. Its aromas are noticeably more red-fruited and savory, featuring an herbal, dusty, spice-driven bouquet with a distinct buoyancy. The palate is likewise lively and spry but remains quite polished, culminating in a balanced, nuanced finish framed by powdery tannins.
Offers a measure of freshness, which helps offset the ripe tiers of plum and berries as this red gathers momentum and richness, taking on spice and tobacco details. Finishes with herb and pepper accents around broad, ripe tannins.
The 2021 Carménère Wings also includes 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Montes Apalta vineyard in Colchagua. Aged for up to 16 months in French oak barrels, this purple wine displays a truly 2021 character in its pure, bright fruit aroma, with notes of cherry and blackberry atop over a garrigue-like core. Hints of cassis and cedar add further nuance Dry, juicy and faintly velvety, the mild richness is underscored by fine-grained tannins. This is a flavorful, nuanced red with a new approach to Carmenere, unafraid to showcase pyrazines
The 2020 Carménère Wings also contains 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Montes Apalta Vineyard in the Colchagua Valley. Aged up to 16 months in French oak barrels, this dark garnet wine displays the typical warm vintage notes: blackberry marmalade, liqueur-like sponge cake and undergrowth against an oaky backdrop. Rich and firm, with a structured palate and an overwhelming mouthfeel, it lingers on garrigue-like notes.
The 2019 Carménère Wings also incorporates 15% Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Montes Apalta vineyard. Aged for 16 months in oak barrels, 70% new, this purple wine reveals notes of blackberry and marmalade, accompanied by a garrigue-like layer and hints of ash against an oaky backdrop. Indulgent and rich, with a subtly concentrated mouthfeel, the overwhelming and clingy palate lingers long with an undergrowth/herbal tone.
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