About the wine
A perfectly rounded red directly from the hot spot for Chilean Carmenere
Marcela's La Confundida comes from a very special Chilean valley called Almahue. Utterly idyllic, her vines sit nestled between two rivers - in other words, the prime spot for Carmenere grapes.
With hot summers and cooling winds sweeping over the valley, Marcela's Carmenere ripens super slowly, translating into fruity, expressive wines with a lovely touch of spiciness and luxurious velvety tannins. Once the grapes have ripened to perfection, Marcela takes matters into her own hands, transferring the juice into French barrels for 14 months.
This makes for a fabulously creamy mouth feel that perfectly matches those silky tannins. You can look forward to ripe berry flavours and a hint of black pepper, framed beautifully by a background of vanilla, chocolate and toasty oak.
Best before
Drink now to 2026
Serving advice
Serve slightly below room temperature at at 14-16ºC
Food match
The perfect match for spicy food, ideally Indian or Thai. Equally delicious with all different kinds of meats - pair up with beef, pork, chicken or lamb, baked or grilled.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Chile
Cachapoal Valley
Carmenere
Big Red
15.0% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Marcela Chandia
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As a child of Chile’s bountiful Cachapoal Valley, Marcela Chandia always dreamed of making her very own wine using the region’s ‘exquisite’ grapes. And after a globetrotting education in wine which saw her hone her craft in New Zealand, South Africa, France, Portugal and the USA (phew!) she finally returned home to realise her dream in 2015.
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Nestled in between the iconic Maopo and Colchagua Valley regions, Cachapoal flies a little under the radar compared to its more famous neighbours. But talented winemakers like Marcela are beginning to shine a spotlight on this up-and-coming region, with the potential to produce high-quality, fine Chilean wines for a snip.
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Your new Queen of Carmenere, Marcela is a passionate champion of Chile’s flagship grape variety. In fact, it was the very first wine she made when she began her solo project back in 2015. She loves it for its potential to create wonderfully complex, vibrant, and velvety-smooth wines. And we reckon you’ll love hers for the exact same reason.
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