A bottle of supermarket plonk has earned its place amongst vintage wines costing £30 a bottle.
Aldi own-brand wine Toro Loco Tempranillo 2011, which costs £3.59 per bottle, won a top award at the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2012.
The Spanish wine, made in the Utiel-Requena region, is described as ‘fruity, rounded and appealing with nice bright cherry fruit’ flavour.
The Aldi wine won a Silver medal at the awards alongside a host of Grand Cru French reds, a £31.15 Costa di Bussia Barolo Riserva DOCG 2005, and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvingon 2009, which costs £30.
Bosses at the supermarket are now expecting a sales rush.
Aldi's MD of buying, Tony Baines said: "We work with some of the world's leading wineries to enable us to deliver high quality own label wine.
"It is fantastic that we have been recognised by the IWSC panel."
Aldi won 18 medals at the awards, which are recognised as being some of the toughest in the wine industry calendar.
Also recognised was Aldi’s £2.99 Grapevine Merlot 2011 – a Spanish red which picked up a Bronze.
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