2015 Concha y Toro Merlot Marqués de Casa Concha

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 88.3 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View caspernick's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/4/2021 - caspernick Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I am a huge fan of this winery, their Don Melchor being my introduction to good wine. The Marques de Casa Concha line of wines offers great value for everyday drinking, the Cabernet used to be my house wine back in the day. I drank gallons of the stuff. When I saw this Merlot, with a bit of bottle age, I had to rekindle my love affair.
  
  It shows medium garnet in the glass, a hint of the aging process. The nose has a gamy scent alongside figs, ripe plum, leather and bark. The palate is still youthful and juicy. A nice tart welcome with blackberry, plum and leather greet me alongside very integrated tannins. The acidity is definitely present yet very balanced between the fruit and tannic structure. This wine runs 14.5% ABV, which I got a whiff of on the nose. I am now also getting a hint of it on the mid palate. It does give the wine some body and heft, alongside the generous fruit. The finish is short to medium but it carries the structural components for a while, the dryness lasting a good long while on my teeth. I wanted a Merlot to try and pair with some Duck breasts I am rendering and then roasting, this may do the trick as there are ample tannins and acidity to help cut through the fat, plus I am whipping up an orange sauce to drizzle. This wine has a few years of age already but will drink nicely till 2025 methinks. I paid $18 and consider it an 89 point wine worthy of 4 stars.
  
  https://caspernick.com/2021/06/04/marques-de-casa-concha-merlot-2015-peumo-chile/

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View AOAO10's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/12/2019 - AOAO10 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Very enjoyable. Easy to drink. Medium bodied, little bit a spice, soft tannins. Great price!

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WindFlyer's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/14/2019 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 88 Points

  garnet/ruby colour and medium body. dark berries, plums and bits of spice and smoke on the nose. fruity yet fresh in the mouth, with a broad mid palate supported by fairly polished tannins. some wood/spice complexities, medium plus persistence, and just a bit of heat from the 14.5% alcohol. agreeable and easy to drink.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View dssmith's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/3/2019 - dssmith wrote: 90 Points

  Concha Y Toro produces lovely wines at a number of price points. Marques de Casa Concha are single vineyard wines priced in the low 20's. I have found them all to be very enjoyable. this Merlot is no exception. The label says it comes form their San Clemente Vineyard. I found it to be nicely balanced with a bit of a fruit predominance. Neither the wood nor the tannin intruded. The color was dark red. There was a floral bouquet when I opened the bottle. This is a very nice "everyday" wine.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Decanting Queen's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/1/2018 - Decanting Queen wrote: 87 Points

  It’s ok, but a bit green/pyrazine for my taste

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 8 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.