GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: L’Entremetteuse
Region: Colchagua, Chile
Appellation: Colchagua
Type: Dry Red wine, non sparkling
Vintage: 2018
Date of Tasting: January, 2021
Type of viticulture: Sustainable
Grapes used: 100% Carmenere
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2018 harvest
Winemaking details: low SO2, Nature wine
Aging: N/A
Sugar level: Low
Sulphites: No added sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Medium+
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Mainly Primary + Secondary
- Aromas = Red Cherry, Violet, currant, blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, cardamom
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium
- Tannins = Medium (well integrated and silky)
- Alcohol = 15%
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Mainly Primary + Secondary
- Flavour details = Red Cherry, Violet, currant, blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, cardamom
- Other = Silky texture and beautiful aromas of vanilla
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 3-4 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 20 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Top-notch
- Comparison with same price competition = Top-notch compared to lany competitors
- Suitability for Diabetics = Yes
- Service Temperature = around 15°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Lamb with Mushrooms, Pork Tacos, Turkey, Beef Stew, Pasta with Meat Sauce, Tuna Steak or grilled chicken
- Comments = One of the very best Chilean Carmenere I have tasted so far. Beautiful elegance and finesse of the fruits with silky tannins and texture coupled with a wonderful vanilla powder finish.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
