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Carménère

Carménère Wine Details
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Description: This distinctive grape variety was once thought extinct. Try this bold-yet-seductive wine with Italian sausage, lasagna, pork tenderloin or a juicy Angus steak.

Varietal Definition
Carmenère:
The now resurgent Carmenère grape was brought to Chile in the 1850s before it was virtually wiped out in Europe by the phylloxera epidemic in the 1880s. It has since thrived in Chile, and was mistaken for Merlot until its spicy and distinctive flavor was rediscovered and developed separately from Merlot in recent years.


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