Winemaker Notes
The color is brilliant and deep while the nose is very intense and fruity with vanilla and chocolate notes. On the palate, the wine shows incredible softness and body.
Pairs well with meats and cheeses
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Last year, I didn't understand anything about the previous vintage of the 2015 Carmenere Reserva because it's done in the style of an Amarone: the grapes were harvested two months later than normal, and the wine retained some seven grams of residual sugar. This time, I tasted the wines with winemaker Giorgio Flessati, and he explained it to me; it's also explained on the back label. There are no herbal or green notes, and there are no raisened flavors either. But, it's an acquired taste... 114,000 bottles produced.
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.
Part of the Coquimbo region, also with the Limari Valley, Elqui Valley is one of the northern wine producing regions of Chile, which historically focused on table grapes and pisco production. Intense sunlight and cooling effects of the ocean, together with rocky, clay soil make this one of Chile’s up-and-coming wine regions.
WWH147944_2015 Item# 414241