WINE PICKS
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AGNES PEILLET
It always pays to know the wines on the shelves of your local store. Whether you are going to
dinner at a friend’s house or want a bottle for a quiet night in, these red, rose’ and white wines
are there to make your choice as effortless as possible.
REDS & BLUSH
FRONTERA CHILE MERLOT
This wine has a ruby red and very
vivid colour with a cherry, ripe
pepper and soft cacao aromas
complete with an elegant and
rounded taste with good body and
persistence. It is the perfect match
for pasta, cheese, red meat and
grilled chicken.
CARLO ROSSI CALIFORNIA RED
A semi-dry, medium to full bodied
wine bursting with flavours of mixed
red berries, and layered with aromas
of chocolate, spices and slight
hints of toasted oak to support the
fruitiness. The result is a smooth and
versatile wine with elegant balance
and complexity. This wine should
be served at room temperature with
grilled meats or spicy red pasta
sauces. Compliments after dinner
cheeses beautifully.
CASILLERO DEL DIABLO PINOT NOIR
With a soft and brilliant ruby red
color, CDD Pinot Noir’s aroma
is elegant and expressive with
remarkable touches of fresh
strawberries and traces of
raspberries. It also has hints of rose
petals that are complemented by
delicate French oak barrel flavours
like cedar and tobacco. Its taste is
absolutely elegant with a correct
presence of tannins, and the barrel
notes are very well integrated. The
acidity is fresh due to the fruit that
maintains a good balance among all
the components of the wine. The
end palate is outstanding thanks
to the fresh raspberries and dried
flowers. Casillero Del Diablo Pinot
Noir expresses itself well with
grilled, oily fish such as tuna and
also with white meats.
BIRDS & BEES SWEET RED
Birds & Bees Sweet Red is violet red
in colour, with blue hues and smells
of fresh, red fruit. It is sweet and
velvety, with fresh tannins, and is
best enjoyed with a Chocolate and
Walnut Moulleux with red fruits and
Aires Dulces Malbec sauce.
FRONTERA CHILE CABERNET BLUSH
With a soft pink colour, Frontera
Chile Cabernet Blush smells of
delicate fruits like strawberries
and cherries and has a fresh, well
balanced, crisp acidity, with a slight
sweet after taste. It is best served
chilled and is ideal when served as
an aperitif or with fresh cheese.
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