Alchemy

Cachapoal Valley Carménère

9.018 ratings
8.84 pro ratings
Cachapoal Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile
Carménère
Chicken, Pasta, Exotic Spices, White Rice, Turkey, Baking Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Potato, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Onion, Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beef, Tomato-Based
Top Notes For
Kristin the Wine Girl

Green bell pepper nose. Peppery blueberry spice mouth. Nice body.
After naturally aerating, TAR demoinates the nose, followed by tastes of green pepper, raspberry and leather. Incredible the changes that this wine undergoes with just a bit of exposure.
Pair with mole sauce and Spanish inspired cuisine, but nothing overly spicy on the heat scale.

Green bell pepper nose. Peppery blueberry spice mouth. Nice body.
After naturally aerating, TAR demoinates the nose, followed by tastes of green pepper, raspberry and leather. Incredible the changes that this wine undergoes with just a bit of exposure.
Pair with mole sauce and Spanish inspired cuisine, but nothing overly spicy on the heat scale.

Dec 8th, 2018
Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.0

My first run in with Carménère, the dark berries of Zin with the tobacco of Cab and the spice of syrah. Not a ton of structure but enough to hold together this combo. Fun to drink. I want to try more.

My first run in with Carménère, the dark berries of Zin with the tobacco of Cab and the spice of syrah. Not a ton of structure but enough to hold together this combo. Fun to drink. I want to try more.

Mar 1st, 2015
Sam
8.8

Sweet, medium body, reminds me of a smooth CA cab. Peppery on the nose. Goes well with red meats

Sweet, medium body, reminds me of a smooth CA cab. Peppery on the nose. Goes well with red meats

Jan 3rd, 2020
Aloke Mukherjee

Loved it!

Loved it!

Dec 5th, 2017
K Brooks

Full bodied - good pairing with Patrick’s steak

Full bodied - good pairing with Patrick’s steak

Nov 20th, 2017
Amuse Bouche

Lovely higher end carmenere! Full rich fruit with bright acidity and depth. Some baking spices and iron mixed in, with coffee notes on the finish. Paired with Portuguese caldo verde, which pulled out the depth and tempered the sweet fruit.

Lovely higher end carmenere! Full rich fruit with bright acidity and depth. Some baking spices and iron mixed in, with coffee notes on the finish. Paired with Portuguese caldo verde, which pulled out the depth and tempered the sweet fruit.

Jan 18th, 2016
Dan Hess

Love love love the Carmenere grape. Great Cali winemaker behind this Chilean wine.

Love love love the Carmenere grape. Great Cali winemaker behind this Chilean wine.

Nov 23rd, 2015
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

John had this 8 years ago

John had this 8 years ago

Sep 25th, 2016
Eliza Shamshian

Eliza had this 10 years ago

Eliza had this 10 years ago

Nov 16th, 2014
Steve Pierce

Steve had this 2 years ago

Steve had this 2 years ago

May 3rd, 2023