Details

  • Type: Red
  • Country: Chile
  • Region: Rapel Valley
  • Vintage: 2018
  • Producer: Vine Trail
  • Primary grape: Malbec
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Code: 31774
  • Ethical Ethical
  • Vegetarian Vegetarian
  • Vegan Vegan
  • Screwcap Screwcap
  • Sulphites Sulphites

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Chilli

Expression

Spicy, peppery, warming reds

Cooked Red Meat
Roasted Aubergine
  • Brie de Meaux, creamy blue cheeses e.g. cambozola. Emmenthal, Cheshire. Mature hard cheeses e.g. Cheddar. Munster
  • Black pepper, cloves, coriander, fennel, ginger, nutmeg, paprika, rosemary, thyme
  • Seared, grilled, roasted, braised game: boar, duck, goose, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb, sausages
  • BBQ, bolognese, creambased sauces, lasagna, pepper or chilli sauces to turn up the heat
  • Spicy wine intensifies heat with Mexican mole, Tex-Mex or dishes with chipotle peppers, chilli con carne.
  • Spicy salads that support meat or spices e.g. red pepper, black bean and sweetcorn. Stuffed aubergine

About the Wine

This wonderful red Wine created by Vine Trail is crafted in the Rapel Valley. This wine is exclusive to Matthew Clark, you won't find it at multiple retailers. Available in 75cl bottles, distributed in the UK by Luis Felipe Edwards. Vine Trail Malbec, Rapel Valley is an interesting wine, made from Malbec grapes. This screwcap wine is like many wines in our list, this wine is suitable for vegan diets. Matches well with lightly-spiced, savoury, meat dishes particularly those with Mediterranean herbs.

Malbec

Mahl-bek

Malbec is a deeply coloured, intense and tannic, but fruity red. Since Argentina has almost taken it on as its own, it's grown increasingly in popularity. Typically Malbec has flavour characteristics of baked plums, black cherry, violets, sweet spice and sometimes coffee.

Flavours:

  • Blackberry Blackberry
  • Cocoa Cocoa
  • Red Plum Red Plum
  • Tobacco Tobacco
  • Vanilla Vanilla

The Country

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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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