Koyle Royale Carmenere 2017

Some impressively ripe dark cherries with strawberries, too. The palate has a punchy and ripe feel with a fresh, attractive and open-knit feel to the finish. Drink now.

The 2017 Royale Carmenere, which also contains 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec was produced with grapes from the second and third terrace of their estate in Los Lingues. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in barrique for 22 months. You can notice the ripeness of the vintage, which was extremely warm. The grapes were picked very early because they ripened early. The fruit is darker, with some notes of plums, and it's quite ripe, displaying the 14.5% alcohol. It's a more concentrated wine reflecting the very low yields of the year. There is a notable absence of herbal aromas to the point where it's not easy to recognize it as a varietal Carmenere. 42,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2019. - Luis Gutiérrez.