L'ENTREMETTEUSE Rouge-Gorge Carmenere 2020

L'Entremetteuse is a range of low-intervention wines from French expat Laurence Réal, who settled in Chile's Colchagua Valley three decades ago. This Carmenere comes from 100-year-old, dry-farmed vines and is aged in amphoras for 12 months. Sulphite-free — best to decant before serving. Awarded 91 points by Decanter.

Grapes

100% Carmenere

Tasting notes

Dense and meaty aromas of blackcurrant with layers of dark chocolate and mint. The powerful, structured palate is full of spiced black fruits with touches of charcuterie, green pepper and dark chocolate on the long finish. Defined tannins.

Vinification

Hand-harvested in small crates and manually sorted at the Puquillay winery. Cold maceration without added sulphites using dry ice, then fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks (50% whole bunches, 50% destemmed) at avg 27°C with gentle pigeage. Maceration lasted ~10 days with 100% MLF on lees. Aged for one year in TAVA amphoras. No filtration or sulphite addition before bottling.

Region

Colchagua, Chile

ABV

14.5%