Aldi shoppers clear shelves of bargain £3.49 Christmas tipple despite imposing a limit on customers

SHOPPERS have flocked to Aldi to get their hands on a festive tipple so good there's a limit on how many you can buy.

The viral Cairanne Wine is back on shelves in Aldi, with the bottle of wine slashed from £8.99.

The critically acclaimed red wine from Rhone, France is on sale for just £3.49 for a limited time.

Shoppers can head to Aldi between December 2 and December 8 to get their hands on the red wine, bursting with aromas of frest fruits, plums, black cherry, and damsons, with a mocha and spice finish.

Last year, the bottle of wine went flying off the shelves, and sold out in four days after wine expert, Jane MacQuitty of The Times, hailed it as "Aldi’s Christmas present to the nation".

She said: “Savvy shoppers have always raced to Aldi for their weekly winter £3.49 specials, but of the dozen popping up this month and next, its tasty 2021 Specially Selected French Cairanne, a skilful blend of 60 per cent grenache, 25 per scent syrah, 10 per cent mourvedre and 5 per cent carignan, is the bottle to buy.

“Recommended in my Summer Top 100 at its full £8.99 price, a few months of extra age have seen this Cairanne's silky tannins and warm thyme and pine sunny hillside scents and tastes develop into a more mature, excellent, earthy, cracked black pepper southern Rhône."

This year Aldi has introduced a 12 bottle limit per customer, however fans of the rich red drop have complained that it's sold out across the UK.

Taking to Facebook page, UK Supermarket Deals & Offers, Local Shops and Services, shoppers have revealed that the wine has continued to fly off shelves.

One person said: "None left at my local Aldi, they'd sold 30 cases today.

"It's very nice wine."

Another added: "Been to Wrexham Aldi 3 times, sold out."

Meanwhile, a third shopper was a little luckier, stating: "Six bottles for just over £20 thank you & cheers, got mine yesterday might go back & see if any left."

How to get the best deal on wines

You can find good deals by looking for wines from regions less well-known than the famous wine-producing areas.

These wines often offer excellent quality at a more affordable price. Examples include bottles from Portugal, South Africa or Argentina.

Rachel Osborne, from Most Wanted Wines, previously told The Sun: “Finding a brand that offers wines from different countries and regions is a great place to start, as you have the option to shop a wide range of styles and grape varieties.

“If you’re feeling more adventurous, then take a look at the ‘discovery’ ranges in some supermarkets where the aim is to introduce wine drinkers to lesser-known regions or grape varietals.

“They tend to be affordably priced and give you the opportunity to try some interesting new styles — and to impress your friends with your wine knowledge.”