Sunday, February 14, 2016

Viña Tarapacá Carmenere 2012

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium red
Bouquet: ripe black sour cherries, spices, mainly pepper
Taste: medium body, black sour cherries, black chocolate, pepper, medium tannins,at the end bit of bitterness,  medium to longer finish
Overall score: 3.5+7+11+6+6.5+50=84
Price: CZK 119 special
Stopper: cork
2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Looking at my tasting notes from May 18, 2014 the wine changed a lot in the cellar. It is not the big wine at all, but all the harsh tannins, green tones and alcohol visible in 2014 tasting is not present at all today. 

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