Carmenére is one of the consistently good red Chilean wines.
And it meets my criteria of $16 and under.
And if you believe in ratings it has received a 92 from James Suckling which means I would subtract 4 points from that. He suffers from inflationary scores. And as pensioners don’t we know about inflation.
Loads of red fruits when you swirl and sniff. Please don’t tell me you are drinking from a Mason jar! Lots of red cherry and blackberry and a bit of retro mintiness more prevalent in Chilean wines of yesteryear.
Brimming with red fruit and black fruit when it goes down the hatch and it is a bit peppery.
If you can afford beef these days let’s revert to the food of our past and drink it with spoon burgers while we are watching the Ted Mack Amateur Hour brought to you by Geritol. Drink slightly cool. Never drink red wine at room temperature.
PP Wine Score: VERY GOOD
Caballo Dorado Gran Reserve Carmenère 2022, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 13.5%, $15.95
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