Winemaker Notes
Deep purple color in with rich notes of white pepper to the focused flavors of native trees aromas with layers of dried raspberry and red currant. Velvety tannins emerge from the Tempranillo touch, with explosive notes of minerality coming from the basaltic rocks from Los Lingues vineyard. Elegant and fresh, this reflects the sense of origin.
Enjoy this wine alongside roasted duck, ratatouille, or chicken-based plates.
Blend: 85% Carménère, 9% Tempranillo, 6% Petite Sirah
Vegan-Friendly
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Gran Reserva Carmenere was produced with grapes from the first two terraces of the property where they have around 20% clay, complemented a bit with Tempranillo and Petit Verdot, which help with the structure and acidity. It fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in neutral 225-liter French oak barrels for 14 months. It has 14% alcohol and is medium-bodied with a gentle palate and polished tannins. It's peppery and spicy, ripe without excess, balanced, varietal and easy to drink.
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Vinous
The 2021 Carménère Gran Reserva hails from Los Lingues, Colchagua, and was aged for 14 months in barrels. The ripe nose features blackberry and ash over a bed of dark fruit. Dry and expansive in the mouth, the grippy tannins and juicy flow make for a fairly taut palate. A rich, flavorful Carménère.
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.