Single Vineyard Carmenere
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, grilled lamb chops, roasted bell peppers stuffed with seasoned beef
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the Max vineyards in the heart of the Aconcagua Valley, Errazuriz Single Vineyard Carmenere is a tribute to Chile's signature grape. Once thought to be extinct in its native Bordeaux after the phylloxera plague, Carmenere was famously rediscovered in Chile in 1994, where it had been mistaken for Merlot for decades. Errazuriz crafts this wine from select parcels where colluvial soils and the valley's unique microclimate—characterized by warm, sunny days tempered by cooling evening breezes from the Pacific Ocean and the Andes—allow the late-ripening Carmenere to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness. The wine is typically aged in French oak barrels for approximately 12 months, resulting in a refined expression that balances rich black fruit, roasted red pepper, and sweet spice notes with elegant, polished tannins.
🍾 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% - 14%