Chilean Carmenere Makes An Appearance

Chilean Carmenere Makes An Appearance – Episode #465

May 14, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk explores the very interesting grape that has many buzzing in the wine industry.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Concha Y Toro CarmenereChile Carmenere
2005 Chono CarmenereChile Carmenere
2006 Errazuriz Carmenere Single VineyardChile Carmenere

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May 18, 2008

Oakmon's BF
I bought a 2006 Casillero del Diablo Carmenere sometime within the last six months. Itâ€™ll be my first carmenere but I donâ€™t expect to start drinking any 2006s until 2009 at the earliest. I have too many 2004s and 2005s to try. Some of them are also varietals Iâ€™ve yet to try.
May 18, 2008

Julie & Paul Humiston
We have enjoyed both the Casa Silva – Carmenere Reserva ($8.49 on sale) and the Concha y Toro â€œCasillero del Diabloâ€ – Carmenere ($6.99 on sale) as well as the Veremonte “Primus” Cab/Merlot/Carmenere Blend(which went up substantially in price this year to $18.99). We have been pronouncing it “Car-men-air-a” but we do we know…

You dragged out our first comment after months of “lurking”.
May 18, 2008

Tom P
QOTD I actually have had Casillero del Diablo & Concha Y Toro. I was excited to see you do this grape and disappointed that no keepers where identified. I am trying to remembers but I got turned on to Carmenere by the couple from the Wall Street Journal.
May 18, 2008

Karl Laczko
A big Chile week.

QOTD – I surprised myself checking the records, I’ve never had a 100% Carmenere. However last week I did have a Cabernet-Sauvignon/Carmenere blend, so since you did Chilean Cabs yesterday I’ll combine the two – KÃ¼lapÃ«lli Vineyard 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, CarmenÃ¨re Reserva Especiale. A delicious wine I rated at 89pts, bought in Jan 2006 and a couple of extra years in the bottle did it no harm whatsoever!
May 18, 2008

Courtney M
I tired the Casillero del Diablo Reserve 2005. I’ve heard it isn’t the best carmenere, but it wasn’t bad for a first. It was worth the try and it went well with the beef stew I made that night.
May 18, 2008

bluedepth
Two months ago I went to my local wineshop and they had their “Managers Favorite” on the first rack at the top with a huge sign and arrows. It was Casa Silva 2005 Los Lingues Gran Reserva Carmenere. I decided that since it was friendly enough at $18 to try it. The first time I uncorked it and poured it I fell instantly head-over-heels in love with it. In context I was coming from an ignorant palate full of embarrassing earlier mistakes. I bought another bottle a week ago and decided to give it another spin, it has lost that “loving feeling” just a tad, but still is quite an excellent wine.
May 18, 2008

Lurkylurk
Odfjell “Aliara” Carmenere. Also very Cab-like, but still maintains some of the distinctive rustic Carmenere character. You should check out Concha’s high end Carm, “Terrunyo”
May 17, 2008

yowens
Strong show big guy! QOTD: I know I’ve had one but can’t remember the names of any- I’l going to try to find the Errazuriz though
May 17, 2008

Paul Horan
QOTD: In Situ Reserva Carmenere. Nice price point at around 15 US bones.

And I’d always been pronouncing it “Carmen-air”, not “Carmen-yair”, so I stand corrected.

Paul in VA
noazdad
May 17, 2008

markie
bring those 90 point carmeneres to the show….even though you have already tasted them
May 16, 2008

Wybiral
QOTD: I’ve never had one, but I’ll make it a point to give some a try some time
May 16, 2008

NB_SPAZZ
QOTD: The last Carmenere I had was my father-in-law’s Concha Y Toro version. I liked it less than his Concha Y Toro Cabernet/Merlot blend, which I’d rate an 80. Someday he may pay more than $10 for a bottle. But in the meantime, I make sure to bring a bottle or two of other red table wines to the family dinners.
May 16, 2008

Tauceti
Hey Gary,

just saw your episode and decided to get my first CermenÃ¨re from Chile and I took this one: Espiritu de Chile:
http://www.espiritu-de-chile.com
And i have to admit that I realliy like it also it was very cheap

Thx for the show!
Greets from Germany
Tauceti
May 16, 2008

Richard T
qotd: I actually had the 2004 Errazuriz single vineyard about a month ago. Really liked it
May 16, 2008

Ionut Garbea
Hello Gary (from Romania),

Love your shows and hey, it’s my first comment.
Carmenere is definitely one of my favourite vino. Actualy we say “vin” without the “o” in romanian.
My last one was the “varietal” 2006 Carmenere from Misiones de Rengo (www.misionesderengo.cl).

Couldn’t agry more with @ridehood up here, Misiones de Rengo wines are extremely good. Ask them for samples and I belive you would make a lot of money importing them, if somebodyelse doesn’t allready.
May 16, 2008

niklopez98
I am looking forward to trying Carmenere for the first time! I’m a huge Rioja fan, can’t remember the last time you did a Rioja show??? I’d love to see a $15-$30 Rioja show with 3-4 bottles!!
May 16, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
I have to admit it has ben quite a while and it was from Los Olivos and fair but nothing to knock my socks off. I will try some new ones just to say I have.
May 16, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Good show, loving the education aspect of the shows these days!

Q-Casa Silva Reserva i think.
May 16, 2008

Antony
Palo Alto Reserve – I got a big stash as Sainsbury’s (in the UK) ar selling at 3 bottles for Â£10. That’s a total steal – even if a little too enthusiastic on the fruit front, it’s not fake. Having been to Chile earlier this year and drinking a lot of Carmenere I find it tremendously consistent and invariably great value.
May 16, 2008

Johnny C. a.k.a SmokinActuary
I had a Santa Rita Carminere that was simple but quite delicious.

I will definitely explore this grape some more.
May 16, 2008

hughmac13
Gary V., I’m a long-time lurker, first-time commenter. Been watching the show for a few months now and it’s transforming my life. I too was disappointed that two out of your three carmeneres turned out to be so wack. I’ve enjoyed the Casillero del Diablo (a C&T label) immensely, for like $6.99 at Trader Joe’s. It has struck me as a varietal with the classiness and classic-ness of a Cab. Sauv., so it was interesting to learn that it was once revered in Bordeaux. If I remember correctly, I liked it as a kind of warm-blooded cousin to Cab. S., really a varietal worth looking into. Thanks again. I’ll continue to comment.
May 15, 2008

conscious
My last was the 2005 Casa Silva CarmÃ©nÃ¨re Gran Reserva Los Lingues and it rocked!! Probably the first example of this varietal that I had which was truly ripened. Colour was very deep and lots of fruit in addition to earthy characteristics. To that point I had had very poor experiences with CarmÃ©nÃ¨re but was inspired by GV to varietals a number of shots before sitting them on the bench – great advice. My “pal” was getting a little tired of all of those jammy shiraz’ so this wine and a Bourgueil I had recently really hit the spot.
May 15, 2008

pawncop
Ah Ha! Finally, I have had carmenere from Chile. Terra Noble Gran Reserve 2003 and really enjoyed it, it was one the first wines I tried in starting to expand my expereince.
May 15, 2008

damon aka unknownwine
I’m a big carmenere fan. Love the Concha y Toro Terrunyo carmenere. I have steered awawy form them, cuz they tend to be treated with too much oak and are too sweet. As a categoty they have a lot of potential. The Montes Purple Angel is good, but over priced at $40, but has a few % Petit Verdot in it which oughta get Gary excited.
May 15, 2008

Newman
I’ve never had one, but I will seek it out.