Monday, January 17, 2011

Gato Negro Carmenère 2007

Variety: 100% Carmenère
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: 3.5 g/l
Acidity: 4.5 g/l
Color: medium red with lighter meniscus
Bouquet: red sour cherries, redcurrant
Taste: light to medium body, straightforward fruity wine, cherries, sour cherries,red currant, at the end touch of pink grapefruit bitterness, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 78
Price: CZK 149 
Stopper: cork
This Carmenere is just straightforward easy going fruit driven wine with no complexity. Definitely wine for summer drinking outside where you do not have high expectations, such as BBQ just to wash down some food.

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