Kai Carmenere
⏳ Drikkevindue
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked wild boar ragu
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Errazuriz's Kai Carmenere is widely regarded as one of the ultimate expressions of Chile's signature grape variety. First released with the 2005 vintage, Kai made history by showcasing the world-class potential of Carmenere, a grape once thought extinct in Europe and rediscovered in Chile. The name 'Kai' translates to 'plant' or 'tree' in the native Mapudungun language of the Mapuche people, paying homage to the deep roots of Chilean terroir. Sourced primarily from the Max V vineyard in the heart of the Aconcagua Valley, the vines benefit from a Mediterranean climate where hot days are tempered by cooling morning mists and evening breezes from the Pacific Ocean. This unique microclimate allows the notoriously late-ripening Carmenere to achieve perfect phenolic ripeness while retaining its vibrant acidity. Hand-harvested and aged for up to 20 months in French oak barrels, Kai is celebrated for its deep purple hue, velvety texture, and complex layers of black fruit, roasted coffee, and subtle spicy undertones.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Viña Errázuriz blev grundlagt i 1870 af Don Maximiano Errázuriz og er en af Chiles mest prestigefyldte og historiske vingårde, beliggende i Aconcagua Valleys enestående terroir. Under Eduardo Chadwicks visionære lederskab har det familieejede vinhus spillet en afgørende rolle i at slå Chiles position fast på verdensscenen som en vinproducent i absolut topklasse – kulminerende med den historiske Berlin Tasting i 2004. Vingården forener banebrydende, bæredygtig vinavl med en dyb respekt for dalens særlige mikroklimaer, præget af både Andesbjergene og kystens indflydelse. Ambitionen er at skabe vine med exceptionel elegance, struktur og et stort lagringspotentiale. Errázuriz er verdenskendt for sine ikoniske flagskibscuvéer såsom Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve, Kai Carmenère og La Cumbre Syrah samt den udtryksfulde Max Reserva-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Carmenere (typically blended with a small percentage of Syrah and Petit Verdot)
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14% - 14.5%