Saturday, December 12, 2015

Tasting of Carmenere - Viña Tarapacá Terroir El Olivar Carmenere 2007

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Maipo valley, El Olivar
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: coffee, spices, vanilla, some canned fruit
Taste: medium to full body, very gentle, canned cherries, plums, vanilla, spices, lower acidity, solid mid profile and very gentle smooth tannins, nice lingering long finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 4+7.5+12+7+7.5+50=88
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: cork
On par with Viu Manent, however quite different wine, it has more mature profile with gentle tannins and canned fruit. It is at the peak of bottle maturity. Remaining bottles in the cellar need to be killed soon.

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