Tasting - Sierra Cruz Carmenere

Name: Sierra Cruz
Variety: Camenere
Region: 
Country: Chile
Year: 2009
Price: $6.95

Winery Review:  As a member of the cabernet sauvignon family, carmenere (pronounced car-men-yare) originated in

Bordeaux as one of the grapes permitted for use in the red blends of that storied region. Chilean winemakers have embraced it and several wineries in that country produce it as a single varietal. The ’09 Sierra Cruz is a very pleasant, soft,  ediumbodied wine that has fresh cabernet-like aromas and

flavors of spice, dark fruit and black pepper. It is a great value and also would be a nice match with marinated and grilled skirt or flank steak.

My review:  Another weird wine.  This wine was not flawed but was not my type.  The color was almost black.  The nose was just like I walked into the veggie section of the grocery store.  All I could smell was leaf lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots.  The taste was very vinegar like so it seems the salad was completed with a vinegar based dressing.  I like to eat my salad, not drink it.


I tasted this wine on its own without food.