If you have not yet planned your wines for Easter, here are some suggestions, all available 'in-store' from Slaughden Wines in Aldeburgh, or for home delivery from www.slaughdenwines.com.  (Our Retail prices include VAT).

Unlike the Victorian tradition of the Christmas turkey, roast lamb at Easter has ancient, pre-Christian origins, linked to spring lamb symbolising new life.  Sheep have been grazed around the vineyards of the Médoc since the 13th century (a practice now becoming common again, for ecological reasons), and milk-fed Agneau de Pauillac (Pauillac Lamb) is a delicacy, with 'Label Rouge' status.

Red Bordeaux is a classic partner to this meat, with its fine acidity and structure complementing the fat and flavour.  'Pauillac lamb' is still a delicacy in Bordeaux, dating from the days when sheep were used extensively to graze in between the vines.  If a claret appeals, 2019 Château Brillette is an affordable Cru Bourgeois from Moulis en Médoc, and from a superb vintage with generous fruit, at just £22.00 per bottle.  2016 Château Le Crock (£32.50), with its fine St-Estephe tannins, acidity and gravelly-mineral character would also be an excellent match for leg or shoulder of lamb.

Rioja has its own tradition of rearing lamb, in the mountainous areas that are too high for vines, with a traditional dish being lamb cooked over vine cuttings.  Valserrano's 2020 Crianza (£16.00 per bottle) is an excellent example of proper rioja from a single estate bodegas, producing wines with a mixture of French and American oak, whilst La Rioja Alta's 2019 Vina Ardanza Reserva is consistently one of the best-value fine wines we know of.   

If you're looking for superb Easter lamb to go with your wine, we can recommend our friends at Salter & King, a superb craft butchers opposite us here in Aldeburgh. Their lamb is sourced from local Suffolk farms but, like us, they also deliver nationally. 

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