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Etienne62 | 18:37 Wed 07th Dec 2011 | Food & Drink
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I have decided to have roast guinea fowl for my Christmas Day dinner. Can anyone suggest what wine would be the perfect partner for it?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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So are we - and will go for either a Pinot Noir or a Rioja (Reserva)
I`d have Casillero del Diablo (Concha y Toro) Carmenere 2010 (currently on offer £6 at Sainsburys)
You'll need a full-bodied red. Ouzel's suggestion of a 'reserva' Rioja is a good one, as the minimum of one year's ageing in oak barrels gives it plenty of 'clout'. (If you want something almost chewy, go for a 'gran reserva', which has been aged for at least 2 years on oak barrels).

However if you want flavour to come from the grapes, more than from the oak, it's hard to beat a really good claret. Look for a 'premier cru' St Emilion . A 2005 vintage won't come cheap (because it was probably the best year for quality Bordeaux wines for a couple of decades) but it will shout 'quality' at you.

Chris
What Google result is that from? I'd like a read of that.
When I was writing about wines for a local newspaper, Al, Google hadn't even been invented!
Ah .. ok.

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