TerraNoble CA1 Andes Carmenere 2020
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The wine shows a fruit-forward, fresh and elegant profile. It unfolds intense aromas of fresh and ripe red fruits, intertwined with herbal notes. The aging in wood was used for micro-oxygenation and structure, as well as to enhance the fruit expression and add complexity. Over time, the use of foudres has made it possible to highlight the differences between the terroirs of CA1 and CA2. It feels round and unctuous on the palate, with a very soft texture that comes from its ripe and silky tannins and its aging in wood. It offers a long and fruity ending and good persistence, maintaining an outstanding freshness and volume.
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The 2020 Carménère CA1 Andes from Los Lingues, Colchagua, was aged for 16 months in 46% new, second and third-use 300-liter barrels, and 54% in untoasted foudres. A dark garnet red in color. The liqueur-like nose offers ripe blackcurrant and blackberry notes over a layer of ash and hints of chutney, oak and orange zest. Broad and grippy, it’s compact in the mouth with measured alcoholic energy, and a lingering, ripe fruit finish.
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A medium-bodied red with spiced cherries, red berries and bell peppers on the nose. Round tannins with a spicy edge and a flavorful finish.
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This outstanding winery was founded in 1993, and has produced high quality wines that have been recognized and awarded. The owners, driven by their passion for viniculture, are dedicated to producing top wines by combining the excellent premises of a magnificent nature with the best in tradition and modernism.
The winery is located in the Maule Valley and the vineyards are in the Maule, Colchagua and Casablanca valleys. Each property was specially selected to extract the best attributes of each grape variety. The philosophy of Viñedos Terranoble is to produce elegant, noble and pleasant drinking wines, with fruit-bearing flavors and aromas that maintain the characteristics of each variety. The wines are young, attractively priced, and perfect for every day drinking. The line is all stainless steel production, resulting in clean, varietally driven profiles. The and wines see time in oak barrels, producing fully-bodied wines with a dynamic structure that offers the aromas and flavors of both the fruit and the wood.
Dark, full-bodied and herbaceous with a spicy kick, Carménère found great success with its move to Chile in the mid-19th century. However, the variety went a bit undercover until 1994 when many plantings previously thought to be Merlot, were profiled as Carménère. Somm Secret— Carménère is both a progeny and a great-grandchild of the similarly flavored Cabernet Franc.
Well-regarded for intense and exceptionally high quality red wines, the Colchagua Valley is situated in the southern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with many of the best vineyards lying in the foothills of the Coastal Range.
Heavy French investment and cutting-edge technology in both the vineyard and the winery has been a boon to the local viticultural industry, which already laid claim to ancient vines and a textbook Mediterranean climate.
The warm, dry growing season in the Colchagua Valley favors robust reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec and Syrah—in fact, some of Chile’s very best are made here. A small amount of good white wine is produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.