Carmen Reserve Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
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The grapes come from Estate Vineyards that are located in the foothills of the Maipo Valley. The grapes were harvested by hand and selected before crushed. This blend aged in French and American oak barrels for a period of 8 months. The wine was bottled for an additional ageing period of 4 months before release. With this, tannins were softened and matured. Ageing Potential: 5 to 7 years.
The wine shows a bright ruby color, with intense aromas of ripe red fruits, berries, cherries and plums, with spicy complexity. In the palate the wine shows good structure, soft ripe tannins with good complexity.
Serve with roasted meats, rich pâtés, pasta with meat sauces, roast prime rib, Cajun swordfish or tuna, Gruyère and Cheddar cheeses.
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Carmen, the oldest of the Chilean wine brands, was founded in 1850 by Christian Lanz, who named it in honor of his wife. The Claro family acquired the brand in 1985 and began the process of transforming it into a world-class winery. A new winery was completed in 1992, located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, just one hour from Chile's capital city of Santiago. Today, the winery seamlessly blends state-of-the-art technology with traditional winemaking processes.
The Carmen team firmly believes in terroir and is continually reevaluating regions and plantings in a quest to produce super premium wines that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the world’s finest. Carmen's vineyards are located throughout Chile's prestigious Central Valley in the premium growing regions of Maipo, Casablanca, Apalta, Rapel and Maule.
Carmen takes pride in its pioneering history. Carmen was the first winery in Chile to cultivate grapes organically (released under the Nativa label) and the first winery to identify and cultivate Carmenère, a variety that originated in Bordeaux but is no longer largely cultivated in France.