Dusty cherry turning to cherry and ripe strawberry on the nose. Smokey cherry on the front end, turning to a surprising rush of red cherry on the mid pallet, to a lingering smokey finish. Nicely ingrained tannins, round.
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The aroma started off with black cherries and black plums. After being open for 5 min or so, it picked up a little bit of "earthy" or dirt smell. Strangely, the taste lacked the fruit characteristics of the aroma. There is a medium tannic character, with a bitter chocolate aftertaste and a long finish. This was excellent with Gorgonzola cheese, and paired very well with the pork w/ Gorgonzola sauce that I served with dinner.
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1/31/2013 - Bigal wrote: 91 Points
I agree with SJT. Great balance of cherry, tannin, and finish. And reasonably priced at BevMo.
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1/27/2013 - sjt wrote: 89 Points
Dusty cherry turning to cherry and ripe strawberry on the nose. Smokey cherry on the front end, turning to a surprising rush of red cherry on the mid pallet, to a lingering smokey finish. Nicely ingrained tannins, round.
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10/18/2011 - docvin1107 wrote: 83 Points
Heavy cassis, dark chocolate and alcohol. A classic crowd pleaser from Chile but not my style.
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9/19/2011 - Wazdakka wrote:
The aroma started off with black cherries and black plums. After being open for 5 min or so, it picked up a little bit of "earthy" or dirt smell. Strangely, the taste lacked the fruit characteristics of the aroma. There is a medium tannic character, with a bitter chocolate aftertaste and a long finish.
This was excellent with Gorgonzola cheese, and paired very well with the pork w/ Gorgonzola sauce that I served with dinner.
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8/22/2011 - Twinkles wrote: 81 Points
Nothing spectacular, kind of pruny. Not my favorite.
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