Los Vascos, Valle de Colchagua (Chile) Carménère 2020

 This wine showed a relatively light color for Carménère, which can be dark.  The nose is mostly savory with some barnyard, soured/lactic notes (oak derived?), plus black currant and herbal, leafy tones.  The palate dramatically improves upon the nose offering fairly intense flavors of cassis, cocoa powder, and violet hard candies.  The wine is fairly well balanced with low-ish acidity, soft, round tannins, and slightly elevated alcohol which reads a bit warm in the finish.  Very serviceable, it is likely to show better when served slightly cool.