Producer: Ile La Forge
Region: Vin de Pays D’Oc
Grape: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2005
Price: £3.99 / Aldi Wine
I didn’t get home from work till 7pm tonight, and I’m pretty knackered. I bought a pedometer a few days back and it showed that I walked over 10km in work today….considering I never left the building, it shows how busy I was.
Anyways; to unwind, I legged it to Aldi before it closed and grabbed a bottle of Chardonnay and some Duck & Port Pâté to enjoy whilst sitting on the couch watching crap telly.
I’m not the hugest fan of Chardonnay to be honest, and when I do drink it, I usually opt for the Australian ones as these tend to be a little less acidic and display more tropical fruits.
Aldi’s Ile La Forge is nice and clear and lemon in colour, with greens peeping through ever so slightly. On the nose it’s pretty light, not giving off too much except a glance of green fruit.
A bit of a swig confirms it’s a typical Chardonnay as it’s plenty dry with a hint of oak and a medium acidity level. I didn’t really taste much fruit but it was light and with a medium length.
This was a perfectly acceptable Chardonnay. Again, it’s a decent value wine from Aldi, you’ll have better Chardonnay’s but probably not at this price. Would probably go well with a nice bit of white fish, but nothing too oily. Buy a bottle when you’re next getting have a nice piece of cod.
