You want a red with some muscle. This is it. El Emperador's Premium Cab is dark, full and dry, the kind of glass that fills your mouth with blackcurrant and cherry and then sits back on smooth, ripe tannins. Pour it next to a sizzling plate of nyama choma and watch it earn its keep. It's a proper big Chilean red without the big-night price tag, and we'll have it at your door fast, whatever the hour.
It pours a deep ruby with a garnet edge. Stick your nose in and you get ripe blackcurrant and dark cherry first, then a quiet curl of oak and a little pepper underneath. On the palate it's full and dry, all that dark fruit up front, tannins that are firm but ripe so they grip without drying you out, and just enough acidity to keep it lively. The finish is clean and lingers on the cassis. Nothing sweet here, this is a serious, savoury red.
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Where it's from
This comes out of Chile's Central Valley, the long, sun-soaked stretch running south of Santiago that's basically Cabernet country. Warm days ripen the fruit deep and dark, cool nights off the Andes keep the acidity honest, and the result is the kind of generous, fruit-forward red Chile built its name on. El Emperador works across the valley's classic grapes, but the Cab is where it flexes.
Quick questions
- What is the price of El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl. 2019?
El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl. 2019 is KSh 2,019 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 75cl taste like?
Full-bodied and dry, with ripe blackcurrant and dark cherry, a touch of oak and a little pepper, smooth ripe tannins and a clean finish. No sweetness, all savoury depth.
- What is the ABV of El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon?
It's 13% ABV, comfortably in the middle of the range for a full-bodied Chilean red.
- How do I serve it?
Lightly cool at 16-18C in a large-bowl glass, neat. Give it twenty minutes to breathe and the tannins soften beautifully.
- What pairs with it?
Anything off the grill. Nyama choma, beef short ribs, lamb chops, a pepper steak or hard aged cheese all sing with it.
- Where is it from?
Chile's Central Valley, the warm, Andes-cooled stretch south of Santiago that's the heartland of Chilean Cabernet.
- Is it sweet or dry?
Bone dry. The dark fruit can read rich, but there's no sugar here, just ripe Cabernet character.
El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl. 2019
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El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl. 2019 price in Kenya
Buy El Emperador Premium Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl. 2019 online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 2,019. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.