Medium purple colored with viscous legs (14% ABV) and a touch of turbidity. The nose gives me candied red plum and raspberry with licorice and a hint of green pepper. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and medium (-) tannins. Medium to full bodied, this wine has delicious flavors of red plum, raspberry, coffee, mocha and green pepper. I usually find Carmenere to either be lush and fruity or overly herbaceous. This one is delicious and the flavors carry on to a long finish. It’s very smooth and the candied aromas on the nose (which do not appeal to me btw) blow away and the mouthfeel and flavors are in unison- delicious and worthy of 92 points. I am pairing this $18 wine with roast Sirloin Cap, aka Picanha roast. It gets 5 stars for sure with a drinking window till 2027. Salut….
Carmen Gran Reserva Carmenere 2020, Apalta, Chile
02 Sunday Apr 2023
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