Escudo Rojo Carmenère - Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile

Escudo Rojo Carmenère - Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo ChileThe barrel-aged Escudo Rojo Carmenère from the wine-growing region of Valle Central offers itself in the glass in dense purple. To the nose, this Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile red wine reveals all sorts of black currants, plums, morello cherries, mulberries and blueberries. As if that were not already impressive, the aging in small wooden barrels adds other aromas such as black tea, dark chocolate and cinnamon. On the palate, the Escudo Rojo Carmenère from Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile opens wonderfully dry, grippy and aromatic. In the finish, this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region Valle Central finally inspires with considerable length. Again, hints of black currant and blackberry show. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by clay and gravel are added. Vinification of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile Escudo Rojo Carmenère The powerful Escudo Rojo Carmenère from Chile is a single varietal wine made from the Carmenère grape variety. In the Valle Central, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of clay and gravel. The grapes for this red wine from Chile, when perfectly ripe, are harvested exclusively by hand. After the harvest, the grapes immediately enter the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. This is followed by fermentation in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the completion of fermentation, the Escudo Rojo Carmenère is aged for another 6 months in oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Escudo Rojo Carmenère from Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile Enjoy this red wine from Chile ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to veal and onion casserole, lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs or boeuf bourguignon.