Saturday wine on Friday night - CA1 and CA2 Carmenere

It is still bitterly cold and suppose to stay like this at least for next two weeks so no change in the wine colour for me. Cold means red, warm means white - simple as that:)

Carmenere is a wonderful full-bodied and full of character wine. Hubby and I are always on a mission to find a new one, one that we haven't tried yet. My all time favourite is Terrunyo Carmenere which these days you can find on-line only. The whole Carmenere craziness started with this very wine and it was Terrunyo Carmenere 2004, unforgettable! 

The recently discovered Pimlico wine shop (Pimlico wine shop), which I mentioned before, supplies my nowadays favourite Terra Noble Reserva Carmenere but has other Carmenere varieties in stock. We decided to try CA1 and CA2. CA2 is a coastal Carmenere and CA1 comes from Andes. Both interesting and good quality wines, although CA2 is slightly better in my eyes - more intense, spicy and therefore more memorable.

The downside is the price as it is £20 a bottle so bargain it is not. However once in a while it's ok to treat yourself well!
I am serving it with the last night leftovers of borlotto.