Calcu Gran Reserva Carmenere 2020
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James
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Robert
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Deep and bright red color with violet notes. Intense aromas of cassis fruits and black olives and a background of roasted bell pepper. Very juicy, with soft tannins and a good structure. A well balanced wine with a great tipicity.
Blend: 90% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
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James Suckling
Plenty of fruit here with cherries, olives and some raw spices. Fresh and flavorful on the palate with juicy black cherries. Fruity and pretty long. A well-made carmenere with plenty of fruit here.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The peppery, spicy and varietal 2020 Gran Reserva Carmenere has 5% each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and it shows seriousness, balance and good ripeness in a warm and dry year like 2020. It's medium to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long, dry and clean finish. It has 14% alcohol and integrated oak.
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James
Suckling - Vinous
Dark, full-bodied and herbaceous with a spicy kick, Carménère found great success with its move to Chile in the mid-19th century. However, the variety went a bit undercover until 1994 when many plantings previously thought to be Merlot, were profiled as Carménère. Somm Secret— Carménère is both a progeny and a great-grandchild of the similarly flavored Cabernet Franc.
Well-regarded for intense and exceptionally high quality red wines, the Colchagua Valley is situated in the southern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with many of the best vineyards lying in the foothills of the Coastal Range.
Heavy French investment and cutting-edge technology in both the vineyard and the winery has been a boon to the local viticultural industry, which already laid claim to ancient vines and a textbook Mediterranean climate.
The warm, dry growing season in the Colchagua Valley favors robust reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec and Syrah—in fact, some of Chile’s very best are made here. A small amount of good white wine is produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.