The Lateral range of five wines is a reintroduction to Tesco at their value end of the wine aisle. And while the Sauvignon Blanc in this range is a clear 5* winner, the Chardonnay proves to be rather ordinary and slightly watery in flavour. The aroma is fruity with melon and apple but the addition of the oaky flavour (more likely from the addition of oak chips left to infuse in the tank of wine rather than allowing the wine to sit in a wooden barrel) makes it rather disjointed with a definite cheese taste. This is about as good as you’d normally expect a budget wine to be so its comparison to the others in the range makes is disappointing.
