Other

Selected Terroir Carmenère

Santa Ema

Chile

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Carmenère
Country
Chile
Appellation
Cachapoal Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201482 pts

    Barnyard aromas with coffee grinds and lemony blackberry are less than inviting. This feels raw, scratchy and abrasive; flavors of herbal cherry and plum turn green and weedy on the finish.

  • 201284 pts

    High-toned red-berry aromas come with strong hints of herbs and olive. This has a choppy, somewhat astringent and tartaric feel. Acid-driven flavors of herbal plum finish mildly green, with a lasting note of olive.

  • 201085 pts

    Standard berry, plum and herb aromas set up a gummy-feeling palate, with a berry flavor and a hint of fine herbs. It shows texture and a black olive flavor on the finish.