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Morande Edicion Limitada 2007 Carmenere

August 25, 2010

Price: Around $12 Color: Violet Red Nose: Blackberries and oak Taste: Good fruit flavor.  Tannins are soft, but present.  Medium body with a clean and long finish. Summary: Took some time but eventually this wine opened up.  Absolutely let this wine breathe before drinking, its a bit tightly wound in the bottle. This wine originates [...]

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Terra Andina 2009 Carmenere

August 4, 2010

Price: Around $7 Color: Purple violet Nose: Oak, black pepper, blackberries Taste: Round in mouth.  Silky with soft tannins. Summary: A drinkable, soft Carmenere from Chile.  Its not long on the finish but it won’t kill your palate either.  Actually, pick up the Chocalan, which I reviewed last week instead. I really want to try their Suyai [...]

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Vina Chocalan 2008 Carmenere

July 29, 2010

Price: Around $11 Color: Deep cherry red Nose: Strawberries and tobacco on the nose.  Very aromatic. Taste: Medium bodied with mellow tannins.  Little bit of spice and  smoke on the palate. Summary: I’ve had Carmenere wines where the taste was hard to distinguish from a Merlot.  Not here, the Carmenere fruit is distinct in presence. [...]

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Carta Vieja Limited Release 2008 Carmenere

June 16, 2010

Price: Around $7 Color: Deep red-purplish Nose: Berries, cedar and a bit of cinnamon Taste: Full bodied with firm tannins.  Hints of chocolate, tobbaco and some spice.  Tasty Summary: I liked this.  It didn’t have a very long finish, but given the taste to balance to price ratio, its pretty decent.  This wine hails from Chile’s [...]

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