Wines have slowly emerged as party favourites. Wines are the sophisticated way to drink without getting smashed! They can be enjoyed the whole night without the extra calories of cola and juice. With the party season approaching AAW lists some wines by Fatelli you must keep for a party:
Fratelli Gran Cuvée Brut: The Gran Cuvée Brut is the first sparkling from the House of Fratelli. It is 100% Chenin Blanc based, created using the method traditionelle. As the name suggests, this method of effervescence is similar to that used in the creation of Champagne and quality sparkling wines. The Fratelli Gran Cuvée Brut, like a good champagne, has typical bready-yeast notes on the nose. The wine has a delicate and creamy texture with lovely persistent bubbles and a touch of citrus on the palate, coupled with the typical Fratelli Chenin Blanc minerality making this sparkling wine a wonderfully elegant experience.
Best served at temperatures between 3° and 7°C | Price in Delhi: Rs. 1050/-
Food Pairing: Excellent with sushi, prawns, Oysters, duck spring rolls and smoked salmon. Liver pate and creamy chicken dishes.
Fratelli Shiraz Rosé
Fratelli Shiraz Rosé: With bright golden, pink hues, the wine offers fruity notes reminiscent of strawberries, orange and lemon flowers, both on the nose and the palate. Planted on sand, the terroir imparts complex aromatics and crisp acidity to the wine. The Shiraz Rosé is a refreshing addition to the Fratelli collection.
Best served at temperatures between 8º and 12º C| Price in Delhi: Rs. 570/-
Food pairing: Perfect on its own, the wine beautifully complements grilled fish and white meats.
Fratelli Sanjiovese Bianco: A first for any Indian wine brand, Fratelli unfolds the craftsmanship of Piero Masi, creator Fratelli Wines, with this offering. Grown on sandy and rocky soils, the Sangiovese grapes are
strategically planted to avoid overexposure to the sun. Such a practice imparts delicate yet refined aromas of coconut and bougainvilleas. On the palate, hints of vanilla and violets along with a light body characterize this rare white wine.
The Sangiovese Bianco is a unique proposition from the house of Fratelli.
Best served at temperatures between 8º and 12º C |Price in Delhi: Rs. 850/-
Food pairing: In the summer, it will taste great with grilled fish, seafood, chicken and greens or pasta salads, while in the winter, it will taste amazing with a mixed green salad of romaine, arugula, as well as grilled fish, seafood and chicken.
Fratelli SETTE 2010: SETTE 2010 is a premium vintage from the house of Fratelli. The signature blend of legendary wine maker PieroMasi, SETTE is a barrel-aged red wine matured in French oak for 14 months. The top 1% of the grapes from Fratelli’sestate owned vineyard at Akluj, Maharashtra, are handpicked by Piero and his team and goes into this delightful wine. The current vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese.
The pleasant and refined notes of wood are well merged with the wine, adding to SETTE a balanced vanilla flavor, silky tannins and a vibrant finish.
SETTE 2010 was the only Indian wine to be awarded a ‘Silver Medal’ at the first ever Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2013, Asia’s largest wine competition.
Best served at temperatures between 15ºand 18 ºC|Price in Delhi: Rs.1720/-
Fratelli Chenin Blanc: India’s most internationally awarded wine, the Fratelli Chenin Blanc is pale yellow in colour with a bouquet of fresh tropical fruit aromas. On the palate, the wine offers smooth and elegant acidity. Short contact with French oak enhances this wine’s elegance while adding to its mineral structure and thus making for a complex wine. This is a must-have wine from Fratelli.
Food Pairing: Fratelli’s Chenin Blanc goes very well with saladsand veg
