torre.

Bought For: €4.99

Let us do some island-hopping to try Victoria Heights from Gozo

Blurb on Bottle: Full flavoured, robust fruity red wine. Elegant, austere and full of character.

We Say: What does austere mean in this context? Anyway, this is a crisp wine with a purple-fruity taste. Much smoother after-taste than the previous two, this one is really pretty nice.

Bought For: €4.99

Final selection is Caravaggio from Marsovin again.

Blurb on Bottle: Concentrated & fruity. Intense aromas of plums, figs and forest berries. Well structured and robust, plenty of supple velvety tannins leaving a very pleasant long lingering finish.

We Say: A dry fruity wine, tastes good, smooth with pleasant after-taste. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!

Bought For: €6.50

All four of these wines are very widely available all over the island, so you shouldn’t have any trouble picking up a bottle to try yourself. Wine snobs out there, feel free to tell me why I wouldn’t know a good Merlot from a glass of warm Kinnie.

So Caravaggio gets the nod this time, but you may have noticed that I’ve added ‘Part 1’ to the title of this post. There are a lot of reasonably priced Maltese wines out there, so why not check out Part 2 here.

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