Herrera Alvarado, Cuero De Vaca, Carmenere, 2021, 750 ml
Carmenere from Chile fermented in cow-skin! An earthy, herbal, wild expression of this Bordelaise grape. Notes of blackberry, eucalyptus, and sweet potting soil. Drink with lamb! Read more
COUNTRY: Chile
REGION: Marga Marga
VARIETY: Carmenere
VINTAGE: 2020
FARMING: Biodynamic
WINEMAKING: Grapes are hand-harvested in mid-March and wild yeast fermented whole-cluster in cow skins without temperature control and given 17 days of skin maceration. They rack the wine into old barrels to age for 15 months on fine lees, and bottle without fining, filtering or added S02.