Carmenere is a dark-skinned grape variety originally from the vineyards of Bordeaux and which has found a particularly suitable home in Chile.
A late-ripening variety, Carmenere needs high levels of sunshine and a warm summer to reach its full potential, but in the right environment.
It can produce fine, deeply colored red wines, with the attractive meaty plumpness of Merlot and the gently herbaceous, cedary notes of Cabernet Sauvignon.
