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Online sommelier · MAN TARGET

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🇫🇷 Red · Climate: Warm

Carménère

98% match

Medium-to-full-bodied with soft tannins, ripe dark fruit and a signature green-peppercorn note.

Matches your: body, tannin, acidity, sweetness, oak

Body
Tannin
Acidity
Oak
black plumgreen peppercornpaprikacocoatobacco
Alcohol
13.5–14.5%
Serve at
16–18 °C
Decant
30 min
Glass
Bordeaux glass
Barrel & ageing
Typically 10–18 months in French oak barriques, with icon cuvées using a high share of new barrels.
Ageing potential
3–12 years
Pairs with
grilled beef · herb-roasted lamb · mole poblano · chilli con carne

Where to look

Colchagua Valley · Cachapoal Valley (Peumo) · Maipo Valley · Bordeaux (historic)

Benchmarks: Concha y Toro Carmín de Peumo · Montes Purple Angel

🇫🇷 White · Climate: Moderate

Chardonnay

97% match

A chameleon, from taut, mineral and unoaked to rich, creamy and toasty.

Matches your: body, acidity, sweetness, oak

Body
Acidity
Oak
green applelemonwhite peachbutterhazelnutbrioche
Alcohol
12.5–14.5%
Serve at
10–13 °C
Decant
No decanting needed
Glass
White-wine glass
Barrel & ageing
White Burgundy is typically fermented and aged 10–18 months in 228-litre French oak pièces, while Chablis is often raised in stainless steel.
Ageing potential
3–15 years
Pairs with
lobster · roast chicken · seared scallops · crab cakes

Where to look

Burgundy (Côte de Beaune) · Burgundy (Chablis) · Champagne (Côte des Blancs) · Sonoma · Napa Valley · Margaret River

Benchmarks: Domaine Leflaive · Domaine Coche-Dury · Kistler

🇫🇷 Red · Climate: Moderate

Cabernet Franc

94% match

Medium-bodied and fragrant, with crunchy red fruit, fine tannins and a herbal, graphite edge.

Matches your: body, tannin, sweetness, oak

Body
Tannin
Acidity
Oak
raspberryred bell peppervioletgraphitetobacco leaf
Alcohol
12.5–14%
Serve at
15–17 °C
Decant
30 min
Glass
Bordeaux glass
Barrel & ageing
Loire Chinon and Bourgueil are often raised 6–12 months in tank or large old casks, while Saint-Émilion and Napa examples typically see 12–18 months in barriques.
Ageing potential
5–20 years
Pairs with
roast pork · herb-crusted lamb · charcuterie · fresh goat's cheese

Where to look

Loire (Chinon) · Loire (Saumur-Champigny) · Bordeaux (Saint-Émilion) · Bolgheri · Napa Valley · Mendoza

Benchmarks: Château Cheval Blanc · Clos Rougeard · Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso

Profiles describe typical styles; producers, vintages and winemaking vary. Drink responsibly — adults of legal drinking age only.

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Wine regions (33)

🇫🇷 FR · Moderate

Bordeaux

AOC; 1855 Classification (Médoc & Sauternes); Saint-Émilion Classification; Graves Classification

The benchmark for Cabernet- and Merlot-based blends, from Left Bank Médoc classed growths to Right Bank Pomerol and the sweet wines of Sauternes.

Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Petit Verdot · Carménère · Malbec · Sauvignon Blanc · Sémillon

🇫🇷 FR · Cool

Burgundy

AOC; Grand Cru, Premier Cru, Village and Regional appellations

The spiritual home of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, where a mosaic of tiny climats is ranked from regional wines up to grands crus.

Pinot Noir · Chardonnay · Gamay

🇫🇷 FR · Cool

Champagne

AOC; Échelle des Crus (Grand Cru / Premier Cru villages)

The world's most celebrated traditional-method sparkling wine, blended from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and aged at least 15 months (36 for vintage).

Chardonnay · Pinot Noir

🇫🇷 FR · Moderate

Northern Rhône

AOC; crus incl. Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Joseph, Condrieu

Steep granite slopes produce the world's reference Syrah in Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie, alongside the perfumed Viognier of Condrieu.

Syrah / Shiraz · Viognier

🇫🇷 FR · Warm

Southern Rhône

AOC; Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, crus incl. Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas

Sun-baked, Grenache-led blends, epitomised by Châteauneuf-du-Pape with its famous galets roulés stones, plus the sweet Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

Grenache / Garnacha · Syrah / Shiraz · Mourvèdre / Monastrell · Moscato / Muscat

🇫🇷 FR · Cool

Loire Valley

AOC; incl. Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Vouvray, Savennières, Chinon

France's longest river valley, prized for crisp Sancerre, versatile Chenin Blanc from Vouvray and Savennières, and fragrant Cabernet Franc from Chinon.

Sauvignon Blanc · Chenin Blanc · Cabernet Franc · Gamay

🇫🇷 FR · Cool

Alsace

AOC Alsace; Alsace Grand Cru (51 lieux-dits); Vendanges Tardives / Sélection de Grains Nobles

Sheltered by the Vosges, one of France's driest regions makes aromatic, varietally labelled whites from Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris.

