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Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère 2018
Valle del Maipo
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- 93pts, Decanter, 2020
Only the best Carmenère grapes from the Tarapacá estate in Maipo are selected for this rich, velvety Gran Reserva. It's made by award winning Sebastian Ruiz, who ages the wine in barrel. The result is a dense red with ripe black fruit and smoky oak.
Only the best Carmenère grapes from the Tarapacá estate in Maipo are selected for this rich, velvety Gran Reserva. It's made by award winning Sebastian Ruiz, who ages the wine in barrel. The result is a dense red with ripe black fruit and smoky oak.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Velvety and intense with blackberry and plum, fig and spice
Aroma
Ripe black fruit, hint of fig, smoky oak spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
When you taste this smooth, ripe, gently oaked Gran Reserva, you won’t be surprised to learn the cellar is highly rated by top critics like Parker and Suckling. This is a top class, oak aged Carmenère from Viña Tarapacá in the Maipo Valley – one of the most beautiful wineries in the world. Its founder Don Francisco de Rojas returned from a trip to France in 1874 laden with vine cuttings from Bordeaux and Burgundy. He planted them in the land around his classic colonial style house. In 1992 new owners invested in the vineyards and winery, adding a new temperature controlled cellar, with 4,000 barrels for maturing wines. The upshot is even more impressive wines like this top red using Chile's signature Carmenère grape. Enjoy with roast lamb.
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