Casa Bauzá Presumido Carménère 2020
Member Price €28.72
This wine is now sold out - more will be on the way towards the end of the year. For another delicious red from the same estate, try the Casa Bauzá Atrevido 2018.
Nowhere else does the Carménère grape like Chile, and it’s high time more people got to know this delicious grape.
It’s from the northern part of Chile’s most prestigious wine region, the Maipo Valley.
This area, called Til-Til, is too hot to make most red grapes. Summer days get up to 35-36 degrees. But the nights drop by 20 degrees, and Carménère loves this climate.
Presumido is the star in Casa Bauza’s portfolio.
It’s exactly this standard of wine that earned Bauzá's winemaker, Natalia Poblete, Chile’s Young Winemaker of the Year in 2018.
She picks the grapes a month earlier than everyone else, to avoid over-ripeness in the wine. And instead of bludgeoning it with new oak, she gently ages it with a mixture of 3rd-5th use French and American oak, as well as old Italian casks and concrete eggs.
You end up with a smooth, elegant and refined red that the locals go nuts for - only a tiny amount of this is exported outside of the country.
So consider yourself lucky to try an authentic, premium Carménère made by a supremely talented winemaker.
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Type |
Red |
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Grape(s) |
Carménère 89% Carignan 6% Cabernet Sauvigon 5% |
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Country |
Chile |
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Region of origin |
Maipo Valley |
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Appellation |
Til Til |
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Vintage |
2018 |
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Alcohol % |
13.5 |
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Oak? |
Yes |
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Months in Oak |
12 months |
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Type of Oak |
60% French oak of second, third, fourth and fifth use, 20% flex cube, 10% Italian foudre, 10% concrete egg |
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Allergens (e.g. Milk, Egg, Fish, Nuts) |
None |
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Average age of vines |
20 year old vines |
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Average altitude of vines (m) |
650 mm |
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Soil type(s) |
Coluvial with traces of clay |
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Closure Type |
Natural cork |
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Is this wine organic? |
Carménère grapes are organic |
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Biodynamic? |
No |
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Sustainably produced? |
No |
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Suitable for vegans? |
Yes |
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Ageing potential (years) |
8 years |
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Ideal drinking window (e.g. 2022-2030) |
2020-2025 |
Head winemaker of Casa Bauza and Chile's Young Winemaker of the Year in 2018
FOR IRELAND
We know how important it is to get your wine order quickly and efficiently. So we’ve partnered with UPS to offer next-day delivery on our wines.
Here’s what you need to know:
- It’s free - delivery is already included in the members' price
- It’s fast - you’ll get next-day delivery if you order before 12pm Monday-Thursday
- It’s environmentally-friendly - all of our orders are shipped carbon neutral with UPS.
€2 per case is added to all Northern Ireland orders to cover additional shipping costs. The point of sale occurs in the Republic of Ireland.
Our minimum order requirement is 6 bottles and we ship in multiples of 6’s. This can be 6 different bottles!
You may need to show your ID on delivery.
Please read our Terms & Conditions for more information.
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FOR UK
1. Order minimum & case sizes
We ship exclusively in full cases of wine. Your order must be a minimum of 6 bottles and in a multiple of 6 (for example 6, 12, 18 bottles).
2. Where we deliver
We deliver across Great Britain, with a small number of exceptions. Delivery is currently not available to the following locations:
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Channel Islands (GY, JE)
Please also note that some more remote areas take a little longer to reach. For the postcodes listed below, delivery may take 2–5 working days due to their location, and there is an additional £20 charge applied to these areas:
KA27, KA28, AB31–AB56, IV1–IV63, KW1–KW17, PH15–PH150, PA20–PA78, HS1–HS9, PH42–PH44, ZE1–ZE3, FK16–FK21,BT
3. Delivery timeframe
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Place your order by midday (12pm) Monday-Friday for next working-day delivery.
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Saturday delivery is available when you order by midday on Friday.
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If you order after midday, your delivery will fall on the next working day, and in some cases it may arrive sooner - but this is not guaranteed.
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Orders placed after 3pm on a Friday will be delivered on the following Tuesday.
4. Courier & delivery options
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• leave in a safe place
• leave with a neighbour
• change the delivery day
• deliver to a different address
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5. Age verification
This site is for adults only. We operate a Challenge 25 age verification policy. When in doubt DPD will request valid photo ID on delivery to confirm you are 18 or over. Accepted ID includes a passport, driving licence or other recognised photographic ID.
6. Damaged goods in transit
If your case of wine is damaged during transit, we will be notified by DPD and will reorder and dispatch a replacement for you at the earliest opportunity and keep you updated throughout.
7. Returns once delivered
If you decide you need to return your order after it has been delivered, please get in touch with us and we will arrange a collection. Returns are handled on a case-by-case basis once you contact us.
8. General provisions
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