{"id":1129,"date":"2012-10-05T21:24:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T21:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2012-10-24T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T16:42:30","slug":"in-praise-of-carmenere-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/in-praise-of-carmenere-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Carmenere"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Carmenere may not be on the tip of everyone\u2019s tongue, literally and figuratively, but for the life of me I don\u2019t know why.\u00a0 Granted not everyone likes the same kind of wine.\u00a0 I get that.\u00a0 People should drink what they like because no one can drink anyone else\u2019s palate. Yet, the fact remains: I really love good Carmenere, the missing link of Bordeaux varietals that thrives now in Chile like it hasn\u2019t in Bordeaux for well over a century, and I feel the need to spread the word.\u00a0 Brought to Chile in the 19th<\/sup> century, before the advent of phylloxera, Chilean Carmenere was mistaken for a clone of Merlot until the 1980s.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe that one of Bordeaux\u2019s six legal red grape varietals could be misidentified for so long, but the truth is always stranger than fiction.\u00a0 So, what do I like about Carmenere?\u00a0 A lot!\u00a0 First, any decent Carmenere will dazzle the eye because Carmenere yield\u2019s the deepest purple of any grape varietal.\u00a0 More intriguing is Carmenere\u2019s luscious aroma and savory flavors: rich red fruit and blackberry scents and savors wed to hints of bell pepper, black pepper, dark chocolate and spice. And best of all, Carmenere\u2019s tannins are smoother than those of Cabernet and its other Bordeaux compatriots, making it a pleasure to drink in its youth.\u00a0 The older I get, the less I want to wait for wines to age.\u00a0 Lastly, every time I bring a well-made Carmenere to a tasting, it\u2019s a hit, among young and old.\u00a0 People like it, especially after it\u2019s had a few minutes to breathe.\u00a0 I never judge a Carmenere on first sip; any good Carmenere will change a dozen times in the glass.\u00a0 Better to give a good red wine a little time in the glass to collect itself, than have to wait years for it to be ready to drink.\u00a0 For sure, Carmenere\u2019s not for everyone, but if you haven\u2019t tried one, I suggest you do.\u00a0 You may find yourself singing its praises to.<\/p>\n

A votre sant\u00e9<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carmenere may not be on the tip of everyone\u2019s tongue, literally and figuratively, but for the life of me I don\u2019t know why.\u00a0 Granted not everyone likes the same kind of wine.\u00a0 I get that.\u00a0 People should drink what they like because no one can drink anyone else\u2019s palate. 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