JPOC's guide to buying wine in the Tengelmann supermarket in Germany

Tengelmann carries a wide range wines at reasonable prices. I'd go so far as to say that, if there is one of the larger branches in your city, you could make it your sole source for wine and, unless your taste ran to the exotic you would never need to feel that you had a restricted choice.

In Munich, the branch at the Stachus Einkaufzentrum is well worth a visit for its impressive range

My one reservation is that some of their middle range wines, those around the Euro5-7 mark, are no better than the wines that they sell at the Euro3-4 price point.

Reds
Wine Comments Price in Euro Awards
Chianti Piccini 2004 Above average Chianti 3.49
Chateau La Grange 2002 A bit nondescript but OK 2.99
Chile Valle Centrale Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Chile, Cabernet Sauvignon, a little heavy. 1.99
Salvanza Chianti Colli Senesi 2002 Not the best available 3.59
Chianti Classico 1999 Santini Worth the extra money over standard Chianti 5.11 Best of type in store
Chianti by E.G.T. 2004 Poor value even if it is cheap 1.99
Chateau Cavaillers 2000 Corbieres Drinkable, just, but not worth buying. 2.55
Chateau Chenu-Lafitte 1999 What on earth went wrong in Bordeaux Superieur this year? 5.62
Chateau de Bassanes 2000 Sheer filth, I poured it down the sink 3.57
Montelpulciano D' Abruzzo Farina 2000 OK but not good enough to justify the price 3.57
Chateau des Trois Moulins 1999 Not recommended 5.11
Chateau Les Tourelles 1999 Not bad but at the price, you can do better 5.11
Chateau Charrier 2000 I bought a second bottle 4.60 Best French Red in store below Euro6
Price in DeM
Barbera d'Asti 1999 An acceptable change when żou are bored with Chianti 3.99
Prestige Cellier des Dauphins Cotes du Rhone 1999 No better than "run of the mill" but priced like "special" 6.99
Beaujolais Claude Mercier Another German market Beaujolais that tastes musty 5.49
Landozzi Merlot del Veneto OK but uninspiring. 3.99
Castelletto 2000 Montelpulciano D' Abruzzo Both the best and the cheapest of type so far! 3.99 Best of type below DeM7
Chateau Les Lesques 1999 One to buy again 6.99 Best red Bordeaux below DeM7
Cotes du Rhone 2000 A favourite 4.99 Best of type below DeM6
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