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Reserva Carmenère
Chile
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Carmenère
- Country
- Chile
- Appellation
- Apalta
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
lamb · roast meat · grilled vegetables · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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201683 pts
Funky rubbery aromas include a note of compost. This feels grabby, with citric acidity. Briny salty slightly vegetal flavors leave you asking, “Where's the fruit?”
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2015
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201487 pts
Stalky, herbal aromas of leather, olive, asphalt and berry fruits come in front of a clampy but fresh palate with hard tannins. Briny, herbal black-plum flavors fit the common profile for Carmenère, while this is slightly astringent on the finish.
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201387 pts
Spicy plum, olive and dry herbal aromas get this crisp, medium-bodied Carmenère off to a fair start. The palate is firm and a touch clampy, with bold acidity. Flavors of pepper, red plum, herbs and oak finish with lasting spice notes and a hint of fennel.
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2012
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201183 pts
Spicy aromas of olive, briar patch and raw red fruit set the stage for this punchy, drying wine. This is more fresh and sassy than substantive, with overtones of herb, hard spice and modest peppery fruit.