Chateau Moulinet Pomerol 2016 clearance at £9.99 @ Aldi Ashton under lyne

It is absolutely worth spending more on wine and for the aforementioned tax breakdown W_jelly mentions alone, but the quality difference is very notable too. However, just bunging money at an expensive bottle anticipating it will taste better can disappoint.

Wine has so many styles and taste profiles its crazy, it makes it loads of fun but it also makes them subjective and while person A will love a particular style person B will hate it, doesn't mean its not worth the money to the right person. Also many wines are not really born to be drunk on their own, instead made to be a perfect match to the right meal, so that can throw some when they find that £30 of a full bodied kick-butt red is just overwhelming alone. Took me years to get into wine, not that I was trying, it was a drink I sometimes liked, sometimes didn't. A wine merchant opened in town, one of the guys running it was a trained sommelier (aka wine expert), and was a complete game changer and he advised me took notes of wines I liked and didn't and through that I learned what I loved and now wine is my absolutely favorite booze.

I think this deal is a great one to get as it's a fantastic wine at a crazy price, so not much to lose, but if you find you're not fussed, try it with some lamb or steak, you'll be surprised how amazing a wine can become when you pair it with food!

I think it comes in big plastic vats before being bottled. But that's a good point, to check it was bottled in the country of origin on the back of the label. (edited)