Aromas of green peppers. Once upon a time I was falling for this grape, now we are only falling apart.
WINE DETAILS:
Grape: Carmenere
Alcohol: 13%
Wine: Anakena
Vintage: 2018
Winery: Accolade Wines Chile
Location: Central Valley, Chile
Date: 8/15/20
Distributor: Fine Wine Imports
Notes: Aromas of green peppers. Once upon a time I was falling for this grape, now we are only falling apart.
Nerd Alert: The name “Carménère” originates from the French word for crimson (carmin) which refers to the brilliant crimson colour of the autumn foliage prior to leaf-fall. The Carménère grape has known origins in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France. In Chile, growers inadvertently preserved the grape variety during the last 150 years because it was mistaken for Merlot. As ampelographers note, when young, Carménère leaves have a reddish hue underneath, while the leaves of Merlot are white. DNA studies have shown that Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot all have Cabernet Franc as a parent. DNA profiling published in 2013 puts forward the obscure French variety Murál as the second parent of Carménère.
Personal Note: This was one of my first red wine infatuations when I started. It was so different from everything else that it caught my attention. And it was curious to me because most wine drinkers I know tend to stay away from it on account of it’s green peppers profile. I remember I participated once in a blind tasting competition (just for the fun of it because I knew very little at that point) and one of the very few red wines I got right was a Carmenere. Ok it was just this one and a port. I got over it. Sort of. Over the years however it became a grape I used to know and hardly ever visit. Until this list that is.
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