Dona Dominga Carmenere Gran Reserva
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Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from the vintage release.
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Grilled lamb chops, roasted pork loin, beef empanadas
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The Dona Dominga range by Casa Silva is a heartfelt tribute to the family's heritage, named in honor of the Silva family's daughters. Sourced from the prime terroirs of the Colchagua Valley within Chile's broader Central Valley, this Carmenere Gran Reserva celebrates the grape that has become Chile's signature. Once thought extinct in its native Bordeaux after the phylloxera epidemic, Carmenere was famously rediscovered in Chile in 1994, where it had been mistaken for Merlot. Under the careful stewardship of Casa Silva, this Gran Reserva is crafted to highlight the grape's plush, velvety texture and signature spicy complexity. The grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness to tame Carmenere's naturally green pyrazines, followed by aging in French oak barrels to impart structure, subtle toast, and integration.
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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.