Festive Feasting Favourite

With utmost respect to traditional Christmas favourites such as turkey, ham, or seafood, a hearty prime rib roast is the plated meat of choice by many a Canadian family. Of course, a full-bodied cut of meat chock full of proteins and marbled fats demands a full-bodied red wine to match. Making its debut at the LCBO as the December “Wine of the Month” is this Chilean blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon with a 40% addition of the iconic Carmenere grape.

An historic Chilean producer, Santa Ema’s vineyards are found from the shadow of the Andes mountains in the east to the Pacific Coast in the west throughout the Maipo River valley. It is one of the best known zones for production of world-class wines lending unique characteristics to the terroir of each wine. Since 2011, Santa Ema has been certified under the Chilean government’s Code of Sustainability.  With a generous aroma of black cherries, subtle notes of tobacco and chocolate accent the long finish.

It’s outstanding value at $17.95, enjoyable now, or why not lay down a few bottles to savour over the next couple of years. The highly respected and often cited, Chilean Descorchados Wine Guide, awarded this wine 91 points.

Please enjoy responsibly with family and friends. We wish all of our customers Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas, or as they say in in Spanish in Chile, Feliz Navidad.

2021 Santa Ema Barrel Reserve 60/40 Cabernet Sauvignon-Carmenere LCBO #34606, $17.95