The Kit
Wine Francesco Gabriele
The Sommelier
Pour Decisions
Francesco Gabriele, sommelier at Chewton Glen, suggests wine to
drink with every course at Christmas dinner
What should you drink with turkey?
I love the Patagonian Pinot Noir. It’s vibrant and intense, a shy wine
with a gentle personality, full of berries, flavours and silky tannins
with a soft touch. The alcohol is hidden by the acidity which helps
to produce the water you need in your mouth to get a sense of
refreshment and lightness.
What should you drink with goose, beef and ham?
Goose is great with a Malbec from Cahors – it’s less smooth than an
Argentinian one, with more personality and strength; a wine that
loves intense gamey flavours. Beef would be lovely to have with a
Spiegelau
Croatian Cabernet Sauvignon – those wines are an extraordinary
Salute Red Wine
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the same time, a gentle fruitiness of berries accompanied by leather
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and chocolate hints. Ham would be good with a Mencia Joven from
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Bierzo, a wine with a great fresh acidity and flowery notes of violet,
herbs, a little cherry jam; delicate and silky.
THE GRAPE & GOOD
Spiegelau Salute
Spiegelau
White Wine
Prosecco
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How about a dessert wine with Christmas pudding.
A lovely, intense, powerful Barolo Chinato. A wine that will leave
you wordless for its complexity, structure and for having plenty of
flavours which go perfectly with a pudding – sun-dried tropical fruits,
dates, chocolate, tobacco, cedar, liquorice, and walnuts. The alcohol is
to dry the sweetness and some silky tannins give an incredible length
to the wine.
Finally, what should you drink with cheese?
Port goes well with strong blue cheeses, but it can overpower some
others. I like to divide cheeses into four categories. Goat’s cheese or
cheeses with high freshness go with tasty/salty wines – Sauvignon
blanc from Loire or Sancerre. Cheeses that are medium matured with
a good texture but with not too strong flavours go with structured
red wines, so Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia or Pinot Noir from
the USA. Cheeses that are well-aged go with more intense and high
personality red wines – Piedmont, Tuscany, Châteauneuf, Ribera del
Duero. Lastly, blue cheeses to go with either sweet white wines or with
smooth fortified wines.
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