Informal notes, but I thought this was "good". Beautiful cork that was in great shape. N: Big juicy fruit and berry pie. P: More juicy fruit and not as much depth as I was hoping for. More big berry, dark fruit and tannin. Medium + body. F: Medium and a bit heavy with more dark fruit. A solid wine for the price from Garagiste, but not a grand slam.
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84% Cabernet Sauvignon 12% Cabernet Franc 4% Petit Verdot from the El Mariscal and Don Melchor Vineyards D.O. Puente Alto, Alto Maipo Valley at 600-650 m with rocky alluvial soil and planted ~2000. Harvested third week of March and first week of April. De-stemmed and crushed. 10-day fermentation in closed stainless steel tanks with daily pump overs. Natural malolactic. Aged 16 months in French oak barrels (25% new and 75 % 2nd use). 14.6% Abv.
History: Concha y Toro’s founded in 1883 by Melchor Concha y Toro. Now the largest producer and exporter of wines from Latin America with more than 10,000 hectares of vineyards in Chile, Argentina and the United States producing 16+ brands in Chile alone. Made at the Puente Alto Cellar. Winemaker: Marcelo Papa.
A(ccuray)=2: Med deep ruby. A plush Cab blend. B(alance)=3: Modulated components in harmony. C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, currant, tobacco, smoke. D(epth)=1: Sauve mouthfeel. Even palate and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,1]= 8/10
Good Cab blend with sense of place.
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3/9/2024 - gui.crispim39@gmail.com wrote:
Otimo Chileno
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2/27/2024 - winepog wrote: 86 Points
Really heavy bottle. I agree that the finish is a tad short. Cheers!
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2/24/2024 - rwpeter Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great every day red. Fruit is nice. Finish a bit weak. But for $20. Nice.
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2/13/2024 - RDHudak wrote: 90 Points
Informal notes, but I thought this was "good". Beautiful cork that was in great shape. N: Big juicy fruit and berry pie. P: More juicy fruit and not as much depth as I was hoping for. More big berry, dark fruit and tannin. Medium + body. F: Medium and a bit heavy with more dark fruit. A solid wine for the price from Garagiste, but not a grand slam.
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9/22/2023 - WineTally Likes this wine:
84% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Cabernet Franc
4% Petit Verdot
from the El Mariscal and Don Melchor Vineyards D.O. Puente
Alto, Alto Maipo Valley at 600-650 m with rocky alluvial soil
and planted ~2000.
Harvested third week of March and first week of April.
De-stemmed and crushed. 10-day fermentation in closed stainless
steel tanks with daily pump overs. Natural malolactic.
Aged 16 months in French oak barrels (25% new and 75 % 2nd use).
14.6% Abv.
History: Concha y Toro’s founded in 1883 by Melchor Concha y Toro.
Now the largest producer and exporter of wines from Latin America
with more than 10,000 hectares of vineyards in Chile, Argentina and
the United States producing 16+ brands in Chile alone.
Made at the Puente Alto Cellar.
Winemaker: Marcelo Papa.
A(ccuray)=2: Med deep ruby. A plush Cab blend.
B(alance)=3: Modulated components in harmony.
C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, currant, tobacco, smoke.
D(epth)=1: Sauve mouthfeel. Even palate and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,1]= 8/10
Good Cab blend with sense of place.
For story-telling label graphics, see:
[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5Gcwts8lg/]
[https://www.facebook.com/WineTally/]
For a video explanation of WineTally (in 8 languages) see:
Wine Tally on www.youtube.com.
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