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Carmenère
red grape Colchagua / Maipo serve 16–18 °C ages 2–10 years
Carmenère is a red grape: full-bodied, moderate acidity, moderate tannin, usually dry. 84 Carmenère wines from £9.50. Typical aromas: black fruit, red pepper, green pepper when unripe, coffee, soy.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Carmenère sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
roast lamb, barbecue, stews, roasted peppers. savoury, herbal edge suits roasted vegetables and meat
Where it grows
Colchagua / Maipo, Chile — Chile's signature; ripens very late
If you like Carmenère
84 Carmenère wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sena 2021 Seña · Aconcagua Valley | £93.49 | |||
| Vina Vik Stonevik 2024 Vina Vik · Cachapoal Valley | £133.12 | |||
| Clos Apalta Prelude 2023 Clos Apalta · Colchagua Valley | £22.09 | |||
| Vina Vik Milla Cala 2021 Vina Vik · Cachapoal Valley | £48.46 | |||
| Vina San Pedro Cabo de Hornos Special Reserve 2021 Vina San Pedro · Chile | £62.63 | |||
| Vina Vik La Piu Belle 2021 Vina Vik · Cachapoal Valley | £78.19 | |||
| El Principal Memorias 2018 El Principal · Maipo Valley | £32.84 | |||
| Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos 2021 Clos Apalta · Colchagua Valley | £49.38 | |||
| Almaviva Epu 2021 Almaviva · Maipo Valley | £53.50 | |||
| Inama Oratorio San Lorenzo 2017 Inama · Veneto | £71.74 | |||
| Santa Ema Amplus One Carmenere 2023 Santa Ema · Cachapoal Valley | £14.24 | |||
| Santa Rita Medalla Real Gran Reserva Carmenere 2024 santa Rita · Colchagua Valley | £16.98 | |||
| Matetic Corralillo Carmenere 2023 Matetic · Colchagua Valley | £18.40 | |||
| Lapostolle Apalta 2022 Lapostolle · Apalta | £18.52 | |||
| Clos de Luz Massal 1945 Carmenere 2020 Clos de Luz · Chile | £19.01 | |||
| Vina Vik Omega 2023 Vina Vik · Cachapoal Valley | £19.73 | |||
| Inama Carminium 2021 Inama · Veneto | £28.81 | |||
| Santa Ema Catalina 2021 Santa Ema · Cachapoal Valley | £32.27 | |||
| Seven Hills Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Seven Hills · Washington | £37.04 | |||
| Inama Bradisismo 2021 Inama · Veneto | £41.15 | |||
| Vina von Siebenthal Montelig 2015 Vina von Siebenthal · Aconcagua Valley | £48.34 | |||
| Vina Aquitania Carmenere Reserva 2024 Vina Aquitania · Maipo Valley | £12.71 | |||
| Inama Carmenere Piu 2023 Inama · Veneto | £13.81 | |||
| Terra Noble Azara Carmenere 2022 TerraNoble · Chile | £15.29 | |||
| El Principal Calicanto 2019 El Principal · Maipo Valley | £16.10 | |||
| Pasqua 11 Minutes Rose 2025 Pasqua · Veneto | £16.10 | |||
| Vina von Siebenthal Gran Reserva Carmenere 2021 Vina von Siebenthal · Aconcagua Valley | £16.99 | |||
| Antiyal Pura Fe Carmenere 2023 Antiyal · Maipo Valley | £18.24 | |||
| Valle Hermoso Carmenere, Luis Felipe Edwards Luis Felipe Edwards · Chile | £9.50 | |||
| Los Coches Carmenère, Valle del Rapel 2024 Luis Felipe Edwards · Valle del Rapel | £11.20 |