Concha y Toro Sunrise Carmènére 2003

Concha y Toro Sunrise Carmènére 2003

An experiment that turned out well. We've both come to like Carmènére in more expensive bottles, so Margaret Anne decided to take a chance on an inexpensive one. This Concha y Toro Sunrise Carmènére 2003 is only about $10 a bottle here (and remember, that's Canadian dollars!). It's well worth it. A lovely rich bouquet, deep purple colour, and a nice full, earthy flavour, neither too tannic nor too acidic, made this a perfectly satisfying red for the money. It'll probably encourage us to risk other inexpensive Chilean reds, something we've avoided for years because Margaret Anne's first exposure to one resulted in a nasty red-wine headache--something she rarely gets.

It doesn't go with leftover Easter chocolate, though.