Vina Dagaz Granito Estate Carmenere 2022

Vina Dagaz Granito Estate Carmenere, Valle de Colchagua, Chile, 2022

Grape: 100% Carmenere, 28ha estate, granite soil, aged 14 months in French oak barrels

Producer Tasting Note:

Elegant nose, with blackberry, black & red pepper, cinnamon, tobacco, and spices. In the mouth it has a good structure, a pleasant acidity, great persistence, and a long finish.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"This is a succulent expression of carmenere, with the herbal aromas very much in the background, and the sweet black fruits in the foreground. The palate is voluminous, the tannins soft, and the sensation of creaminess dominates. It was aged for 16 months in barrels and comes from their own vineyards in the Pumanque area, toward the west of the Colchagua Valley."

91/100 points, Patricio Tapia - Descorchados, January 2025

"The 2022 Granito Estate Carménère offers an understated and alluring bouquet centered around pure mixed fruits, exotic spices and dried flowers. The palate echoes this elegant transparency with a precise and focused yet gently creamy palate that transitions to a crunchy, succulent, mineral-tinged finish with a subtly toasty undertone. This is an uncommonly stony Carménère that doesn't sacrifice textural breadth."  Drink 2024-2032

92/100 points, Matthew Luczy, WINE ADVOCATE, March 2025

Also awarded 93 points, Tim Atkin MW, December 2024, and 94 points, Alistair Cooper MW by Catad'Or Wine Guide, April 2025

The Estate:

Viña Dagaz (Dagaz is a Celtic rune that means ‘the beginning of a new path’) was founded in 2015 by renowned winemaker Marco Puyo (ex winemaker at Chateau Lafite's Chilean operation, Los Vascos) and Patricio Gomez-Barris. After many years exploring the different areas of Colchagua whilst working on behalf of other wineries Marco felt that the temperate Mediterranean climate and granitic soils of Pumanque offered a unique opportunity to create something more personal. Drawing inspiration from the granitic soils of Côtes du Rhône, Galicia and Rioja, he wanted to create something that authentically represented the terroir. The first vintage in 2016 produced Tierras de Pumanque (a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Carménère and Syrah). Today Dagaz continue to produce high quality wines showing elegant mineral characteristics and good acidity with great structure.

Food Match: Roast beef, ribeye steak, lamb chops, Mexican chicken pastilla, vegetable tagine