Santa Rita Pehuén 2022 (14.5%)

A red wine from Chile's Apalta subregion in the Colchagua Valley, produced by Viña Santa Rita from a single historic vineyard block planted in 1938. It is the estate's pinnacle expression of Carmenère, sourced from low-yielding vines over 80 years old and aged for approximately 18 to 20 months in French oak barrels. The wine is typically 90% to 95% Carmenère, blended with small proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon or Syrah. It shows a deep, opaque purple-violet colour with a full-bodied, velvety structure, aromas of black plum preserves, dark cherries, wild blackberries, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, dried herbs, sweet tobacco, graphite and subtle red paprika spice, and a long finish with cocoa, sweet cedar and dark berry fruits.