François Lurton 2009 Hacienda Araucano Alka Carmenère (Colchagua Valley)

Country: Chile / Hacienda Araucano Alka
Variety: Carmenère Colchagua Valley
Winery: François Lurton /

This is charred smelling, with herbal, jammy, heavy aromas of mocha, coffee and berry fruit. It feels syrupy and cloying, with heavy extraction, borderline overripeness and sweet flavors of brown sugar, mocha, baked blackberry and oak. Warmth and a note of carob dominate the finish.