Gillmore Tabali de Cumpeo Carmenere Maule Valley DO

Maule Valley, Chile

A benchmark old-vine Maule Carmenere from Gillmore's family estate — showing the variety's distinctive deep violet colour, dark cherry, green pepper, graphite and iron mineral character from ancient granite soils, with the concentration and structure that establishes Carmenere as Chile's most distinctive indigenous red variety when produced from dry-farmed old vines.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Chile's national dish of sweet corn crust over spiced beef and hard-boiled egg — Carmenere's pyrazine greenness and dark fruit bridge the dish's contrasting sweet and savoury elements perfectly.
• starter: Chilean sausage with the fresh tomato-cilantro salsa of pebre — Carmenere's herbaceous green character links the vine-ripened spice with the fresh herb sauce.
• starter: Chile's definitive baked empanada with its most characteristic red grape — the wine's dark fruit and herbaceous note complement the complex filling of spiced beef and sweet raisins.
• main: Indigenous Mapuche-spiced chicken preparation with Chile's most distinctive red variety — terroir expressed through culinary and viticultural cultural heritage simultaneously.