It isn’t easy to find a pleasing bottle of pinot noir for a tenner, but here is one: very much on the lighter side, sappy, leafy and redcurrantish. From a cooperative in the Massif Central.

From one of the two iconic NZ wine regions, Martinborough. A ripe and intense, properly New World Pinot Noir with juicy ripe small berry fruits in abundance, but wrapped up in a silky velvet flo br...

Aromas of red cherry, rhubarb, mocha and delicate spice. Supple and sleek on the palate with fragrant red fruits and a return of the gentle spice.

Round and easy. Flattering and easy with some mushroom and smokiness. Well done! Nice chalky finish.