Carmenere
The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.
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I had the chance to run through a series of eight Chilean wines via an online wine tasting hosted by Wines of Chile. All of the wines were either 100% Carmenere or a blend with Cab or Carignan.
Unlike other wines termed 'rustic' Chilean Carmenere is usually soft around the edges. Sometimes a bit herbaceous and green, it's a flavor characteristic that has grown on me.
CARMENERE (Red) [car-men-YEHR]
Also known as Grande Vidure, this grape was once widely planted in Bordeaux , but is now associated primarily with Chile . Carmenere, along with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, was imported to Chile around 1850.
CARMENERE: Very limited plantings of this red wine grape are now found in the Medoc region of Bordeaux, France where it is used to produce deep red wines occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.
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Carménère grapes
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Of course, there's no set rules. So, you can try what you like. Recently, the Chilean wine industry started pushing Carmenere with curry.
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Bordeaux red grapes are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Gros Verdot, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, and St. Macaire; Bordeaux white grapes are Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, and Sémillon.
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