Montana Lindauer
This New Zealand sparkler has a wonderful lightness to it. The bubbles are fine and very lengthy and the wine is intensely pink, adding to any lively celebration. It was £8.49 at Sainsbury’s and although this is a little more than at Tesco (see the above link), it’s still a good price. In fact, I know wine stewards of Cambridge colleges who buy cases of this stuff when it’s on offer at Tesco.
It’s a robust 12% (for a sparkler) so will keep your guests merry enough. It won the 2005 gold medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition. It has a light and fruity nose and the body is sherberty with intense flavours of raspberries and redcurrants. The finish is crisp, clean and slightly biscuity. I woke very late to find my housemate and friends drinking this with their avodcado salad and grilled trout.