Casa Donoso Bicentenario Carmenere 2005 |
Year: | 2005 | Tasting Notes: | Tasting Notes November 2007: This Carmenere has an intense, bright, and deep ruby red color. In nose it has aromas of chocolate and cigar box. In mouth it has soft and velvet tannins, its acidity is medium and it has good long finish. | Varieties: | 85% Carménère, 10% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. All the varieties are estate grown form Sandy Clay Loam. | Harvest: | Only hand – picked grapes between April 27th, and May 7th, 2005. | Bottling: | | Ageing: | 50% aged for 10 months in American medium toasted oak barrels and 50% is kept in stainless steel tanks, which provides the perfect balance. | Harmony with food: | Our Carmenere is ideal to be served with meats with bittersweet sauces, such as, roast beef, and spicy dishes. | How to drink: | Cellaring until 2013: Decant the wine and let it breath for one hour, serve at 17°C (62,6ºF) in a wide. After 2014: decant and serve at 18°C (64,4ºF) in an elegant glass | Age capacity: | 2018, if the wine is stored between 15°C (59ºF) to 18°C (64,4ºF) | Alcohol: | 13,66%v/v | Ph: | 3,64 | Total acidity: | 4,64 | Production: | 24,000 bottles | Export package: | 6 x 750cc | Distinctions of this line: | 2007: Bronze Medal, Int. Wine & Spirit Competitio vintage 2004.
2006: Silver Medal, Carmenere al Mundo, Chile, vintage 2004.
2006: Gold Medal, Catado´or Hyatt Chile, vintage 2003.
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