No, it's not just rosé that is drunk chilled. Red wine can also be put in the fridge before tasting it. In any case, this is what two English experts explain to Metro UK . Indeed, contrary to popular belief, red wines can also be enjoyed chilled, and some would even be better that way. According to them, the ideal would be to taste them between 10 and 15°C (about the temperature of a cellar or the bottom of the fridge). But beware, this is not valid for all reds. Indeed, it depends on the type of wine:the clearer it is, and therefore low in alcohol, the more it will be able to be tasted fresh. We can therefore drink a fresh Pinot Noir or a fresh Cabernet franc, but not a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Mourvèdre.
If the idea of drinking your chilled red wine may seem unthinkable to us, doing so is above all a matter of logic. As Alistair Cooper, a Master of Wine (oenologist member of the Institute of Masters of Wine in London) explains, we like to eat strawberries, cherries, raspberries and other fresh red fruits in summer. And it is these fruits that are present in the wine, so according to him, drinking his wine chilled would allow these fruits to reveal all their character. CQFD.
So, would you rather team red wine at room temperature or chilled red wine?
