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Kai Carmenère
Chile
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Carmenère
- Country
- Chile
- Appellation
- Aconcagua Valley
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
lamb · grilled steak · beef stew · blue cheese
Rated vintages
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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201389 pts
Warm, furry aromas of olive, prune and animal hide are challenging. In the mouth, this cool-year Carmenère feels tartaric and narrow, with grating tannins. Fiery flavors of black fruits, raisin and oak are mildly salty and herbal, while the finish feels hot and tastes of minty o…
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201292 pts
Saucy, spicy aromas of wild berry, baked plum and raw oak are forceful and hard-driving. Wide, round, chewy and resiny in feel, this tastes lightly toasted, buttery and woody, but patience reveals deep berry fruit flavors and spice notes. A barrel-heavy finish indicates that thi…