Winemaker Notes
Fresh and refreshing wine with intense aromas of red fruits, slight herbaceous notes and red paprika that allow you to recognize the variety. Round tannins, the finish is long and of good persistence that maintains its good freshness.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Stewed-blackberry, dark-chocolate, roasted-coffee and green bell-pepper aromas. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, powdery tannins. Concentrated and creamy with fresh-herb notes on the finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine opens with aromas of blackberry and cherry accented by hints of dried herbs. Full bodied and well structured, it delivers plenty of fruit flavors and spices. Lively acidity keeps the wine fresh throughout the delicious finish.
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.