One of the original six grapes of Bordeaux, Carmenère, is rarely grown in France anymore but has flourished in Chile’s Central Valley over the past 150 years. This 100 percent Carmenère offers dense, ripe, and robust flavors of plums, blackberries, and cocoa notes, along with power, concentration, and balance. It holds the peppery and spicy varietal character of Carmenère. This style may have originated in France, but it pairs exceptionally well with chicken molé.
Hacienda Araucano / François Lurton, Colchagua Valley (Central Valley, Chile) Carmenère 2015
By Miranda Franco