El Grano Carmenere 2018
Chile, Rapel
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£12.00
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£11.00
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DESCRIPTION
A striking blackcurrant and herby example of high altitude Chilean Carmenere.
The grape which Chile has claimed as its own goes from strength to strength in the hands of Frenchman Denis Duveau, who dreamed of making old world style terroir-specific wines in the new world. He settled on this site high in the Rapel Valley where the days are long and sunny and the nights are cool.
It's all fermented in stainless steel, never oak, which produces a refreshingly different wine and one worth seeking out.
The grape which Chile has claimed as its own goes from strength to strength in the hands of Frenchman Denis Duveau, who dreamed of making old world style terroir-specific wines in the new world. He settled on this site high in the Rapel Valley where the days are long and sunny and the nights are cool.
It's all fermented in stainless steel, never oak, which produces a refreshingly different wine and one worth seeking out.
PRODUCER
La Poda Corta
Denis Duveau is a man on a mission. A consultant oenologue from the Loire he has decided to make terroir-driven wines in the New World. With colleague, Antoine Toublanc, a resident of Santiago, he discovered a location in the Rapel Valley, 100 km south of the capital, which had a perfect climate and terroir for making high quality red wines.
The soil was composed of lime and clay with glacial deposits, whilst the temperature reached on average 32C during the day and 15C at night - perfect for the production of good anthocyanins. The grape they chose to express this terroir was Carmenere, formerly a Bordeaux speciality, but which had disappeared after the invasion of phylloxera.
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