NV Viña San Pedro Cabernet Sauvignon Gato Negro

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 84 points

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  2/20/2024 - caspernick Likes this wine: 83 Points

  Another of the lost 'garage' wines my buddy brought over. The back label was missing so I have no vintage information. The cork was pretty dry and fell in to the bottle when I tried to insert the corkscrew. The color is medium garnet with copper highlights and medium viscosity (12% ABV). The nose has medium intensity aromas of dusty earth, desiccated red cherry, slightly cooked capsicum, mint, dried blackberry and burnt sugar. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity and medium tannins that are still quite bristly. A light body was to be expected. Flavors of dried black cherry, dusty bramble, stewed blackberry, bitter chocolate and dried prunes. The bitterness is a bit cloying and carries on to the medium length finish. This is not a very pleasant wine to drink but after being subjected to such harsh storage I am stunned that a $6 bottle of unknown age has withstood the test of time. I revisited after a few hours and actually enjoyed the second glass. I'm impressed tbh. I might pick up a recent vintage to check out. BTW- I looked up the label and think this might be a 1998 or earlier bottle. That's 26 years old my friends. Drink now?? Lol.
  
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  8/12/2023 - Gerhard3 wrote:

  Esta botella (también Cabernet con Malbec, como todas las botellas de esta partida) con más merma que la anterior y el corcho totalmente mojado. Quizás por esto, la nariz muy muy evolucionada, y con evidente dejo de oxidación, pero sin llegar a ser defectuoso. Fruta cocida, te negro y notas terrosas. En boca mejor, la fruta - ciruela, frutilla - cocida y bastante dulce (sensorialmente, no creo que haya mucho azúcar residual) se combina con acidez media y agradable volumen (medio-alto) y estructira tánica conservada que hace pensar en unos berries astringentes pero muy maduros (Comprado por el dueño anterior el 7 de diciembre 1984, en Almac, por 99 Pesos).

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  5/15/2021 - Gerhard3 wrote: 85 Points

  This Gato Negro from the early 80s, probably 1981 or 1982, in fact says Cabernet Cot. Still alive, but less structure and impact than other Chilean reds from the same period.

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