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120 Carmenère

Chile

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grilled red meats · stews · aged cheeses

201085 pts

Floral aromas are bright and plummy. The palate is fairly creamy and sweet, with milk chocolate, vanilla and other oak-influenced flavors. Dries out and firms up on the finish. A wine for casual imbibing.
200885 pts

Black cherry and leather aromas aren't complex but they're sturdy and true to the variety. So is the palate, which hits with chewy, semi-rich flavors of baked plum, cola and cocoa. Figgy but flat and short on the finish. Good value wine.
200585 pts

If you don't mind a touch of herbal pickle and rhubarb on both the bouquet and palate, then this inexpensive Carmenère will do the job. It offers modest red plum and herbal flavors with a bit of tartness and spice. Has good texture and overall balance.