This week’s episode dives into the delightful world of budget-friendly wines, focusing on the Aldi Specially Selected Single Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023. We explore how affordable wines can offer exceptional quality, sparked by our tasting experiences and insights from the Marlborough region.
• Introduction to Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
• Discussion of Lismore Wines and their impact
• Highlights of unique flavors: smoothness and balance
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Speaker 1
0:03
Hey
,
welcome
.
It's
Domain
Day
.
Cheapwinefindercom
another
podcast
for
a
wine
review
.
We
wrote
up
on
the
CheapWineFindercom
website
,
which
we
do
three
times
a
week
,
and
today
we've
got
an
Aldi
wine
.
It's
either
a
$9
or
$10
wine
.
It's
the
specially
selected
single
estate
marlboro
,
savion
blanc
2023
.
These
,
um
,
all
these
specially
selected
wines
,
have
been
out
now
for
like
14
months
or
more
,
and
what
they
were
and
there
was
,
like
I
think
it
was
in
europe
there's
like
50
of
them
.
We
get
maybe
12
or
13
in
the
united
states
,
at
least
as
far
as
my
Aldi's
did
and
what
they
were
is
wines
from
the
great
wine
locations
of
the
world
,
and
here
we
have
Marlboro
.
Speaker 1
0:59
It's
a
single
estate
,
but
I
think
it's
the
Lismore
Wines
.
They
have
four
or
five
of
their
own
wine
brands
,
but
they
do
bulk
wine
and
they
do
,
like
this
,
make
wines
for
other
people
.
Their
own
brands
I
hadn't
heard
of
.
I
don't
think
that
they're
in
the
United
States
,
at
least
they're
not
in
my
market
out
here
.
So
,
as
an
estate
a
single
estate
I
think
they're
rather
large
and
they
have
a
lot
of
vineyards
,
so
a
single
estate
might
not
be
that
important
estate
.
I
think
they're
rather
large
and
they
have
a
lot
of
vineyards
,
so
a
single
estate
might
not
be
that
important
and
it's
not
usually
that
important
with
Sauvignon
Blanc
from
Marlborough
,
because
it's
a
great
place
to
grow
Sauvignon
Blanc
grapes
and
their
vineyards
almost
all
thrive
and
you
can
find
good
grapes
everywhere
.
So
yeah
,
it's
nice
it's
a
single
estate
,
but
it
don't
have
to
be
.
Speaker 1
1:44
I'm
gonna
take
a
sip
of
this
one
.
This
is
a
.
This
is
a
more
of
a
subdued
um
.
I'll
go
talk
about
it
after
the
sip
.
There's
a
note
of
grassiness
to
it
which
I
kind
of
like
is
um
,
when
it's
spiky
and
big
and
bold
and
it's
grassy
,
then
it
can
get
too
much
.
But
here
it's
just
an
interesting
flavor
that
flows
through
and
this
is
more
smooth
and
slightly
creamy
.
I'm
not
sure
where
that
comes
from
.
You
can
get
a
wine
to
be
creamy
by
stirring
the
leaves
,
the
dead
yeast
,
from
the
fermentation
.
You
usually
don't
pull
them
out
until
the
very
end
.
Speaker 1
2:32
The
thinking
is
that
everything
in
the
wine
adds
to
the
flavor
.
So
why
would
you
remove
flavor
?
And
if
you
stir
them
on
a
regular
basis
,
the
wine
gets
this
creamy
note
to
it
.
It
kind
of
has
that
.
It
has
sweet
apple
and
melon
and
nectarine
and
tropical
fruit
.
It
just
has
nice
flavors
.
But
it's
all
kind
of
balanced
and
mellow
.
It's
12.5
on
the
alcohol
,
so
it's
an
easy
sipping
wine
.
12.5
means
it
probably
came
from
very
cool
places
coastal
regions
but
since
it's
the
South
Island
of
New
Zealand
and
Marlboro
,
everything
is
cool
and
coastal
.
So
what
else
is
there
?
It's
a
nice
sipping
wine
.
What
else
do
you
want
?
I
mean
it's
not
your
typical
or
it's
a
different
style
from
where
it
was
there
five
years
ago
,
but
it's
still
good
and
it
still
has
those
flavors
.
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker 1
3:33
I
mean
it
drinks
really
well
.
Speaker 1
3:40
I'm
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
something
I
learned
from
a
New
Zealand
winemaker
a
while
back
,
and
when
New
Zealand
wines
first
came
on
the
scene
,
their
Pinot
Noir
wines
was
every
bit
as
or
even
more
hot
than
the
Sauvignon
Blanc
.
Sauvignon
Blanc
was
great
,
but
they
said
that
Pinot
Noir
wines
were
the
best
Pinot
Noirs
under
$20
.
And
all
of
a
sudden
they
started
to
fade
away
and
I
was
asking
what
happened
to
it
.
He
said
well
,
sauvignon
Blanc
is
so
easy
to
grow
and
not
that
complicated
to
produce
.
It
doesn't
require
a
lot
of
aging
and
the
world
likes
it
.
I
mean
you
can
sell
it
to
pretty
much
any
country
in
the
world
.
And
Pinot
Noir
those
grapes
are
finicky
and
take
a
long
time
to
grow
and
the
production
is
complicated
and
you
normally
need
oak
barrel
fermentation
and
that
takes
a
while
longer
and
only
certain
places
are
really
hot
on
Pinot
Noir
.
So
it
was
like
what
are
we
doing
,
putting
all
this
effort
into
that
,
when
we're
making
money
hands
over
fist
with
Sauvignon
Blanc
?
So
I
guess
it
was
a
wise
decision
.
And
there
are
Pinot
Noirs
from
,
and
even
value
price
Pinot
Noirs
from
,
new
Zealand
,
but
just
not
as
many
as
there
could
have
been
.
Speaker 1
5:05
So
one
more
sip
and
we'll
lock
this
thing
up
.
Yeah
,
it's
an
easy
to
drink
Sauvignon
Blanc
.
It's
not
spiky
,
a
little
spicy
.
It's
smooth
.
It's
got
really
good
flavor
.
It
has
low
alcohol
.
So
you
can
have
a
sip
at
work
night
and
the
next
morning
you're
fine
.
This
is
the
Aldi
specially
selected
single
estate
Marlboro
Sauvignon
Blanc
2023
.
I
can't
remember
if
I
paid
$9
for
it
or
$10
,
but
either
one's
fine
with
me
.
It's
well
worth
drinking
.
It's
a
good
bottle
of
wine
.
So
there
you
go
,
keep
it
cheap
.
It's
starting
to
get
warm
around
here
.
Well
,
not
warm
,
it's
not
cold
anymore
and
I
think
I've
got
.
I
finally
broke
down
and
got
Trader
Joe's
Platinum
Reserve
Yonkville
Cabernet
Sauvignon
.
I
was
like
,
okay
,
I'm
not
buying
this
stuff
,
but
I
did
.
So
.
We'll
be
doing
that
in
a
couple
of
days
and
it's
probably
going
to
be
pretty
good
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
and
I'll
be
talking
to
everybody
.
So
there
you
go
,
stay
warm
.