Riesling · Gewürztraminer · Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris · Moscato / Muscat · Pinot Noir

🇫🇷 FR · Warm

Provence

AOC; Côtes de Provence, Bandol; Crus Classés (1955)

The global capital of pale, dry rosé, also home to the age-worthy, Mourvèdre-based reds of Bandol.

Grenache / Garnacha · Syrah / Shiraz · Mourvèdre / Monastrell · Vermentino · Cabernet Sauvignon

🇮🇹 IT · Moderate

Piedmont

DOCG incl. Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera d'Asti, Asti / Moscato d'Asti; MGA crus

Foggy Alpine foothills that give Barolo and Barbaresco, Italy's most age-worthy Nebbiolo, as well as juicy Barbera and delicate Moscato d'Asti.

Nebbiolo · Barbera · Moscato / Muscat

🇮🇹 IT · Warm

Tuscany

DOCG incl. Chianti Classico (Gran Selezione), Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano; Bolgheri DOC; IGT Toscana

The heartland of Sangiovese in Chianti Classico and Montalcino, and birthplace of the Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscans of Bolgheri.

Sangiovese · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Vermentino

🇮🇹 IT · Moderate

Veneto

DOCG incl. Amarone della Valpolicella, Recioto della Valpolicella, Soave Superiore, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore

Home of Amarone, made from Corvina-based grapes dried for months in appassimento, as well as Soave, Prosecco and much of Italy's Pinot Grigio.

Corvina · Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris

🇮🇹 IT · Warm

Sicily

DOC Sicilia; Etna DOC; Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG; Marsala DOC

The Mediterranean's largest island, known for sun-ripened Nero d'Avola, volcanic Etna wines and the fortified Marsala and sweet Passito di Pantelleria.

Nero d'Avola · Syrah / Shiraz · Moscato / Muscat

🇪🇸 ES · Moderate

Rioja

DOCa (since 1991); Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva; Viñedos Singulares

Spain's most famous red region, celebrated for long oak-aged Tempranillo blends across Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental.

Tempranillo · Grenache / Garnacha

🇪🇸 ES · Moderate

Ribera del Duero

DO; Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva

High-altitude plateau vineyards make powerful, concentrated Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), led by Vega Sicilia and Pingus.

Tempranillo · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Malbec

🇪🇸 ES · Warm

Priorat

DOQ (DOCa); Vi de Vila, Vi de Finca, Gran Vinya Classificada

Steep terraces of llicorella slate yield tiny crops of intense, mineral Garnacha and Cariñena-based reds.

Grenache / Garnacha · Syrah / Shiraz · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot

🇵🇹 PT · Warm

Douro

DOC Douro; DOC Porto (Vintage, LBV, Tawny); vineyard grading A–F

The terraced schist valley that gives Port and, increasingly, world-class dry reds from field blends led by Touriga Nacional.

Touriga Nacional · Tempranillo

🇩🇪 DE · Cool

Mosel

Qualitätswein & Prädikatswein (Kabinett to Trockenbeerenauslese); VDP.Grosse Lage

Vertiginous slate slopes along the river produce the world's most delicate, low-alcohol Rieslings, from dry to Trockenbeerenauslese.

Riesling

🇩🇪 DE · Cool

Rheingau

Prädikatswein; VDP.Grosse Lage / Grosses Gewächs; Erste Lage

South-facing slopes on the Rhine's east-west stretch make powerful, aristocratic Riesling, plus fine Spätburgunder from Assmannshausen.

Riesling · Pinot Noir

🇦🇹 AT · Cool

Wachau

Wachau DAC (Gebietswein, Ortswein, Riedenwein); Vinea Wachau: Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd

Terraced Danube slopes famed for mineral, age-worthy dry Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, graded by ripeness from Steinfeder to Smaragd.

Grüner Veltliner · Riesling

🇭🇺 HU · Cool

Tokaj

Tokaji PDO; Aszú, Eszencia, Szamorodni; historic 1730s vineyard classification

Volcanic hills where autumn mists bring noble rot, giving the legendary sweet Tokaji Aszú and Eszencia as well as fine dry Furmint.

Furmint · Moscato / Muscat

🇺🇸 US · Warm

Napa Valley

AVA; nested AVAs incl. Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap District, Howell Mountain

America's most prestigious region, synonymous with opulent, ripe Cabernet Sauvignon and the cult wines of Oakville and Rutherford.

Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Petit Verdot · Chardonnay · Sauvignon Blanc · Zinfandel / Primitivo

🇺🇸 US · Moderate

Sonoma County

AVA; incl. Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley

A diverse, fog-cooled county prized for Russian River Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, old-vine Dry Creek Zinfandel and Alexander Valley Cabernet.

