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Falernia Carmenere Elqui Valley

Falernia Carmenere Elqui Valley 2009

Chile

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Product details

  • Winemaker

    Aldo Olivier and Giorgio Flessati

  • Variety

    Carmenere
  • Fairly deep red with a pale rim. Very sweet ripeness on nose, possibly red gooseberry jam and a bit of green perrer. Ripe fruit on palate with soft tannins and good acidity. Good on its own or better with food.

  • Alcohol

    14.5

  • When to drink

    Drink now

  • Bottle

    75

  • Style

    Smooth, Medium Bodied Red
    • Vegan

Press ReviewPress

The Best Carmenère in the UK - Juicy ripe and earthy red fruits. Reasonably developed nose. Good concentration on the palate of red fruits with Marmite spice.

Jane ParkinsonWine + Spirit Chile Supplement April 2008

Winemaking

The grapes were hand-picked, de-stemmed and crushed. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 26-28C with enzymes and selected yeasts. Vigorous pumps-over for the colours extraction. 100% malolactic fermentation. Aging: 30% in stainless steel tanks; 70% in new French and American oak barrels for 8 months. Blending, bottling and maturation in bottle.

  • Vintage

    2009

  • Producer

    Vina Falernia

  • Closure

    Cork

  • Residual Sugar

    2

  • Case Size

    12

  • SKU

    68380109

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