The Morandé Pionero Carménère Reserva is made from fruit sourced from Chiles Maule Valley. A portion of the wine is aged in oak barrels for 6 months prior to bottling. On the nose the wine offers blackberry fruit aromas, fresh herbs, and spices such as cinnamon. Medium in body the palate is fruity with attractive notes of vanilla, cloves, and chocolate with juicy fine tannins, fresh acidity, and a long finish
Pablo Morandé, previously the winemaker for Concha y Toro, had already made such wines as Don Melchor, Chile’s first icon wine, before he decided to create his own eponymous label Morandé in 1996. It was no surprise that within a short period...
Chile's Central Valley viticultural region is the oldest, most traditional and internationally renowned wine region, due predominately to its proximity to the national capital of Santiago. It is located directly across the Andes from one of Argentina's most famous wine regions, Mendoza. Within...
The Carménère grape has found its home in Chile, but during the early19th century it was one of the most widely cultivated grape varieties in the Médoc and Graves regions of Bordeaux where it was a valued blending partner of Cabernet Franc. However its...
