Luca Hodgkinson Lirio Carinena Carmenere 2019
About the wine
Luca has dreamt up an eye opening new blend you won't want to miss
- This deep purple Carignan Carmenere blend first took shape when the two vast wine brains of Luca Hodgkinson and our very own Wine Guy, met in a tasting and hit upon a Eureka! moment...
- Struck by the Carmenere's roundness of palatte, Luca and Ray realised that it would be a natural companion for the punchier black and red fruit flavours of the Carignan grapes. Not many winemakers dare to blend grapes from different regions, but Luca wouldn't let this rattle him.
- Fortune really does favour the brave, as this rich and complex blend has proven to be a stroke of genius. It has an elegant first impression of black fruits layered with rich vanilla and cinnamon, laced with hints of black pepper. Smooth as you like, a delightful breath of fresh air for any wine rack
Best before
Drink now to 2025
Serving advice
Best served between 16 and 18°C
Food match
I would go for a porotos granados! Porotos granados is a traditional Chilean countryside stew made mainly of ripe Cranberry beans, maize kernels and squash.
Contains sulphites
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Chile
Maule
Carignan Blend
Smooth Red
14.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Luca Hodgkinson
Born and raised in the rugged Priorat region of Catalonia, to an English dad and French mum, Luca got a winemaking Master’s degree in Bordeaux, where he lived in the middle of St Emilion. He’s since made wines on 3 continents, and speaks 5 languages fluently.
Over the years, Luca realised he had to unlearn a lot of stuff from wine school. Like using artificial additives, pesticides, man-made irrigation and fertilizers. He believes vineyards are like people. If left to nature, they have personalities that shine through in their wines.
To Luca, wine is the most social product man has ever made, pure emotion in a glass. A mirror of the soils and location it springs from. It brings our senses down to earth. With Naked funding behind him, he’ll be able to focus 100% on what he’s best at, making his old-vine Chilean classics taste as delicious as possible.
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