Oops Cabernet Franc Carmenere 750ml
Red Blends & Other
| Vintage: | 2010 |
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| Description: | Manufacturer's Notes: Early in the eighteenth century there were six noble grapes of Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Merlot, Malbec, and Petite Verdot. These grapes helped build the reputations of some of France's grandest and most famous wine Chateaux. Then in the 1860's, a devastating root-feeding aphid, phylloxera, abruptly wipes out the vineyards throughout Europe. Later, when the replanting began, only the finicky late-ripening Carmenere proved too difficult to resurrect. There's a good reason the Merlot of Chile doesn't taste like any other Merlot. Many are not entirely Merlot, but instead a blend of Merlot and a far more exotic grape: Carmenere, a.k.a., "the lost grape of Bordeaux." Carmenere had been transplanted from France over a year ago before the particularly nasty root louse threatened its very existence. Soon forgotten, the Carmenere grapes grew freely with Merlot grapes and were assumed to be Merlot until, suddenly in 1994, viticulturist Jean-Michel Boursiquit revealed the mistake. Oops! Although Merlot and Carmenere grapes look alike, Carmenere is something in between a Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon. Carmenere has great depth of deep-purple color and a jammy-fruit aroma, and soft tannins, just like Merlot, but its also has more complexity and earthiness, like Cabernet. Today, these same Carmenere grapes that have enhanced the Merlot of Chile for over 100 years add a distinctive style and character to all our (oops) wines. With its deep-purple hues, this voluptuous beauty with aromas of coffee, blackberry, cherries and chocolate pairs divinely with chicken, lamb, beef or spicy Asian dishes. |
| Price: | $ 10.97 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
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| Address: |
347 S. State St. Hemet, CA 92543 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 951-652-6575 |
| Fax: | 951-652-6594 |
First added to 1000 Corks on September 13, 2016.
