Chile has established itself as a major supplier of quality wines all over the world, especially in the U.K. We
generally associate Chile with Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot, but with near perfect growing conditions, Chile
produces a wide variety of styles from sweet wines such as Late Harvest Moscatel to a variety of oak aged
Chardonnays, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Pinot Noir. Key ranges such as Los Pastos, Pelusas, Los
Espinos, Nostros, Concha y Toro, and Casa Silva offer very high quality and excellent value for money which is
why there are so many of our
and ££ in this section.
Chilean Vineyard Geography - Chile is dominated by the Andes Mountains and has the benefit of
cooling coastal mists rolling in from the Pacific Ocean to premium vineyard areas like Casablanca
Valley. The Andes protect the vineyards from insects and pests and from the usual vine growing
problems like frost and mildew. The soil or terroir is also very important here – mainly sand and
gravel that drains well and keeps out the dreaded phylloxera aphid. Many of the best quality
vineyards in Casablanca benefit from being grown on a hilly aspect. Winemakers here and at
Colchagua Valley are now learning to match specific topography with the best relevant grape
variety producing even higher quality grapes and some stunning resulting wines.
RED WINES
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
££ Los Pastos Cabernet Sauvignon
C
£4.14
££ Los Pastos Pinot Noir
B
£4.40
££ Los Pastos Merlot
Soft with succulent berry and damson flavours and a pleasing hint
of cinnamon spice.
Smooth, easy drinking and packed with ripe currant flavours and a warm,
peppery finish.
Smooth, ripe and silky, this has flavours of plum and strawberry, together
with a smooth spiciness on the finish.
B
£4.14
PELUSAS (FORMERLY SIMPLICITY)
PELUSAS is the new SimpliCity. These superbly made varietals from The Central Valley in
Chile are the same wines from the same winemaker but now in a new and contemporary
look. Pelusas is H.B. Clark’s NEW exclusive label depicting the finesse and elegance evident
in this range of wines.
££ Pelusas Cabernet Sauvignon
C
£4.50
££ Pelusas Merlot
C
£4.50
Packed with ripe blackberry and plum flavours with a hint of chocolate.
A good example of well structured Chilean Central Valley winemaking.
Smooth, succulent and plummy style with delicate hints of spice and
crushed black pepper. Extremely popular and well priced.
RED WINES
NEW
££
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
C
£5.16
C
£5.16
Concha y Toro Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
C
£5.25
Concha y Toro Mountain Merlot
C
£5.25
By Henry Boon Merlot
Flavours of ripe plum and generous black fruits linger on
the palate.
Los Espinos Cabernet Sauvignon
Lovely, concentrated blackberry fruit with good structure and a delicious,
long aftertaste.
££ Los Espinos Merlot
Black cherry and bramble scented with a smooth and weighty palate.
Concha are one of Chile’s best known producers, particularly famous for their
care and quality control. The Cabernet is lip-smackingly full of flavour.
Concha’s Merlot is soft, round and warm with a smooth, weighty palate and
intense plum and cherry flavours.
C
£4.76
CRISTIAN CARRASCO MOREL
Young innovative winemaker at Vistamar and
Morande who works closely alongside head
winemaker Irene Paiva. Cristian has a passion for
caring for and nurturing his vines and making sure
they are always in prime condition to bear maximum
levels of pure, ripe fruit at harvest. He has an
instinctive feeling for the sustainability of the
beautiful environment it which he works, the
importance of nature in the vineyard and the care
and attention to detail regarding structured irrigation
and pruning. In the winery and visitors centre called HOME, Cristian has been at the forefront of an
innovation with “egg“ shaped vessels that give natural centrifugal movement to the wine developing a
more concentrated varietal fruit character and complexity before maturation. We look forward to
tasting the results of this pioneering work in the years ahead.
Vistamar Sepia Reserva Malbec
C
£5.70
Vistamar Sepia Reserva Pinot Noir
B
£5.70
Nostros Reserva Pinot Noir
B
£6.00
Casa Silva Cabernet Carmenère
D
£6.25
Luscious lip smacking Malbec with lots of succulent tasty fruit. Aged 10-12
months in French and American oak results in a toffee and vanilla flavour
and an elegant integrated finish.
