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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.40
12 bottles: $13.13
Color: Deep violet. Aroma: Intense aromas of black fruits, dark chocolate, with notes of toast and olive. Palate:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
6 bottles: $24.44
Lush and fruit-forward, with hibiscus accents to the raspberry and plum core, adding mineral and spice details around...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.92
A fresh, spicy carmenere loaded with fruit. Dark cherries, tobacco, pepper, spices and touches of paprika, dark...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.84 $15.00
Spiced red fruit with plums, strawberries and red cherries. A hint of grilled tarragon. Juicy, medium-bodied palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
Bright and intense ruby red. On the nose, aromas of black cherries and plums with hints of spices. On the palate, it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.80 $42.00
The top-of-the-range 2020 Luz Carménère feels closed, serious and austere, even in a warm and dry year like 2020....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.10
The 2020 Carménère Massal 1945 from Almahue, Cachapoal, was made in used barrels and foudres for 12 months. Garnet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.01 $17.91
12 bottles: $13.99
Deep ruby red in color, with aromas of cherries and spice, especially black pepper, on the nose. Robust and full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.95 $13.00
12 bottles: $11.71
This Carmenere is sourced from two section of Invina Batuco vineyard in the Maule Valley of Chile. The Carmenere...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.99
12 bottles: $14.69
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.49
A medium-to full-bodied carmenere with lots of dark, grilled cumin, black beans, olives and smoked meat. Dry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.00
12 bottles: $15.68
Deep black red color. Intense complex nose: tobacco, minty, red and black currant aromas and smoky integrated oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.96 $24.40
12 bottles: $19.76
Deep violet red. An intense, pure Carmenère, packed with blueberries and wild berries. Floral hints like violets and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93 $22.00
12 bottles: $17.48
As always, this Carmenère is intense red color with a violet hue. It offers numerous aromas of tremendous intensity....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.80
A consistent Purple Angel that really delivers the carmenere’s plushness when ripened well. Dark olives,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.69 $12.99
12 bottles: $11.52
Blackcurrants, rose hips, tomato leaves and rosemary stems on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with easy tannins and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.55 $17.09
12 bottles: $12.35
Sports a savory entry of bay leaf, eucalyptus and peppercorn amid vibrant raspberry, cherry and hot stone flavors...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.60
12 bottles: $19.59
Opens with savory notes of tomato leaf and peppercorn that integrate nicely around a svelte core of juicy cherry and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.93
Rich red plums with some blackberries, cocoa and dried leaves. A juicy, generous red with a full body with a nice...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $70.49
#90 Wine of the World 2022. Consistently one of the best and most layered carmeneres from Chile and, indeed, the...
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Carmenere Chile Valle Central Colchagua

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.

Chile is a fascinating country when it comes to wines and viticulture, and by far the most internationally renowned wine region in the country is the Valle Central. This expansive valley is located close to the Chilean capital of Santiago, and stretches between the Maipo Valley and Maule Valley, a long, winding fault through the mountainous regions of the country which is now almost completely covered by vineyards producing wines of exquisite character. The region itself may well be associated with the 'New World' of wines, but in actual fact, vineyards have been cultivated around the Maipo valley since the 16th century, when settlers from Europe brought vines across the ocean with which to make sacramental wines. A wide range of grape varietals thrive in the hot climate of Valle Central, from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines the country is most famous for, to Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Carmenere.