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Editor's note · Central Valley
Carménère: The Grape Bordeaux Abandoned and Chile Made Its Own
Why the variety's stubborn late ripening failed in France and thrives in the Central Valley
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Chile's Central Valley trades subtlety for scale, a vast red-wine engine where Carmenère finds earthiness and Cabernet builds power without pretense.
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Chile's Central Valley trades subtlety for scale, a vast red-wine engine where Carmenère finds earthiness and Cabernet builds power without pretense. Here, fruit ripeness and accessible structure matter more than complexity.
Producers in Central Valley
- Eyzaguirre — honest
- Via — honest
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- Anun — undiscovered
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- La Cruz — distinction
- Explorer — honest
- Barandiaran — undiscovered
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- Sun Pueblo — undiscovered
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- Millahue — honest
- Las Colinas — undiscovered
- Viña Los Chanchitos — honest
- Clos de Luz — distinction
- Antu — distinction
- Yali — honest
- Chileno — undiscovered
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- Trueke — undiscovered
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- K3 Wine — undiscovered
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- Condorito — undiscovered
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- Mirano Wine — undiscovered
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- La Bodeguita de Munoz — undiscovered
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- Zú Wines — undiscovered
- Terra Andina — distinction
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- Nueva — honest
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- Mancura — distinction
- Viña del Mar — honest
- Machitún — undiscovered
- Casa Matisa — distinction
- Odfjell — distinction
- Don Juan José — honest
- Carolina CL — undiscovered
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- Alto Roble — honest
- Aresti — distinction
- Casa Punti — distinction
- Quasar — honest
- Plenus — undiscovered
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- El Cuadro — honest
- Parra Estate — undiscovered
- Apaltagua — distinction
- Casa Nueva — honest
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- Millaman — honest
- Santa Alba — honest
- Quebrada de Macul — distinction
- William Fèvre Chile — distinction
- Geo Wines — honest
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- Vitivinicola del Maipo — undiscovered
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- Rosario — honest
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- Root:1 — distinction
- Santa Rita — critic
- Haras de Pirque — distinction
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- Perez Cruz — distinction
- Cousiño-Macul — distinction
- Viña Chocalan — distinction
- Chada — distinction
- Las Mercedes — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Piedra Sagrada — honest
- Casa Luchsinger — undiscovered
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- Viña Casalibre — honest
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- Cabernario — undiscovered
- De Martino — distinction
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- López Pangue — undiscovered
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- Cuatro Almas — undiscovered
- Viña Schwarzenberg — undiscovered
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- Teillery — honest
- Gandolini — critic
- El Principal — distinction
- Victoria — honest
- Las Araucarias — undiscovered
- Viña Miraflores del Maipo — undiscovered
- Don Melchor — critic
- Almaviva — distinction
- Chilcas — distinction
- Canepa — distinction
- Villard — distinction
- Porta — distinction
- Portal del Alto — distinction
- Bodega Volcanes — distinction
- Cono Sur — distinction
- Viña Vik Winery — distinction
- Junta — distinction
- Castamora — undiscovered
- Casillero del Diablo — distinction
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- Viña Casa Sur — undiscovered
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- TerraMater — honest
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- Viña Ratto — undiscovered
- Viña Chocalán — distinction
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- Garage Wine Co — critic
- Arauco — distinction
- Arrebol — undiscovered
- Sentidos — undiscovered
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- Aura — honest
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- Estancia del Alto — undiscovered
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- I Wines — distinction
- Misiones de Rengo — distinction
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- Emiliana — critic
- Casa del Rio Verde — undiscovered
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- Rapel — undiscovered
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- Viña la Posada — undiscovered
- Yeco — undiscovered
- Viña Maria — undiscovered
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- Valle Secreto Vineyards Winery — distinction
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- Tuniche — honest
- Machali — honest
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- Vina La Rosa — distinction
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- Miluna — undiscovered
- Casas de Río Peumo — undiscovered
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- Santa Cruz — distinction
- Lapostolle — critic
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- Casa Silva — distinction
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- Terrapura — distinction
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- Encierra — distinction
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- Raiken — honest
- Doña Dominga — honest
- Hard Rock — undiscovered
- Los Vascos — distinction
- Red del Vino — honest
- La Despensa Boutique — distinction
- Casa Chilena — undiscovered
- Hurtado — undiscovered
- UnVinito - Un Vinito — undiscovered
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- Bodega Caven — undiscovered
- Owm — distinction
- Viu Manent — distinction
- Koyle — critic
- La Playa — distinction
- Alto Los Romeros — honest
- Laura Hartwig — distinction
- Vultur — distinction
- Las Niñas — honest
- Maquis — distinction
- Javiera Ortúzar — honest