Name: Sierra Cruz
Variety: Carmenere
Region: Maule Valley
Country: Chile
Year: 2009
Price: $6.95
Review: As a member of the cabernet sauvignon
family, carmenere (pronounced car-men-yare) originated in Bordeaux as one of the
grapes permitted for use in the red blends of that storied region. Chilean winemakers
have embraced it and several wineries in that country produce it as a single
varietal. The ’09 Sierra Cruz is a very pleasant, soft, medium bodied wine that
has fresh cabernet-like aromas and flavors of spice, dark fruit and black
pepper. It is a great value and also would be a nice match with marinated and
grilled skirt or flank steak.
My Review: This wine hard a nice dark color and a
plum smell with some spice and a little tobacco. It was semi dry tasting and fairly smooth but
spicy. Unfortunately, the more I sipped,
the less I liked this wine. There was an
overpowering black pepper taste that would not go away, and took tasting two
more wines to get rid of.
I tried this wine without food.
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