
These unique wines come in six varieties: Merlot (Cheekly Little Red), Cabernet Franc Carmenere (Voluptuous Beauty), Carmenere (Spicy Splendor), Cabernet Sauvignon (Gentle Giant),Sauvignon Blanc (Cheeky Little White) and Carmenere (Blushingly Bold). Try one today and you'll be back for more. |
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There's a good reason the Merlot of Chile doesn't taste like other Merlot. Many are not entirely Merlot, but instead a blend of Merlot and a far more exotic grape: Carmenère, a.k.a., "The Lost Grape of Bordeaux." Carmenère root stock had been transplanted from France over a century ago before the particularly nasty root louse threatened its very existence.
Soon forgotten, the Carmenère grapes grew freely with Merlot grapes and were assumed to be Merlot until, suddenly in 1994, viticulturist Jean-Michel Boursiquit revealed the mistake.
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