Chile
Chilean wines are now among the most popular of all the world - and justifiably so, since top quality is available across the price range.
Our recommendations...
Silver Ghost Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Central Valley
A fruit-driven style of Cabernet that offers rounded, ripe red berry fruit with a plummy and easy-going feel.
€2.83 £2.49
Santa Rita 120 Merlot 2017 Central Valley
At least £4 less than our UK price! Intense aromas of red fruits, accompanied by floral, vanilla and tobacco notes. Has a great feeling of volume in the mouth, with plentiful but super-soft tannins.
€4.54 £3.99
Santa Rita 120 Carmènère 2017 Central Valley
At least £4 less than our UK price! A lively and juicy representation of this variety, with a soft and supple texture, bright brambly fruit and subtle notes of spice and tobacco leaf, and a hint of vanilla from 6 months' in French oak.
€4.54 £3.99
Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Central Valley
At least £4 less than our UK price! Maximum fruit character is obtained by hand-harvesting and cold fermentation of the Sauvignon grapes, and the addition of 2% Semillon helps keep the blend well-rounded.
€4.54 £3.99
Valle Antigua Sauvignon Blanc 2017
This is a bright, fresh and fruity wine with citrus and green apple flavours in abundance. Additional complexity and rcihness is added by a period of lees aeing.
€2.83 £2.49
Valle Antigua Chardonnay 2017
This fine Chardonnay has fresh flavours of ripe apple and citrus enhanced by notes of vanilla from ageing in French oak.
€3.18 £2.79
Valle Antigua Merlot 2017
Soft, plummy and eminently drinkable this possesses harmonious fruit flavours and just a touch of oak flavour on the silky finish.
€3.18 £2.79
Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Aconcagua Valley
This wine is a classic example of a clean modern cool climate Sauvignon Blanc. It displays aromas of gooseberries and guava on the nose and is dry yet fruity on the palate.
€5.68 £4.99
Lastarria Merlot 2017
At least £4 less than our UK price! The oak ageing adds a touch of spice to the finish. Best with pork or with pasta with tomato based sauces.
€3.97 £3.49
First Class Pinot Noir 2016 Bio Bio Valley
Jam-packed with red fruits on both nose and palate, this Pinot Noir is awash with raspberry, strawberry and redcurrant fruit, framed by supple tannins.
€3.97 £3.49
Valle Antigua Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
This is a classic Chilean Cabernet with bold flavours of blackcurrant and damson. It is juicy and well balanced with a delightfully soft finish.
€2.83 £2.49