Pinot Noir · Chardonnay · Zinfandel / Primitivo · Cabernet Sauvignon · Sauvignon Blanc

🇺🇸 US · Cool

Willamette Valley

AVA; nested AVAs incl. Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, Ribbon Ridge

Oregon's cool, rainy valley makes elegant, Burgundian-style Pinot Noir and increasingly acclaimed Chardonnay.

Pinot Noir · Chardonnay · Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris

🇦🇷 AR · Warm

Mendoza

DOC Luján de Cuyo, DOC San Rafael; Geographical Indications (IG) incl. Valle de Uco, Paraje Altamira, Gualtallary

High-altitude desert vineyards at the foot of the Andes, irrigated by snowmelt, have made Mendoza the world capital of Malbec.

Malbec · Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet Franc · Chardonnay · Torrontés

🇨🇱 CL · Warm

Maipo & Colchagua

DO Valle Central (Valle del Maipo, Valle de Colchagua); Costa / Entre Cordilleras / Andes designations

Chile's Central Valley heartland: Maipo for structured Andes-foothill Cabernet Sauvignon and Colchagua for rich Carménère and red blends.

Cabernet Sauvignon · Carménère · Merlot · Syrah / Shiraz · Cabernet Franc

🇦🇺 AU · Warm

Barossa

GI (Barossa Valley, Eden Valley); Barossa Old Vine Charter

Home to some of the world's oldest ungrafted vines, producing rich, full-bodied Shiraz, while cooler Eden Valley is renowned for Riesling.

Syrah / Shiraz · Grenache / Garnacha · Mourvèdre / Monastrell · Cabernet Sauvignon · Riesling · Sémillon

🇳🇿 NZ · Cool

Marlborough

GI; Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW); subregions Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley

Sunny days and cold nights give the pungent, zesty Sauvignon Blanc that put New Zealand on the world wine map.

Sauvignon Blanc · Pinot Noir · Chardonnay · Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris · Riesling

🇳🇿 NZ · Cool

Central Otago

GI; subregions incl. Bannockburn, Gibbston, Bendigo, Cromwell

One of the world's southernmost wine regions, a dramatic, continental mountain landscape making vivid, intensely fruited Pinot Noir.

Pinot Noir · Riesling · Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris · Chardonnay

🇿🇦 ZA · Warm

Stellenbosch

Wine of Origin (WO) district; wards incl. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Jonkershoek Valley, Banghoek

South Africa's most renowned district, cooled by False Bay breezes, known for Cabernet-based blends, Pinotage and old-vine Chenin Blanc.

Cabernet Sauvignon · Pinotage · Chenin Blanc · Syrah / Shiraz · Merlot · Cabernet Franc

🇧🇷 BR · Moderate

Serra Gaúcha (Vale dos Vinhedos)

DO Vale dos Vinhedos (Brazil's first IP, 2002; DO, 2012); IPs incl. Pinto Bandeira, Altos Montes, Farroupilha

Brazil's historic heart of winemaking, founded by Italian immigrants, best known for traditional-method sparkling wines, Merlot and aromatic Moscatel espumante.

Merlot · Chardonnay · Pinot Noir · Cabernet Franc · Tannat · Moscato / Muscat

🇧🇷 BR · Warm

Campanha Gaúcha

IP Campanha Gaúcha (2020)

Sunny, drier rolling plains on the Uruguayan border that produce Brazil's ripest still reds, notably Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tannat · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Chardonnay · Sauvignon Blanc · Pinot Noir

🇺🇾 UY · Moderate

Canelones

INAVI; VCP (Vino de Calidad Preferente)

Uruguay's main wine department, near Montevideo, where Atlantic-influenced vineyards have made Tannat the country's signature grape.

Tannat · Merlot · Albariño / Alvarinho · Cabernet Franc

🇨🇳 CN · Moderate

Ningxia (Helan Mountain East)

GI Helan Mountain East Foothills; Ningxia winery classification (since 2013)

China's leading fine-wine region on the dry, high-altitude foothills of the Helan Mountains, where vines must be buried each winter to survive the cold.

Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Chardonnay

Fine wine on the Luxury Exchange

TickerNameNew (retail)Pre-owned (median)Premium vs retail
ALM-2017Almaviva Puente Alto 2017, 750 ml$190$200+5.3%
TIG-2020Antinori Tignanello 2020, 750 ml$183$1830.0%
BIO-BR01Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Greppo Annata 2001, 750 ml$264$297+12.5%
BOL-RD08Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut 2008, 750 ml—$280—
CAT-AD19Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec 2019, 750 ml$246$278+13.0%
CHB-2019Château Cheval Blanc Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019, 750 ml$788$724−8.1%
COS-2016Château Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe Deuxième Grand Cru Classé 2016, 750 ml$263$296+12.5%
BEA-HJ19Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2019, 750 ml—$330—
HBR-2016Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Premier Grand Cru Classé 2016, 750 ml—$717—
LAF-2018Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2018, 750 ml$967$9670.0%

Reference prices observed in public sources on the dates shown. Not offers to buy or sell and not investment advice. Real prices vary with condition, box and papers, country and taxes.

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