Carménère

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Carménère is a dark-skinned red wine grape, historically from Bordeaux but now most famously grown in Chile, known for producing deeply colored, herbaceous wines with notes of red fruits and green pepper.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Carmenère 23
Carménère canonical 7
Carmenere 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf red wine grape
wine grape variety
aromaCompoundAssociation pyrazines associated with green pepper notes
berryCharacteristic small to medium berries
climatePreference warm to moderate climates
clusterCharacteristic loose clusters
colorOfGrapeSkin dark-skinned
commonWineStyle blending grape
single-varietal red wine
countryOfProminence Chile
cultivatedIn China
France
Italy
United States of America
surface form: United States
foodPairing grilled meats
roasted vegetables
spicy dishes
geneticRelation one of the historical Bordeaux varieties
related to Cabernet Franc
historicalOrigin Bordeaux
historicalUse Bordeaux blending grape
leafCharacteristic deeply lobed leaves
majorProducingCountry Chile
notableRegion Colchagua Valley
Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
oftenBlendedWith Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah
phylloxeraImpact largely wiped out in Bordeaux by phylloxera
previousMisidentification long confused with Merlot in Chile
produces deeply colored red wines
rediscovery rediscovered in Chile in the 1990s
ripeningTime late ripening
sensitivity sensitive to cool, wet conditions
servingTemperature served slightly below room temperature
synonym Grande Vidure
typicalAcidity medium acidity
typicalAlcoholLevel medium to high alcohol
typicalAromas green pepper
red fruits
typicalColorDescription deep ruby
purple hue
typicalFlavorProfile herbaceous
typicalOakUsage often aged in oak barrels
typicalTannins soft to medium tannins
viticulturalCharacteristic requires long growing season
wineBody medium to full-bodied

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bordeaux grapeVarietyUsed Carménère
Cabernet Franc parentOf Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Choapa Valley otherGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Petit Verdot oftenBlendedWith Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Maipo Valley grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Rapel Valley knownFor Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère wines
Rapel Valley primaryGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Maule Valley wine region grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Maule Valley hasGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Coastal Maipo grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Central Valley wine region grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Cachapoal Province grapeVarietyProduced Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Colchagua Province wineGrapes Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenere
Cachapoal Valley primaryGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
San Javier grapeVarietyProduced Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenere
Curicó Valley wine region grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Alto Maipo grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Chile's Central Valley wine region knownFor Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Aconcagua Valley grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Colchagua Valley knownFor Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère wines
Colchagua Valley primaryGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Colchagua Valley notableFor Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère as flagship grape
Aconcagua wine region grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Chilean wine regions knownFor Carménère
subject surface form: Colchagua Valley
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Listrac-Médoc grapeVarietyUsed Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Bordeaux Supérieur grapeVariety Carménère
Fronsac AOC grapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Bordeaux AOC grapeVarietyAllowed Carménère
Margaux AOC permittedGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Haut-Médoc AOC permittedGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère
Pauillac AOC permittedGrapeVariety Carménère
this entity surface form: Carmenère