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If I Could Buy Only One – April 13th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the April 13th release, which one would it be and why?” Le Serre Nuove Dell’ornellaia 2021, Tuscany, Italy$78.95, Mark Anthony GroupMegha Jandhyala – My “only one” this week is the 2021 Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia. The second wine of acclaimed Tuscan producer, Ornellaia, […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages April 13th Release
Ontario Highlights, The Okanagan Freeze, Oregon Pinot Re-Visited By David Lawrason with notes from Sara d’Amato, Megha Jandhyala and Michael Godel So far, the spring of 2024 has been a weather potpourri, as spring is supposed to be in Ontario. It feels comfortably normal. Vintages April 13 magazine takes on this toothsome topic under the […] More
Nebbiolo Previews 2024: Barolo 2020 DOCG, Barolo Riserva 2018 DOCG and Retrospectives
by Michael Godel In Piemonte the association of location and climate creates an effect on vines to make them Italy’s most indeterminate and so the nebbiolo of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero are the beneficiaries of these ever oscillating variabilities. Of course there are 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 days on the annual calendar but […] More
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The Carmenère grape is a red variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot. Now rarely found in France, the world's largest area planted with this variety is in Chile in South America. Chilean plantings, brought from France in the 19th Century, were originally thought to be Merlot, before being correctly identified in 1994 and, since then, used as a distinctive signature by the country's producers. Carmenère wine has a deep red color and aromas found in red fruits, spices and berries, with tannins that are gentler and softer than those in Cabernet Sauvignon. Although mostly used as a blending grape, wineries do bottle a pure varietal Carmenère which. Its taste might also be reminiscent of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine is best drunk young.
