Carménère may be Chiles flagship red grape. But did you know that its history stretches back to Bordeaux? When the tiny phylloxera bugs ravaged Europe in the nineteenth century, Bordeauxs Carménère vines were a casualty. It had been a key component of some of the greatest claret at the timebut the vine was only saved by cuttings which had been taken to Chile. So its no wonder that Santa Rita use Carménère to make this fantastically structured Gran Reserva, which is styled like a classic Bordeaux. Its a plush, velvety-smooth wine, packed with intense flavours of blueberry, plum and cassis. The firm tannins make it ideal with red meat.