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Kuyen

Year

2008
Varietal

Carmenère
Style

Bold
Origin

Chile
Pairing

Meat
$30.00 per bottle
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Origin
Maipo Valley is Chile's oldest and most famous growing area. Located within the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, it's a subregion of the larger Central Valley appellation. Its vineyards stretch eastward from Santiago to the Andes and westward to the Pacific coast, forming three distinct sectors. Thanks to mineral-rich soils; a warm, dry growing season; and the cooling influences of both the Andes and the Pacific, Maipo is best known for its ripe, well-balanced red wines and the country's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pairings
While this intriguing blend promises vegetarian cuisine amiable companionship, it makes no apologies for its real preference: to dine higher up the food chain. Sure, lentils, eggplant, black beans, wild mushrooms, and red bell peppers all pair nicely, but this wine craves animal protein. Rare steaks, thick chops, just about any four-legged creature wrestled onto a grill--the meatier the better.

Serve at cool room temperature (64°F). Decant two hours before serving.
Winemaker
Alvaro Espinoza's fate was sealed. His grandfather was a wine broker and his father was one of the founders of the Association of Enologists of Chile. Following in his ancestors' footsteps, Alvaro holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a specialization in Enology from the Catholic University of Chile and, in 1989, received his National Diploma from the University of Bordeaux's Institute of Enology. Now, having spent 20 years making wine all over Chile, Espinoza is considered somewhat of a national treasure. He is also honored as a tireless force in South America's movement toward organic and biodynamic viticulture.
The Wine
First launched in 2001, Kuyen--a more affordable counterpart to Espinoza's famed Antiyal bottling--is a rich, flavorful blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère that melds ripe, dark fruit with notes of earth and spice. The 2008 version is medium- to full-bodied with unbridled aromas and flavors of plum, black currant, cherry and cedar, all complemented by alluring background notes of green herbs, cedar and decomposed granite. The grapes are organically grown in Espinoza's home vineyard. Total production: 1,000 cases.

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