Et Cetera, Ștefan-Vodă, Crocmaz, Moldova

Et Cetera Carménère 2020

Black pepper
Forest fruit
Clove

Forest fruit, black pepper and clove, with a full, soft feel in the mouth. Eighteen months in oak make this a red to spend an evening with.

You’ll notice the peppery scent before the softer fruit.

If you like rounded reds with plenty of spice, start here.

Aged 18 months in oak barrels.

The estate is in Crocmaz, in Moldova’s Ștefan Vodă district.

€21.90

Quantity

Delivery in NL €6.95, free from €60

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Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Peppered steak with roast peppers

The pepper echoes the aroma and steak meets the full, soft texture.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Mushroom and black bean burgers

The savoury filling gives the body something to meet without covering the spice.

FOR SHARING

Lamb meatballs with a cinnamon tomato sauce

The rich lamb suits the velvety feel and warm spice echoes the clove.

Also good

Peppered steak and roast peppers meet the wine’s spice and soft, full texture.

Skip

A delicate poached fish dish will lose its flavour beside the pepper and clove.

Serve at

16–18 °C

The producer

Et Cetera: a family estate in Crocmaz

The Luchianov family planted their first vines in Crocmaz in 2003 and made their first harvest in 2005. Alexandru Luchianov is the winemaker. At the estate, visitors can follow a wine through harvest, oak maturation and bottling. It is a practical way to see what happens between a bunch of grapes and a glass.

Place: Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă, Moldova
Family: The Luchianov family
Winemaker: Alexandru Luchianov
First vines: Planted in 2003
First harvest: 2005
Winemaking: Oak maturation; visitors can follow a wine from harvest to bottling