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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Carmenère 23
Carménère canonical 7
Carmenere 2

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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
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

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Referenced by (35)

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

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