Viña Casablanca Nimbus Estate 2009 Pinot Noir

January 23, 2012

Vina Casablanca Nimbus Estate 2009 Pinot Noir

Price: Around $20

Rating: ★★★★☆

Color: Deep ruby

Nose: Black cherries, raspberries, vanilla, dried red roses, cedar, and herbal notes

Taste: Dry and medium density. Juicy black and red fruit flavor dominates at first followed by a pleasant mouth popping acidity. A little chocolate. Rich and velvety. Long smooth finish.

Summary: If this Pinot Noir was made in California, it would be priced in the $40 to $60 range. At $20, this a great value. Great for drinking now but will age well for the next 5-8 years.

Product of Chile’s Casablanca valley.

 

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Santa Ema Reserve 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

January 17, 2012

Santa Ema 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

Price: Around $10

Rating: ★★★½☆

Color: Deep Ruby

Nose: Blackberries, cherries, spice with a little smoke and earth

Taste: Dry and medium plus body. Blackberries and plums on the palate. Detect a little stewed fruit..nice. Long finish.

Summary: A nice little cab for a nice little price. I swear, when I checked out the nose on this wine before looking at the label, I said to myself “this is gotta be Maipo valley”. I was right. After you’ve tasted enough Chilean cabs, the ones from the Maipo valley come infused with that Maipo nose.

Product of Chile’s Maipo valley.

 

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Vistamar Brisa 2010 Sauvignon Blanc

January 8, 2012

Price: Around $7 Rating: Color: Pale yellow Nose: Clean, tropical with kiwi fruit and white flowers Taste: Light bodied with notes of honeydew melon. Soft with pleasant fruit flavor Summary: A good tasting sauvignon blanc. Not the most expressive or complex, but you get good flavor at the price with nothing out of balance. Product [...]

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Apaltagua Grial 2008 Carmenere

December 31, 2011

Price: Around $75 Rating: Color: Deep ruby Nose: Blackberries and red fruit with vanilla, leather, and eucalyptus notes Taste: Dry and medium to dense in body. Subtle tannins that blend with near perfect acidity for a rich velvet fruit experience. Red cherries on the palate with hints of black olive. Summary: This is my final tasting [...]

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