Escudo Rojo Camernere, Chile

Wine: Escudo Rojo

Producer: Baron Philippe de Rotschild

Region: Maipo

Country: Chile

Colour: Red

Year: 2011

Grape: Camernere

Supplier: The Wine Warehouse                                                          

Price (VND): 300000

Points: 92/100

Pairs well with: Red meats, lamb, currys, tomato based pasta

Notes:

If you like classic quality clarets you will be amazed by this wine, because for the price, is incredible.

Dark deep red in color with a touch of violet, the nose is incredible bringing lots of dark red fruits, pepper and oak, with a light touch of vanilla.

The palate is very well balanced offering a good length and lots of complexity. A explosion of dark berries and oak fills your mouth and evolves in there providing a silky mix of well balanced flavors.

I have drunk four bottles of this wine/vintage so far, and I must say that one of them contained a rather different wine (I guess it goit spoiled somewhere), with no so much nose or palate or complexity which would get a 69/100 mark. So if you are after this wine, get two bottles just in case, but hopefully I got the only “not so good” one.

Escudo Rojo Chardonnay Chile

Wine: Escudo Rojo Chardonnay

Producer: Philippe de Rothschild

Region: Maipo

Country: Chile

Colour: White

Year: 2008

Grape: Chardonnay

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Price (VND): 369.000

Points: 77/100

Pairs well with: white fish, seafood and chicken dishes

Notes:

Medium gold in colour, this Chardonnay based wine offers a smooth nose bringing pineapples, limes and lemons. The palate offers a mix of ripe pineapples and citric fruits, butter, toast with a silky honey finish.

Medium length, and a just a little bit acidic, this rounded wine is ideal to be drunk on its own or accompanying white fish, seafood and chicken dishes. It also goes great with smoked salmon salad, and prawn summer rolls.

Escudo Rojo, Chile

Wine: Escudo Rojo

Producer: Baron Philippe de Rotschild

Region: Maipo

Country: Chile

Colour: Red

Year: 2009

Grape: Bodeaux Blend

Supplier: The Wine Warehouse                                                          

Price (VND): 369.000

Points: 68/100

Pairs well with: Hard cheeses and beef

Notes:

This wine has a lovely dark ruby colour, consistent and deep.  The nose brings a hint of blackcurrants, dark cherries and a touch of vanilla. This is a medium to full bodied wine, bringing lots of berries to the nose.

Rounded, with not a lot of oak, brings a lot of complexity to the palate, with a lovely lasting finish.

A great complement for hard cheeses, beef steak and beef stews.