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2010 Santa Carolina, Herencia Carmenère , Los Lingues & Peumo, Colchagua & Cachapoal Valley
£63.67, 14.8%, Desoutter & James
Tasted at: August Sample Tasting
Some may baulk at the hefty, body-builder bottle, but there's no denying the balance, freshness and sheer class of this polished Carmenère from Chile. It's ripe, textured and not remotely vegetal, with fine tannins, subtle use of oak and notes of mint, cassis and damson. The sort of wine that makes you see Carmenère in a new light.
Available from (as of date of review): Desoutter & James
Drinking window: 2017-22
Reviewed by Tim Atkin on 22nd Oct 2017
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