Casillero del Diablo ~ Carmenère
22/10/08 18:19 Filed in: Wine,
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The Carmenère grape was introduced to South America from France in the 1800’s and for a long time was thought to be Merlot. It has been doing fantastically well for the South Americans ever since.
This particular vintage is 2006 and its bouquet has overtones of chocolate, coffee, and blueberries. These also come through in the taste along with rich spices. It is very dark in the glass, almost black, with garnet red showing around the edges. The body is fairly heavy, mildly acidic with a slightly dry finish and well balanced but leaning toward too much alcohol.
This lovely vintage will go very well with warm winter game dishes, beef or venison and roasted vegetables.
Highly recommended.