Wine Carmenere Tributo DO 2008
Tasting Notes
Wine rich dark purple.
The wine has a complex, elegant, soft and unusual taste.
The wine has a fruity aroma with notes of black plum and nectarine, followed by notes of tobacco leaves, tea and cedar.
The wine goes well with meat dishes and cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Carmenere grapes - a real gem of Chile. Although he is not a native local variety, and was imported to Chile from Bordeaux in the mid-19th century, it caught on here much better than in France. Today, he even considered the only private Chilean grapes. Carmenere enough capricious and usually not capable of long-term exposure, but winemakers Caliterra managed to create a fresh and fragrant wine, which in this case is able to "live" long. Additional awards and ratings:
- Vintage 2008: Gold medal at Catad'Or Grand Hyatt Wine Awards, 91 points from Wine Access, a silver medal from the Decanter World Wine Awards, Gold Medal at the 7th Annual Wines of Chile Awards;
- Vintage 2007: The bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards, Bronze Medal International Wine Challenge UK, Silver Medal Concours Mondial du Bruxelles, a silver medal at the Wines of Chile Annual Awards;
- Vintage 2005: Gold Medal Vinalies 2007 double gold Catad'Or Grand Hyatt Wine Awards.
Caliterra wine company was founded in 1996 by American entrepreneur Robert Mondavi and the owner of the company "Vina Erazuriz" Eduardo Chadwick, in order to make a reality of their common dream - the production of high quality wines that reflect the nature and potential of the Chilean terroir. The farm is located in the Valley Caliterra Colchagua, where unspoiled nature, beautiful Mediterranean climate: cool nights, the sea breeze and bright sunshine create superior grapes, the basis for the mature, rich, concentrated and well-balanced wines. In 1997, the vineyards were first planted company varieties: Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level. Caliterra economy demonstrates a passion for high quality, so that the light are born bright, young, memorable wines. The company's philosophy is to produce environmentally friendly wines created from grapes grown according to environmental requirements, where each grade will retain all its unique characteristics, reflecting the quality and purity of the Chilean nature. So, despite his youth, Kaliterra company produces a wide range of first-class wines, it should be noted that the production is not small, as are produced annually about 5 million. Bottles.