This wine is a real bargain as it is a Reserva at a really good price. The fruit is
very proper Pinot Noir with a broad, gamey appeal, juicy berry flavours and a
slightly spicy finish.
This wine has the intense pungency and flavours of a classic ‘gamey’ Pinot Noir
whilst expressing a lot of elegance. Extremely attractive and at a very favourable
price for the quality. Recommended by Oz Clarke.
70% Cabernet and 30% Carmenère produces very fresh and intense currant
flavours with notes of allspice and cedar. Soft tannins and excellent balance give
a very long lingering aftertaste and show why Casa Silva is Chile’s most award
winning producer.
RED WINES
Nostros Gran Reserva Merlot
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
C
£6.61
Lovely ripe fruit with balancing acidity, tannins and complexity. This is a well
crafted fruit driven wine with good structure, length and intensity.
Nostros Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Intense concentration of blackcurrant fruit combined with balancing tannins
and integrated new oak. Great length and finish – goes very well with any rich
or complex red meat dishes.
C
£6.61
CASA SILVA
Now widely acclaimed as the greatest winemaker of Carmenère in the world – their microterrior was
recognised by world renowned American wine critic Robert Parker as 98 out of 100. This highly
decorated and award winning family owned firm based in the Colchagua Valley make outstanding
wines from all their own vineyards. Headed by Mario Silva everything they do has an emphasis on
quality and attention to detail – even including his impressive array of vintage cars at the winery!
Casa Silva Carmenère Coleccion
D
£6.80
Casa Silva Syrah Coleccion
D
£6.80
Casa Silva Reserva Carmenère
D
£7.70
Spicy, full-bodied and prize-winning wine with great structure and power.
Created by the family firm with the reputation for making one of the best
Carmenères around. Try it and see what we mean.
This is beautifully made with integrated oak and a full bodied style giving great
structure and balance. Spicy, warming red with lots of black fruit and a hint of vanilla.
Bright and intense ruby red, on the nose, aromas of black cherries and plums
with hints of spices. On the palate, flavoursome, round and powerful, with sweet
soft tannins and balanced acidity. A wonderful long finish.
VINA CASA SILVA – COLCHAGUA VALLEY – CHILE
Five generations, 100 years, four unique estates in their beloved Colchagua Valley,
the Silva family are one of the great pioneering wine dynasties.
Boundless passion and ambition to develop a deeper understanding of their land
and relationship with the vine, learning from every vintage, asking “why” at every
opportunity, with every new revelation.
Carmenère from Los Lingues Estate is undisputed as Number 1 and through
ground-breaking research from the Microterroir and Genome studies, Casa Silva
sets the standard by which this variety is measured, throughout Chile.
Mario Geisse
Head Winemaker, Mario Geisse “Mr Carmenère”, working closely with the Silva
family, continues to develop the wines, with the most delicate handling, small
batch fermentation, from 100 m² plots in 500 litre oak barriques, capturing every
nuance and subtle character from each plot and grape variety.
Through wines of such expressive concentration, elegance and complexity, Viña
Casa Silva champions everything great to come out of Chile, changing the way we
understand and enjoy the wines of this magnificent country.
Mario Silva
ROSÉ WINES
££ Los Pastos Merlot Rosé
Stylish with good red berry fruit feel and soft refreshing acidity.
££ Pelusas Cabernet Syrah Rosé
Concentrated cherry and raspberry fruit. A persistent lingering aftertaste
and soft acidity makes this rosé extremely attractive drinking.
Los Espinos Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé
Full flavoured rosé, with a medley of red fruits on the taste and a crisp finish.
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
2B
£4.50
2C
£5.16
2A
£4.14
INDOMITA
Led by Roberto Carranca, the young and dynamic
winemaking team at Viña Indomita skilfully craft
wines from their great vineyard holdings in two of
Chile's very best regions.
Viña Indomita benefits from having the best
climates for both whites and reds. Whites such as
Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay thrive in the cool
climate of the Casablanca Valley, the result of the
Pacific's icy Humboldt current and early morning
fog.
