Best 10 wines under $10
Value, not prestige, is the new watchword in the wine world. Here, 10 bottles under $10 that smash the stigma of cheap wine.
UPDATE: Check out our new 2011 list of 12 wines under $10 »
CALITERRA 2008 SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVA (Casablanca Valley, Chile) A vibrant, easy-drinking sauvignon blanc that combines green nettle, lime and herbs with citrus spark and pineapple. $9.95. LCBO 110049.
CASAL THAULERO 2008 MERLOT CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Abruzzi, Italy) For under $7, it’s hard to do better than this surprisingly complex bottle with lifted smoky notes, vague blackberry, licorice and earthiness. $6.95. LCBO 621953.
CASTAÑO LA CASONA 2007 MONASTRELL (Yecla, Spain) Full bodied and soft, this red hints at elegance that’s rare for the price range. $8.95. LCBO 143743.
CASTILLO DE MONSÉRAN 2008 GARNACHA (Cariñena, Spain) A fruit bomb with red licorice and strawberry-rhubarb pie flavours. $8.95. LCBO 73395.
CONO SUR 2008 VIOGNIER (Colchagua Valley, Chile) A perfect summer sipper that has incredible complexity for the price. $9.95. LCBO 64287.
DFJ VINHOS PEDRAS DO MONTE 2007 CASTELAO (Terras do Sado, Portugal) Lovely cedary spice and strawberry jam make this an LCBO favourite. $9.95. LCBO 565762.
FINCA FLICHMAN MISTERIO 2008 MALBEC (Mendoza, Argentina) Misterio’s malbec is sturdy and complex, with spicy oak flavour. $7.80. LCBO 28803.
LA PUERTA 2008 SHIRAZ (Famatina Valley, Argentina) This vintage full of classic syrah flavours has remarkable depth and body for a $10 wine. $8.95. LCBO 614636.
MEZZOMONDO 2007 NEGROAMARO SALENTO (Apulia, Italy) A rich, smooth wine with a nose of chocolate, almonds, leather, forest, ripe currant and plum, and the top-selling European red at the LCBO. $8.95. LCBO 588962.
VINHA DO MONTE 2007 (Alentejo, Portugal) A medium-weight New World–style red with clove and chocolate notes. $9.95. LCBO 621813.
