Carmen Grande Vidure (Carménère) Reserve

Carmen, Grande Vidure, 750 ml
Variety: Assemblage
Viña Carmen, Maipo Valley
Composition: 60% Carménère (Grande Vidure),  40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2009
Oenologist: Sebastian Labbé

Pairing:  This outstanding wine can accompany lamb shank or rib; chicken or beef cooked in sauces with spices such as ginger, paprika, or curry; pasta with spiced sauces containing red wine; goulash; salamis and cured hams; and Thai or Mexican cuisine. Serve at 16-18°C (60-68°F).

Tasting notes:

Colour: Opaque purple red colour.
Aromas: An alluring nose of blackcurrants, pencil lead, bittersweet cocoa and espresso. Powerfully scented bouquet of plum jam, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and vanilla.
Palate:  Inky, palate-coating flavors of ripe dark fruit, with slow-mounting smokiness. Finishes smooth and a touch warm, with velvety tannins and echoes of dark berries, plum and bitter chocolate introduces a rich, deep, full-bodied palate that culminates in a long, beautifully balanced finish.

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Founded in 1850, Carmen is one of the Chile’s oldest and most historic wineries. From its inception Carmen has been recognized as a pioneer in winemaking and viticulture, a tradition that continues to this day. Due to its commitment to quality and innovation, Carmen is a leading Chilean premium winery, exporting to more than 50 countries around the world. Carmen’s style is harmonious and lively, seeking to fully express Chile’s most valuable asset: its fruit. Our wines invite you on a journey through all of Chile’s terroirs, from the Elqui Valley in the North to Cauquenes in the South. Few wineries can offer such a voyage with this singular objective: find the region that allows each variety to find its full expression and essence, and discover the complete range of wines that Chile has to offer.

Since the rediscovery of Carménère (Grande Vidure) in 1994 at one of Viña Carmen’s vineyards in the Alto Maipo valley the variety has become a historical milestone for the world’s wine-making industry. For years, Carménère (Grande Vidure) extensively cultivated in its original area of Medoc, Bordeaux, was a variety thought to have been extinct after having been infected by the phylloxera aphid plague, originally native to eastern North America, in the mid-19th Century. Large-scale winemakers brought the vine to Chile before the emergence of the phylloxera aphid plague in Europe and it remained hidden in the Chilean countryside amongst Merlot vines, nobody knew it was Carménère. Once the variety was unearthed, Carmen became the driving force behind the development of Carménère (Grande Vidure) in Chile and launched its first variety bottle in 1996: blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and labeled as a Grande Vidure, an old synonymous of Carménère.

Carmen Grande Vidure Reserve wines are the highest expression of their respective grape varieties and reflect their adaptation to the best chilean terroirs. Multidimensional yet balanced, the wines are packed with character and complexity, yet have subtle notes to engage the nose and palate. From low yielding single vineyards, Carmen Grande Vidure Reserve wines are aged for 10-12 months in French oak barrels, elevating every experience to a special occasion. Carmen style seeks harmony, liveliness and expression from Chile’s most valuable asset – its fruit. Carmen pay attention for ripening, sun exposure and vineyard sustainability to produce wines that are crisp, balanced and vibrant and do not tend toward excess and pair well with all kinds of dishes.

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