Santa Rita

Pehuén Apalta Carménère

9.252 ratings
9.38 pro ratings
Colchagua 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
Rebecca Fletcher

Blackberry, plum, blueberry, and black currant. M+ acid, m body, m+ chalky tannin. Black fruit carries on the palate. Long finish and balanced. Quite lush. Would be great with steak.

Blackberry, plum, blueberry, and black currant. M+ acid, m body, m+ chalky tannin. Black fruit carries on the palate. Long finish and balanced. Quite lush. Would be great with steak.

Nov 2nd, 2017
Isaac Pirolo

Carménère from Apalta planted in 1938. Aromatically, this was quite similar to the 2011 Almaviva I had a couple weeks ago. Smoke, chocolate, olive, and pencil shavings... evocative of left bank Bordeaux, and yet distinctively Chilean. Quite a bit thinner and more tart on the palate than the Almaviva, but continuously improved and gained weight over several hours.

Carménère from Apalta planted in 1938. Aromatically, this was quite similar to the 2011 Almaviva I had a couple weeks ago. Smoke, chocolate, olive, and pencil shavings... evocative of left bank Bordeaux, and yet distinctively Chilean. Quite a bit thinner and more tart on the palate than the Almaviva, but continuously improved and gained weight over several hours.

Sep 22nd, 2017
Sherri Housman

Great complexity in this bottle! Plums, blueberries, spicy peppers, tobacco, slight chocolate & oak in the finish.

Great complexity in this bottle! Plums, blueberries, spicy peppers, tobacco, slight chocolate & oak in the finish.

Jan 11th, 2015
Michael Larner

Great wine with richness and all around structure. Beautiful aromas of cassis, black currants, menthol, vanilla, cigar box, and pepper spices. Rich mouthfeel with vanilla and rum spices. Long finish ad good tennis.

Great wine with richness and all around structure. Beautiful aromas of cassis, black currants, menthol, vanilla, cigar box, and pepper spices. Rich mouthfeel with vanilla and rum spices. Long finish ad good tennis.

Dec 26th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.4

A blend of carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon has a good amount of peppery spice and dried tobacvo

A blend of carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon has a good amount of peppery spice and dried tobacvo

May 28th, 2014
Joe Breaux

Wine #2 - Curve ball from Chile. Extremely well balanced.

Wine #2 - Curve ball from Chile. Extremely well balanced.

Mar 4th, 2013
Marco Rodriguez

Powerful wine. Dark fruit up front but a bit subtle. Taste of tobacco and earth toward back. Long finish.

Powerful wine. Dark fruit up front but a bit subtle. Taste of tobacco and earth toward back. Long finish.

Mar 4th, 2019
Sylvain Rovera

This is the best carmenere i had from Chile. I love this wine. Not cheap but worth the money. Excellent with meat. To be enjoyed with friends during a nice diner

This is the best carmenere i had from Chile. I love this wine. Not cheap but worth the money. Excellent with meat. To be enjoyed with friends during a nice diner

Dec 27th, 2016
Kirk F
9.2

Spectacular

Spectacular

Dec 20th, 2016
Randy W. Hagerman

One of the better Carmeneres that I have tasted. Dark fruit, bell pepper, mint, licorice, sweet spice. Full body, M+ acid, M tannin. Well-balanced and incredibly complex. #ChileIsCarmenere #DrinkChile

One of the better Carmeneres that I have tasted. Dark fruit, bell pepper, mint, licorice, sweet spice. Full body, M+ acid, M tannin. Well-balanced and incredibly complex. #ChileIsCarmenere #DrinkChile

Jul 22nd, 2016