Alta Cima

4.090 Valle de Lontué Carménère

8.716 ratings
8.74 pro ratings
Lontué Valley, Curico 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
Allison Lyzenga

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of wild berries, black raspberry, blackberry, red plum, spicy; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus smooth tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; only moderately complex

Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of wild berries, black raspberry, blackberry, red plum, spicy; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus smooth tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; only moderately complex

Nov 3rd, 2021
MaJ CappS

Hate it when the app goes to sleep and the rating gets wiped soooo... lets try this again..

Smells like a unripe blackberries, just trying to find Their way ripe.
Very tart fruit, unripe and acidic, either very young grapes, or could not reach full maturity. Cacao, green pepper, very strong acidity, popsicle stick tannin. Blackberries, Tea.


Hate it when the app goes to sleep and the rating gets wiped soooo... lets try this again..

Smells like a unripe blackberries, just trying to find Their way ripe.
Very tart fruit, unripe and acidic, either very young grapes, or could not reach full maturity. Cacao, green pepper, very strong acidity, popsicle stick tannin. Blackberries, Tea.


Jul 1st, 2020
Allison Lyzenga

Medium purple; medium intensity aromas of tart blackberry, black plum, black currant leaf, garrigue,?wet earth; dry, medium acid, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; well balanced with restrained black fruit, elegant, very good

Medium purple; medium intensity aromas of tart blackberry, black plum, black currant leaf, garrigue,?wet earth; dry, medium acid, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; well balanced with restrained black fruit, elegant, very good

Jan 6th, 2020
Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

8.8

Jalapeño pepper, vanilla,and ripe fruit on the nose. Tight tannins but reasonable finish.

Jalapeño pepper, vanilla,and ripe fruit on the nose. Tight tannins but reasonable finish.

Oct 26th, 2015
Matthew Davis

Some vegetal, pepper, meatiness on the palate, some fruit, and some tannins, but very good overall.

Some vegetal, pepper, meatiness on the palate, some fruit, and some tannins, but very good overall.

Jan 5th, 2020
Andy Tam

High altitude rich carmenere paired with gamey lamp rack and watercress sauce

High altitude rich carmenere paired with gamey lamp rack and watercress sauce

Dec 23rd, 2017
Jon G
9.0

Peppers like woah!

Peppers like woah!

Apr 23rd, 2016
Fernando Aranguiz

Fernando had this a year ago

Fernando had this a year ago

Sep 2nd, 2023
Katy Barnett

Katy had this 7 years ago

Katy had this 7 years ago

Jul 5th, 2017
Sean Smith

Sean had this 9 years ago

Sean had this 9 years ago

Apr 23rd, 2016