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Santa Rita Pewen Carmenere 2020
Apalta DO
A 93-point Carménère from Apalta, home of some of Chile’s best Carménère wines. An outstanding example of the prized red grape made by leading Chilean producer Santa Rita. This barrel-aged, velvety red is brimming with black fruits and mocha spice.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Creamy, fine-grained tannins. Black and red fruits, sweet cedar spice
Aroma
Ripe black cherries and plums, roasted coffee, tobacco, vanilla spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Voted one of The World’s Most Admired Wine Brands 2022, Santa Rita has a century of winemaking heritage and prides itself on the quality of its impressive portfolio. Pewën is their flagship Carmenère, a leader of its kind in Chile. It's Chile’s signature grape, grown around the country, but the best comes from prized Apalta in Colchagua Valley. Combining Apalta’s micro-climate with 80-year old vines and low yields, the wine has an outstanding concentration, deep fruit, freshness and the structure to age. Vina Santa Rita’s winemaker, Sebastian Labbé, has matured the wine in part new oak for 18 months giving luxurious layers of chocolate and tobacco to the vibrant black fruits. For drinking now, open early. It has great cellaring potential.
93 points
