The Southsayers Ferment

The nose is bright, brimming with freshness and redcurrant, rosehip and waxy notes. The palate is fresh, sinewy and with real verve. The tannins are firm and have such tension and energy. Taut and compact, with a beautiful structure and length. Extremely tight on the palate, with red fruits, rose and a textured finish — needs time to really show the fruit that is trapped underneath the taut core of smoke, blood and dried herbs.

Guarilihue, off the Pacific coast in southern Chile, usually produces delicious fresh cinsault and, in the right hands, also offers wines with a lot of character. This comes from two vineyards in the Guarilihue Alto area, from 70-year-old vines grown on granitic soils. The two sites yielded almost 6,500 bottles. Try to get at least one (or better yet, a case) because that fresh fruit and herb juice has everything to refresh the summer, but it also has structure and body to accompany whatever charcuterie you have on hand.