Carmenère
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Dry · Red
Once confused with Merlot in Chile, now the country's signature grape. Distinctively herbaceous with capsicum notes when under-ripe, richly fruity and smooth when fully mature.
Globalplantings
15k
hectares · 2023
Topcountry
Chile
69% of global total
Countriesgrown
9
across 4 continents
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