Reds such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère flourish in the sandy, fast draining soils of the Maipo
Valley.
The Los Espinos wines are made from grapes grown at Las Pitras vineyards, a dry farmed, old river bed
vineyard in the Central Valley. The vineyards are farmed according to organic principals and the fantastic
quality fruit is harvested slightly earlier rather than later to make wines that are fresh, lively and very
drinkable.
WHITE WINES
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
2
£4.14
££ Pelusas Sauvignon Blanc
1
£4.50
££ Pelusas Chardonnay
2
£4.50
4
£4.50
££ Los Pastos Sauvignon Blanc
Lovely herbaceous tropical fruit flavours with refreshing balancing acidity.
££ Los Pastos Chardonnay
Smooth and satisfying with ripe peach and pineapple flavours and a hint
of creamy richness.
Classic young, zingy, fresh and herby feel. Tantalising ripe citrus tropical
fruit flavours.
Very versatile medium-bodied varietal with scents of apples and melon.
Soft, round and refreshing with a grapey finish.
NEW
Vistamar Brisa Moscato
1
A medium sweet wine with a lovely expression of pears, peaches and hints of
honey. The wine has good balancing acidity and would be a perfect accompaniment
to shellfish, ceviches and Asian dishes but also perfectly good on its own for the
sweeter palate!
£4.14
WHITE WINES
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
££ Los Espinos Sauvignon Blanc
1
£5.16
Los Espinos Chardonnay
2
£5.16
Concha y Toro Mountain Sauvignon Blanc
1
£5.25
Concha y Toro Mountain Chardonnay
2
£5.25
Vistamar Sepia Reserva Chardonnay
2
£5.70
Nostros Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
1
£6.00
Casa Silva Chardonnay Semillon
2
£6.25
NEW
££
By Henry Boon Sauvignon Blanc
Luscious and herbaceous flavours that are long lasting for an
entry level wine.
A vibrant and refreshing taste and feel in the mouth with a classic gooseberry
and elderflower finish.
Good balance of citrus Chardonnay fruit and honey and vanilla tones.
Herbaceous Sauvignon which is crisp, dry and refreshing.
Lots of vibrant, lemony fruit with very careful oaking make this well-balanced
and with a long finish.
The delicate use of oak ageing helps the ripe Chardonnay to remain fruity,
appealing and refreshing. This is high quality Casablanca Valley sourced grapes
with expressive and concentrated varietal appeal.
This wine has superb herbaceous fruit aromas and a distinctly refreshing, crisp
Sauvignon fruit flavour and aftertaste.
Made from over 100 year old, low yielding vines, this internationally acclaimed
wine is handcrafted from the finest strips of vineyard.
1
£4.76
NOSTROS
Sourcing fruit from Casablanca and Maipo valley’s, Indomita benefit from having the best climates
for both whites and reds. Led by Roberto Carranca, the young and dynamic winemaking team at
Indomita skilfully craft wines from their great vineyard holdings in 2 of Chiles’ best quality
producing regions. The cooler climate Casablanca is great for Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay whilst the warmer Maipo is great for Cabernet Sauvignon and of course Carmenère.
Nostros Reserva and Grand Reserva wines are great examples of high quality wines at everyday
prices. The wines are highly expressive, showing lots of character and individuality.
Nostros Gran Reserva Chardonnay
2
£6.61
Casa Silva Reserva Viognier
2
£7.70
TaSTe
Guide
Trade
SaleS Price
Lots of melon, apple and concentrated tropical fruits combine with integrated
new oak to give this wine a rich, creamy smooth texture and extremely long finish.
Enjoy with highly flavoured white meats or fish dishes.
This wine has lovely aromas of peaches and honeydew melon with hints of
cinnamon and honey. On the palate, fruity and fresh, full bodied and with good
acidity. Finishing with hints of orange peel and a long lingering finish.
DESSERT WINES
Vistamar Late Harvest Moscatel 37.5cl bottle
A shining example of modern ‘pudding’ wine. Light, very fruity and with the
essential high level of balancing acidity to keep the flavours fresh in the mouth.
5
£4.63