2017 Viña Falernia Elqui Valley Carmenère Reserva

	Very full tasting red Chilean wine
	The superlative of 'ordinary' carménère
	Wonderfully round and aromatic
	Very tasty with fragrant stews

Tasting note Falernia Carmenère Reserva

Full red Chilean wine with a beautiful aroma of oak spices and ripe forest fruits. The taste is full and aromatic. Nice wine with beef or veal or fragrant stews.

Description

Bodegas Falernia belongs to the Italians Aldo Olivier and Giorgio Flessati. They make flawless wines in the northernmost wine-growing region of Chile. The Carménère reserva comes from hand-picked grapes that are only harvested in June over 2 months later than the other carménère vineyards. Due to the longer maturing period, the grapes dry up and become much more concentrated. The way of working betrays the northern Italian origin of the winemakers because this 'appasimento' method is frequently used in Valpolicella. After fermentation, the wine matures for 6 to 8 months in top quality wooden barrels of American origin. The result is a particularly full-bodied red wine with soft tannins.

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