Details
- Type: Red
- Country: Chile
- Region: Central Valley
- Vintage: 2020/2017
- Producer: Santa Rita
- Primary grape: Merlot
- Bottle size: 75cl
- Code: 50012
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Awards:
- 2017, Gold Sommelier Wine Awards 2019
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Ethical
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Vegetarian
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Vegan
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Screwcap
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Sulphites
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Expression
Juicy, medium-bodied, fruit-led reds
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Cambozola & other creamy blue cheeses. Camembert, Cheddar, Cheshire, Epoisses, Gouda, parmesan, Reblochon
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Grilled fish with sauce made using similar wine e.g. salmon, sea bass or tuna with a red wine butter sauce
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Coriander, cumin, marjoram, mint, mustard, oregano, paprika, rosemary, sage, thyme
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Chicken, duck, turkey. Light beef or pheasant, dishes. Calves liver, ostrich. Smoked or cured meats, sausages
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Balsamic, BBQ, bolognese, cooked tomato sauces, lasagna, mustard sauce, truffle or wild mushroom sauces
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Moderate to hot Indian e.g. jalfrezi, Madras. Rich Chinese e.g. black bean sauce, Sichuan lamb hot pot. Harissa-spiced lamb
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Smoked and cured-meat salads, Tuscan bean salad. Lentils, roasted vegetables, vegetable risotto, roasted nuts
About the Wine
Merlot
Mare-low
Merlot produces medium bodied, fleshy, juicy wines with round tannins. Often seen as a single varietal, or in a blend with Cabernet Sauvignon to take the hard edges off. Its grown all over the world and commercially one of the most important red grapes in the on-trade.
Flavours:
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Blueberry
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Cherry
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Chocolate
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Plum
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Vanilla
Established in 1880 and based outside Santiago, Santa Rita is one of Chile’s oldest, respected wineries. Their flagship Santa Rita 120, is the best-selling Chilean wine brand. It has been recognised globally for its sustainability management - environmentally friendly, socially equitable and economically viable across all practices. Sustainability is top of the agenda and was the first wine group to be certified under Chile’s National Code, successfully re-certified annually since 2011.
The Country
Chile
A viticultural paradise, where vines were introduced by the Spanish in the sixteenth century. A long, narrow country stretching 800 miles from the deserts of the north to the glacial south and it's these valleys and coasts that give the wine its variety.
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