Carmenere
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Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 4 years from the vintage release.
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Roasted pork loin, grilled lamb chops, or traditional beef empanadas.
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The story of Chilean Carmenere is one of the wine world's most captivating tales of mistaken identity. Originally a prominent blending grape in Bordeaux, it was wiped out in Europe by the phylloxera epidemic in the late 19th century and presumed extinct. Decades later, in 1994, French ampelographer Jean-Michel Boursiquot discovered that vines in Chile long thought to be a late-ripening clone of Merlot were actually the lost Carmenere. Casa Silva has played a pioneering role in the modern renaissance of this grape, conducting extensive research to understand its micro-terroirs. This Central Valley bottling captures the classic, approachable essence of the variety, shaped by the region's warm days and cooling breezes from the Andes, resulting in a wine with supple tannins and rich, dark fruit flavors.
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Established in 1997 by the Silva family, whose winemaking roots in Chile's Colchagua Valley date back to 1892, Viña Casa Silva is a pioneering estate headquartered at Hijuela Norte S/N, Angostura, San Fernando, O'Higgins, Chile. Under the leadership of Mario Pablo Silva, the winery has earned international acclaim for its rigorous terroir research, particularly its groundbreaking micro-terroir studies of Carmenere in the Los Lingues region. Casa Silva is also celebrated for pushing viticultural boundaries into extreme cool-climate territories, producing exceptional Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah from Paredones on the 'Cool Coast,' as well as pioneering Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc from the remote Lago Ranco in Chile's southern Austral region. More information about their sustainably certified portfolio can be found on their official website at https://www.casasilva.cl.