Wine Tasting with Simon Woods: Chilean Merlot and Carmenère
Channel: Simon Woods
Date: 2015-03-30

https://youtu.be/9cVr_BtekxM

It was only in 1994 that the Chileans realised that a lot of what they had been calling Merlot was actually a different grape, Carmenère. Simon Woods tries tow wines from the same winery in the same region in the same vintage to see if he can understand why the mix-up occurred...

The wines tasted in this video are:
Montes Alpha Merlot 2012, Colchagua Valley, Chile (£12.99 Philglas & Swiggott, D.Byrne)

Montes Alpha Carmenère 2012, Colchagua Valley, Chile (£12.99 Wine Direct, Altus Wine)

For tasting notes and links to producer/retailer websites, go to http://www.simonwoods.com/merlot-and-carmenere-can-you-tell-the-difference