Wine with Leslie: Six great Chilean wines to suit all budgets
It is such good news that Chilean producers are paying closer attention to their older vine stock and to the suppliers that have been with them for generations.
Chile has been a massive success in Ireland in the past few decades with 27% of all the wine we drink from that long narrow country in South America, no other country comes close. While much of the Chilean wine we drink is inexpensive varietal Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon this week I want to remind you of some blends and some lesser known grapes.
What sparked the idea for this column was an interesting online tasting with Aresti who have a long relationship with SuperValu. The family began growing grapes in 1951 in the Curicó Valley around 100 miles south of Santiago and are still fully involved in the everyday running. I was pleased to see they have introduced a Semillón to the range and as usual I was charmed by the Assemblage blends which offer wonderful value.
