WHAT IS CARMÉNÈRE?
Carménère is a red grape originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux but made its way home to Chile, where its predominately grown. Chile produces the vast majority of Carménère as a single bottling, and as a blending grape with Cabernet Sauvignon.
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
Carménère imparts cherry and blackberry flavors complimented with spicy and earthy notes, hints of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine is best to drink while it is young.
WHERE DOES IT GROW?
Now rarely found in France, most of the world’s plantings is found in Chile. Carménère is also found in Italy’s Eastern Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, as well as Argentina, and the United States (California, Washington, Idaho, and North Carolina).
CARMÉNÈRE GRAPE PROFILE
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