My verdict on Aldi's boxed wine dupe of 'chicken wine'

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My verdict on Aldi's boxed wine dupe of 'chicken wine'.

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00:00Nothing says summer for me more than rosé wine, and even better, a boxed version of rosé wine.

00:07Hi, I'm Holly Alden, a food and drink writer for National World.

00:10Discounts supermarket Aldi has launched its very own version of the viral chicken wine.

00:16Actually, it launched it last year in a bottled version, but this summer it has brought out a brand new version, which is boxed.

00:24Now, I don't know about you, but I just love drinking boxed wine in the summer.

00:27I think it's because it's something you can take on the go, whether to a picnic or a camping trip, and rosé wine is also an absolute summer must-have for me.

00:38And now Aldi has released their very own boxed rosé wine, which is Le Petit Poulet.

00:45Now, if this brandon looks a little bit familiar, that's because it is supposed to be a cheaper alternative to the viral chicken wine.

00:52I absolutely adore the chicken wine, which has an incredibly hard-to-pronounce French name.

00:58It is absolutely delicious. It's a great drink in the summer.

01:01In fact, last summer, it went absolutely crazy on social media, and I was one of many wine lovers who were drinking it back then.

01:09But, of course, Aldi has come in with their own version, which is, of course, a lot cheaper.

01:13But let's see if it tastes just as good.

01:17I'm going to break it open and have a sip and see if it is worth purchasing this summer.

01:23But before we do this, I have actually unboxed the wine, which I know you're not meant to do.

01:27I'm going to put it back together to have the real authenticity of drinking from boxed wine.

01:31But just to show you exactly how much wine is included in this, this is what we got.

01:36So this equals to 1.5 litres of wine, which is supposed to stay fresh for up to six weeks.

01:43And it has an alcohol content of 12.5.

01:46So I think this wine would be good for sharing among friends and loved ones at a party or a picnic, like I said.

01:53Or maybe resealing and drinking over the course of a few weeks.

01:58I have poured myself a glass. I'm going to take a sip.

02:01But before I do, I just want to note the colour, because I think there's different types of rosy wine.

02:08And it all depends on the colour.

02:10Now, for me, I prefer ones like this, which are kind of more of a blush.

02:15It's got a bit of an orange sort of tinge to it.

02:19Rosy wines, which are a lot deeper in colour, I tend not to like the taste of.

02:24And this is exactly the colour of the Viral Chicken Wine as well.

02:29So, so far, it looks identical.

02:30Let's see how it tastes.

02:34That is amazing.

02:36You know what?

02:37I would actually say it might be a tiny bit better than the Chicken Wine, if you like something a little bit sweeter.

02:44It does taste almost identical.

02:46It's very light.

02:49It doesn't feel too strong, although it obviously is with that 12.5% alcohol content.

02:57It will go down very easy, so bear that in mind.

03:00But I think it has a slightly sweeter taste than what the Chicken Wine has.

03:06Very, very slight, though, because this is almost identical to Chicken Wine.

03:11I think that this is an excellent, affordable jupe from Aldi that I will be repurchasing.

03:17I think the bottled version will be something nice to pick up now and again.

03:22But for summer, the boxed wine is definitely something you need to be packing along to your camp and trips, picnics, barbecues, all of that.

03:31This is an absolute win.

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