Zapallares, Carmenère Gran Reserva Selection Privada, 2016
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Tasted by:
(at Decanter office, 01 Jan 2019)
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2019
A classically styled Carmenère from a 60-year-old single vineyard in Apalta. Full of crunchy black fruit and green pepper characters, the palate is plush yet fresh, with bright acidity and subtle oaking from 60% of the wine spending 12 months in oak.
Producer
Zapallares
Brand
Carmenère Gran Reserva Selection Privada
Vintage
2016
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Chile
Region
Colchagua Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Grapes
85% Carménère