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Carmen Merlot 1998
Region del Valle Central, ChilePeppery leafy stinky aromas. Dry crushed leaf flavours with pepper and earth and quite dry and a little bit green in the finish. Needs some fatty food to help smooth out the finish. Rapel Maule grapes 15 -20 percent oak staves and barrels. Vegetal, cassis, minty, stewed nose. Lot of Carmenère and purchased soft, round entry some minty character. Raw cassis fruit that dries out in the finish. Up to 20 percent Cabernet Sauvignon.Tasted: 01 March 2001Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $13.95 | 750ml |
Grape: Merlot
