PRIMUS Carménère 2023

A very well crafted Carménère because the grapes, from organic farming , are picked by hand and fermented in vats with its native yeasts. The best vats of the harvest are then selected and assembled before aging in French oak barrels for 12 months . On the palate, this red is expressed through notes of blackcurrant , cherries, jammed raspberries , violet , vanilla, prunes and chocolate. We also notice beautiful plant aromas such as tobacco leaf, eucalyptus , sage and rosemary. The tannins are moderate and melted and the refreshing acidity brings a beautiful harmony which takes us to a long peppery finish.

It was Hernán Cortés who ordered, upon the conquest of Mexico, the cultivation of vines in 1524. It gradually extended from Mexico southwards to reach Chile in 1555. During the first 3 centuries of colonization, there was no Cultivated in Chile as país, a black grape variety without character and very productive. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that noble varieties were introduced: mainly cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. Twenty years later, winemaking was modernized under the leadership of wealthy owners and French experts who were forced into unemployment by phylloxera in Europe.



Chile stretches 4,300 kilometers from north to south. It is wedged between the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Andes Mountains to the east, the Atacama Desert to the north, the Patagonian plains and glaciers to the south. These natural barriers prevented phylloxera from entering the country. Although the country is only 160 kilometers wide, it has ideal conditions for growing warm, intermediate and cool grape varieties, so much so that it is often described as a paradise for growing grapes. With nearly 300 properties producing bottled wines, Chile fluctuates between 6th and 8th place in the world.