Tasted blind against a Malbec (to prepare for a wine test) color: ruby purple, tears stained, wwm, ppr, med intensity nose: very ripe plum, slight smoke (as if fireplace), a rich fig center ... palate: dry, acid is med+, tannin med, alc is med+ est 14 reality 13.5, length is med+ with finish like expensive jam with raspberry seeds, some vanillla, some oak pair with: meat stew, a winter meat oriented dish, braised beef, savory dish with beef .... A WS type review might read: Chocolate notes dot this muscular Carmenere from the Colchaugua valley. Medium- body yet can pair well with braised meets and steak. Drink now.
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3/14/2009 - awinestory wrote: 80 Points
Tasted blind against a Malbec (to prepare for a wine test) color: ruby purple, tears stained, wwm, ppr, med intensity nose: very ripe plum, slight smoke (as if fireplace), a rich fig center ... palate: dry, acid is med+, tannin med, alc is med+ est 14 reality 13.5, length is med+ with finish like expensive jam with raspberry seeds, some vanillla, some oak pair with: meat stew, a winter meat oriented dish, braised beef, savory dish with beef .... A WS type review might read: Chocolate notes dot this muscular Carmenere from the Colchaugua valley. Medium- body yet can pair well with braised meets and steak. Drink now.
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