Estate Carmenere
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, roasted duck breast, or stuffed bell peppers.
✨ Technical Specifications
Viña Errázuriz’s Estate Carmenere is a vibrant tribute to Chile's signature grape, a variety once thought extinct in Europe after the phylloxera epidemic, only to be rediscovered masquerading as Merlot in Chilean vineyards in 1994. Sourced from the sun-drenched slopes of the Aconcagua Valley, this wine benefits from a Mediterranean climate where warm days are tempered by cool evening breezes sweeping down from the Andes and in from the Pacific Ocean. This unique diurnal temperature shift allows the Carmenere grapes to ripen slowly and completely, mitigating the variety's natural pyrazines to reveal lush red fruit and soft, velvety tannins. Fermented in stainless steel and partially aged in French oak barrels, the Estate Carmenere strikes a beautiful balance between fresh, primary fruit characteristics and subtle, spicy oak complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1870 by Don Maximiano Errázuriz, Viña Errázuriz stands as one of Chile's most prestigious and historic wine estates, situated in the premier terroir of the Aconcagua Valley. Under the visionary stewardship of Eduardo Chadwick, the family-owned winery played a transformative role in demonstrating Chile's world-class winemaking pedigree to the international community, epitomized by the historic 2004 Berlin Tasting. Combining state-of-the-art sustainable viticulture with a deep reverence for the valley's distinct Andean and coastal microclimates, the estate is dedicated to crafting wines of exceptional elegance, structure, and aging potential. Errázuriz is renowned globally for its flagship icon cuvées, including Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve, Kai Carmenère, and La Cumbre Syrah, alongside its expressive Max Reserva line.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Carmenere
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5%