Wine Education Service - The Wines of Chile

Sandy Leckie with Pippa Hayward

• 2009 Leyda Riesling Costero Viña Leyda 82 Points

  Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley

  Aromatic but quite simple.
  Fruity attack, lime juice, fairly good acidity, refreshing but a slightly too lingering taste.

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• 2009 Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Single Vineyard Garuma 86 Points

  Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley

  Aromatic, very much cats pee but with some classical tomato plant notes.
  Grassy, very ripe fruit, good balance, slightly bitter finish, not too long.

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• 2009 Concha y Toro Viognier Winemaker's Lot 5 Lo Ovalle Vineyard 85 Points

  Chile, Casablanca Valley

  A bouquet of bery ripe apricots with some sweet tropical fruits, quite complex.
  Oily nectarines are the first impressions in the mouth, good balance, finishes with the stones of the fruits, quite long.

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• 2007 Errazuriz Chardonnay Wild Ferment 84 Points

  Chile, Casablanca Valley

  A gently vanilla oaky nose, some vegetal development, quite fresh smelling and pleasant.
  Quite oaky to taste, smooth mid palate with a sort of fruity acidity, bitter finish, quite long.

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• 2007 Viña Cono Sur Pinot Noir 20 Barrels Limited Edition El Triangulo Vineyard 84 Points

  Chile, Casablanca Valley

  Not immediately obvious to the nose as a pinot noir, very jammy fruit and maybe some figs.
  The mouth gets pinot noir straight away, a slightly sweet attack continuing in the mid palate, soft tannins and quite smooth, a bit oaky.

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• 2007 Montes Alpha Syrah 90 Points

  Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley

  A lovely syrah nose, black fruit with leather.
  A fabulously attractive mouth, sweet attack, lingering fruit, smooth mid palate, very long.

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• 2007 Lapostolle Merlot Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard 90 Points

  Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley

  Gentle fruit, concentrated blackcurrant, a complex nose.
  Fruity attack, soft and well integrated, smooth mid palate and good length.

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• 2007 Errazuriz The Blend Collection Red 92 Points

  Chile, Aconcagua Valley

  Very appealing aromatic nose, oak and brambles.
  A slightly unctuous treacly consistency, lovely black fruit, tannic but integrated, silky mid palate, excellent length.

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