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Top 5 Carmenere at the LCBO
Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère Etiqueta Blanca 2022, Do Valle Del Maipo, Sustainable, Vegan
Maipo Valley, Chile
57513
Montes Alpha Special Cuvée Carmenère 2022, Do Marchigue, Valle De Colchagua, Chile
Colchagua Valley, Chile
42098
Santa Carolina El Pacto Agreement N°2 Carmenère 2021, Los Lingues, Valle Central
Central Valley, Chile
42107
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages November 22nd Release
A World of Excellent Wines, including England Buyer’s Guide to Vintages November 22 Releaseby David Lawrason with notes from John Szabo, Michael Godel and Megha Jandhyala Vintages November 22 catalogue features 29 gifting wines, without any apparent rationale for their selection other than to cover off a gamut of styles, origins and price points that […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – November 8th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the November 8th release, which one would it be and why?” Hacienda Terra D’uro Reserva 2011, Castilla y León, Spain$31.95, Wine AllianceMichael Godel – The Hacienda Terra d’Uro Reserva 2011, DO Toro label does not deceive. The times they are a changin’ and […] More
In conversation with Head Winemaker Ryan McKibbon By Sara d’Amato This feature was commissioned by Black Hills Estate Winery. The deep south of the Okanagan was among the later frontiers for modern, commercial vine planting in the Valley. At the northern tip of the Sonoran Desert, this sundrenched landscape seemed suited to little more than […] More
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The Carmenère grape is a red variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot. Now rarely found in France, the world's largest area planted with this variety is in Chile in South America. Chilean plantings, brought from France in the 19th Century, were originally thought to be Merlot, before being correctly identified in 1994 and, since then, used as a distinctive signature by the country's producers. Carmenère wine has a deep red color and aromas found in red fruits, spices and berries, with tannins that are gentler and softer than those in Cabernet Sauvignon. Although mostly used as a blending grape, wineries do bottle a pure varietal Carmenère which. Its taste might also be reminiscent of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine is best drunk young.
