Natalia Poblete La Fortuna Merlot 2022
About the wine
Natalia's deep, dark, plummy Merlot gave us butterflies the first time we tasted it...
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There’s a reason why mouth-watering Chilean Merlot like this is among the UK’s most popular wines. With bags of lush fruity flavour, a touch of decadent spice and velvety-soft tannins - Natalia’s La Fortuna is the perfect crowd-pleasing, comfort blanket red to pull out on any occasion.
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On the nose it has aromas of delicious dark fruits - think lush black cherries and plums - with delicate spicy notes of black pepper, cocoa beans and vanilla. The palate follows through nicely with a smooth, velvety texture and all those lovely fruity, spicy flavours gently linger on your taste buds. It gave us butterflies the first time we tasted it.
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Most importantly it does all that without breaking the bank. At under a tenner, the quality level is quite simply astonishing. Making a wine this delicious at that price is arguably harder than making the posh stuff because there’s so much you need to get absolutely spot-on. And Natalia has nailed it.
Best before
Drink now to 2027
Serving advice
Open/Decant 30 mins before serving
Food match
A versatile wine that's easy to pair with lots of dishes, Natalia especially recommends mature and cured cheeses, grilled meats, and pasta dishes with red or white sauce.
Contains sulphites
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Chile
Merlot
Fruity Red
13.5% ABV
75cl
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Natalia Poblete
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When our Wine Guy Ray came back from his epic discovery trip to South America, there was only one person he wanted to talk about… Natalia Poblete. A rising star of Chilean wine, she’s earned a burgeoning reputation in her country for her beautifully complex artisan wines. And she was even named Chile’s Young Winemaker of the Year in 2018.
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We first tasted Natalia’s kit way back in 2019. It made us stop in our tracks and think ‘ooh, we could be onto something special here’. Fast forward to February 2023 and we asked her if she could knock-up a super-duper-delicious Chilean Merlot for our Angels. One sip and Ray got the little butterflies in his stomach. It was that good.
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She’s a super-cool lady too, a bit like a Chilean version of Nina Stocker or Serena Cordero, with an incredible passion for her craft and quiet confidence in her own talent. We feel like we’ve reconnected with a long-lost member of the Naked family. And we’re so lucky to have crossed paths with Natalia when we did, because give it another few years and the whole world will be clamouring for her wines.
Ratings
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