Winemaker Notes
Deep, dark purple. This wine shows intense and pure Carmenere character, with notes of blueberries and wild berries, and hints of cedar and violets. The palate is fresh, fruity, and tasty, with rich acidity and sweet tannins. Its abundant fruit lends a long finish.
Full-flavored, well-seasoned dishes with fresh herbs and a touch of spicy heat. All types of grilled meats with spicy or sweet-and-sour seasoning. Flavorful dishes based on grains, beans, or pasta with body and texture, with or without cheese, such as quiche, risotto, pizza, cannelloni, etc.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This shows superb aromas of blackberries, violets and spice with hints of rose petals. Cloves, too. Such purity. Full-bodied, tight and refined with fantastic texture and polish. Extremely long and caressing. Such a beauty.
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Wine Spectator
Big, with savory richness to the concentrated dark plum, dried cherry and raspberry tart flavors. Accents of forest floor are powerful and pure-tasting. Finishes with light smoky notes and hints of dried green herbs. Drink now through 2024. 11,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Terrunyo Carmenère is fresh, bright, and ready to pair with a meal. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of red fruit and wild herbs. Pair it with a tangy red sauce spaghetti. (Tasted: March 14, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine & Spirits
With all the generous red fruit and silky tannins that Peumo can give, this wine is still battling some youthful pyrazines. That makes it a little lean and funky for now. But there’s something dark underneath, a deep fruit presence that should emerge with two or three years in the cellar. This is often one of the great reds of Chile, and well worth patient cellaring.
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.
With an outstanding reputation for its bold reds, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Carmenere, the Cachapoal Valley spreads through the northern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with a continuous backdrop of the majestic Andes to its east. This region reaches as far north as the southern outskirts of the city of Santiago where it meets the famous region of the Maipo. The Cachapoal Valley produces no shortage of plum and berry dominated full-bodied reds with aromas and flavors reminiscent of mint, cocoa, spice or smoked meat.