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Maule Valley Carignan

8.535 ratings
8.93 pro ratings
Maule Valley, Central Valley, Chile
Carignan
Top Notes For
Darren Guillaume

9p% Carignan, remainder Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% aged in used French oak for 10 months. This is a great value wine to have with grilled food. Nice acids and the tannins are not stem like at all. The producer did an excellent job with this vintage.

9p% Carignan, remainder Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% aged in used French oak for 10 months. This is a great value wine to have with grilled food. Nice acids and the tannins are not stem like at all. The producer did an excellent job with this vintage.

Aug 20th, 2015
Jason Rzutkiewicz

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Was hoping for a little more nuance but a fine everyday wine.

Was hoping for a little more nuance but a fine everyday wine.

Feb 1st, 2016
Adam Beasley

Interesting - has all of the suspected greenness of inexpensive Chilean reds, but with an unexpected, brambly Carignan fruit profile.

Interesting - has all of the suspected greenness of inexpensive Chilean reds, but with an unexpected, brambly Carignan fruit profile.

Apr 18th, 2020
Katherine Keim

It goes great with lasagna!

It goes great with lasagna!

Dec 25th, 2019
Benjamin Kinzer

White pepper, clay, stone fruit, rich full body. Great with food.

White pepper, clay, stone fruit, rich full body. Great with food.

Apr 11th, 2018
Brian Callaway

Earthy white pepper and red fruit. Nice acidity and happy tannins . Would be good with bbq!

Earthy white pepper and red fruit. Nice acidity and happy tannins . Would be good with bbq!

Aug 7th, 2016
Jacob Michael

Sharp smell and has a tart taste. Distinct scent remnant of mowed grass. Acidic taste.

Sharp smell and has a tart taste. Distinct scent remnant of mowed grass. Acidic taste.

Apr 5th, 2016
Marty Field

Ripe red stone fruit. Medium body. Not silvery tannic.

Ripe red stone fruit. Medium body. Not silvery tannic.

Jun 4th, 2015
Juan Carlos Russo

This one needs to be awaken... Still young. Nice ruby red. Tastes better than it smells: red fruit and floral scents while developing. Black pepper and earthly scents afterwards

This one needs to be awaken... Still young. Nice ruby red. Tastes better than it smells: red fruit and floral scents while developing. Black pepper and earthly scents afterwards

Apr 2nd, 2015
Pierre Lord

Expected great things from a Chilean wine. Out if the bottle it was simple. Good fruit on the forefront and a hint of petrol on the back end. After an hour, this was a totally different wine. An orchestra of fruit flavors, pepper, and a nutty finish. This wine finishes relatively long for its youth. I would drink every day. Melissa Carignan 2012

Expected great things from a Chilean wine. Out if the bottle it was simple. Good fruit on the forefront and a hint of petrol on the back end. After an hour, this was a totally different wine. An orchestra of fruit flavors, pepper, and a nutty finish. This wine finishes relatively long for its youth. I would drink every day. Melissa Carignan 2012

Mar 10th, 2015