Undurraga Carmenere

Tasting Notes

This intensely coloured Carmenère delivers exuberant red fruit aromas, through to a fruity palate with juicy notes of cherry. With a smooth texture this is a great easy-drinking wine.

About

Undurraga is one of Chile’s most prestigious wineries, consistently receiving high scores from top wine critics. Founded in 1885, Undurraga owns 1,350 hectares of estate vineyard in Chile’s premium wine producing areas such as Leyda, Cauquenes and Itata/

Vineyards: The grapes are grown in the Valle Central, where the land is flat, deep and fertile, which makes it particularly suitable for the production of reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carménère. The soil is sedimentary, with an average texture, clayey loam and good drainage properties. The climate is humid Mediterranean, with moderately rainy winters, warm and dry summers and cool nights. The average annual rainfall is 710 millimetres. These conditions ensure the production of healthy grapes with good varietal flavour characteristics.

Winemaking: The grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness and sorted to ensure only the healthy fruit was vinified. The fruit was then carefully crushed and destemmed. Fermentation took place in stainless steel vats, at controlled temperatures ranging between 28°C and 30°C, lasting for seven days. Post fermentation maceration took place over four days, in order to extract the aromatics of the Carmenère grape. Vinified without oak, to allow the purity of fruit to be fully expressed.

Ideal with...

Savory dishes, especially earthy stews, and moderately spicy or even hot spicy dishes. It goes well with vegetables alone or meats and vegetables

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