Tesco, Finest Carmenère, Peumo, Cachapoal Valley, Chile 2018
90
Tasted by:
(at Menier Penthouse, London SE1, 22 Sep 2020)
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2022
Carmenère can be a bit mean and green, but this one (with 14% Cabernet Sauvignon) is quite the opposite. Made by wine giant Concha y Toro, it's generous and smooth, full of creamy bramble fruit, pencil shavings and fresh menthol and vanilla notes from the oak, plus bright acidity.
Producer
Tesco
Brand
Finest Carmenère
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Chile
Region
Cachapoal Valley
Appellation
Peumo
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
14.00%
Grapes
86% Carménère