About the wine
Connie's Carmenere Gran Reserva is quite possibly the ultimate winter red
- Connie's Carmenere Gran Reserva is quite possibly the ultimate winter red. It’s big, rich and powerful, dripping with lush black fruit, chocolate, vanilla and spices. The nose is as bright as Rudolph’s, the mouthfeel soft and smooth, and it’s so easy-drinking and moreish, it’s like a big warm hug from Santa.
- If you’re not familiar with Carmenere, it’s a wine that’s got something for everyone. The power of a Cabernet, the softness of a Merlot, the silky smoothness of a Malbec. And Connie has given her Gran Reserva the Rolls-Royce treatment, ageing it in French oak to deepen the flavours to a ridiculously yummy level.
- It’ll handle everything from the big Christmas roast to the post-charades munchies. And it’ll still be warming your tummy as you drift off to sleep on the sofa with the party hat slipped over your eyes.
Best before
Drink now to 2030
Serving advice
Serve at 18-20°C. Open/Decant 1 hour before serving
Food match
Big and bold enough to take centre stage alongside the big Christmas roast
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Chile
Central Valley
Carmenere
Big Red
14.2% ABV
150cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Constanza Schwaderer
- Connie is a Chilean rebel. She got sacked from a big winery for leading a revolution against the cheap, mass-produced wine Chile was churning out.
- Hiding out in tiny vineyards off the beaten track, Connie champions old Chilean grape varieties - farming them in traditional ways and hand-picking the fruit using local labour to regenerate the local economy.
- Thanks to Angel support, she’s rented a big old winery and scaled up production. So instead of her juice ending up in million-litre vats, blended into supermarket plonk, she’s able to turn it into delicious high-quality wines that put Chile on the map.
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