La Mision Pisador 2020 Vino Tinto Chileno

A Chilean red wine from Agricola La Mision, made from the pais grape, a red variety widely grown in Chile and thought to have been brought there by Spanish missionaries. It rests for 12 months in wood and a further year in bottle before release. The structure is out of the ordinary for pais, and the wine is made to be drunk slowly. It is a single-varietal wine with no added sulphites, and it suits dishes of the land and meat-based first courses. The nose is broad and intense, with red fruit, thyme, fresh mint, tobacco leaf and white pepper. The palate is soft and enveloping, with velvety tannins and a pleasant persistence.