Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L
★★★★★ 5.0 (1 review)You know those nights where you just want something soft, fruity and easy to like? This is that bottle. Pierre Marcel Sweet Red is a juicy French red that leans sweet, so it goes down smooth with zero homework. Pop it slightly chilled, and the blackberry and blackcurrant do all the talking. And because it's a 1.5L magnum, one bottle covers the whole couch.
Think ripe dark fruit. You'll get blackcurrant and blackberry up front, a little crushed red-berry sweetness, and a faint whisper of spice underneath. It's full and round on the tongue, properly sweet rather than dry, with soft tannins that don't grip or dry your mouth out. Easy company, basically. No need to swirl and ponder, just sip and enjoy.
The details
How to serve it
Give it 20 to 30 minutes in the fridge first. A light chill tightens up the sweetness and makes the fruit pop, where room temp can leave it a touch flabby in Nairobi warmth. Pour into a regular wine glass, no decanting, no fuss. It's happy as an aperitif on its own, and just as good sloshing alongside dinner. Magnum cap or cork back in, and the rest keeps a couple of days in the fridge.
Pairs well with
Where it's from
Pierre Marcel is a French brand bottled as Vin de France, which is the easygoing, no-strict-region label that lets a winemaker blend across the country and chase flavour over formality. That's exactly why this one tastes the way it does: made to be friendly and fruit-forward rather than serious and structured. France, doing the casual sweet red thing well.
Good to know
- What is the price of Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L?
Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L is KSh 2,599 at Oaks & Corks, delivered across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or by courier countrywide on the next working day.
- What does Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L taste like?
Soft, sweet and fruity. Blackcurrant and blackberry lead, with ripe red-berry sweetness, a hint of spice and gentle, non-grippy tannins. An easy, rounded sipper.
- What is the ABV of Pierre Marcel Sweet Red?
It's 11% alcohol by volume, which is on the lighter, more sessionable side for a red.
- How do I serve it?
Slightly chilled. Pop it in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes, pour into a normal wine glass, and drink it as is. No decanting needed.
- What food pairs with Pierre Marcel Sweet Red?
It loves grilled and barbecued meat like nyama choma, plus pizza, burgers, spicy wings, mild cheeses and fruity or chocolate desserts.
- Where is it from?
France. It's a Vin de France red, the relaxed national classification that prioritises flavour over a single region.
- How big is the bottle?
It's a 1.5L magnum, double a standard 750ml bottle. Plenty to share, or to keep going back to over a couple of days from the fridge.
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Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L price in Kenya
Buy Pierre Marcel Sweet Red 1.5L online in Nairobi, Kenya. Available in 2 sizes — 750 ml at KSh 1,375, 1500 ml at KSh 2,599 — delivered across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or by courier countrywide on the next working day.
- 750 ml KSh 1,375
- 1500 ml KSh 2,599
