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South American Wine Tasting Diner

Tango Sur, Chicago, IL

Tasted December 17, 2007 by Steve Jones with 558 views

Introduction

Tango Sur- big meaty Argentinian steakhouse with nothing over $19 on the menu. Wow! What a great place and great food. A perfect backdrop to some South American wines!

Flight 1 - Passing the Bottle (9 notes)

We just passed the bottles around as we had appetizers of baked Argentine provolone and stuffed eggplant and then dinner. It was a fun night!

Red
2003 Bodega Familia Schroeder Pinot Noir Saurus Argentina, Patagonia
91 points
Pinot Noir 60% Malbec 40% Argentina. Lots of cherries and toasty heat on the nose and palate. Nice suppleness in the flavors, decent finish.
Red
2005 Viñedos Errázuriz Ovalle Carménère Panilonco Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley
88 points
Panilonco Carmenere 2005 Chile. Earthy deep dark nose and flavors. Very deep and fruity, somewhat one-dimensional but only $3.99 at Trader Joe’s. 88 points.
Red
2005 Luca Malbec Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
90 points
Luca 2005 Malbec Argentina. Soft supple deep dark flavors; very intense and earthy. 90 points
Red
2002 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
89 points
Don Melchor 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Chile. Bordeaux like flavors. Very deep intense cab. 89 points but will improve as the tannins open.
Red
2000 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
93 points
Don Melchor 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Chile. Totally rounded out compared to 2002, with soft round complexity. Better nose and softer flavors where some of the tannins have shifted to leather and earth. 93 points.
Red
2000 San Pedro de Yacochuya Yacochuya Argentina, Valles Calchaquíes, Salta, Cafayate
88 points
Yacochuya 2000 Malbec Argentina. An oaky, big intense old saddle leather wine with “cowboy gaucho” tannins. 88 points.
Red
2003 Viña Almaviva S.A. Almaviva Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
93 points
Almaviva 2003 Chile. Rothschild makes this big, bordeaux style wine. This is a huge and ever so tasty wine. 93 points. Best of the night.
Red
2004 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Alta Argentina, Mendoza
91 points
Catena Alta 2004 Malbec Argentina. This wine had ahuge cocoa nose with intense flavorful fruits and cab like flavors. I loved this one, too. 91 points.
Red
2003 Saint Jean du Barroux Ventoux L'Oligocène France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Ventoux
85 points
Saint Jean du Barroux 2003 Provence France. A 95 point GV wine, most including me found it very Rhone like with very acetone-like and off flavors but drinkable. 85 points

Closing

Order of finish:
First place: Almaviva
Second place: Don Melchor 2000
Third place: Catena Alta
Honorable mention: Saurus

Great quality for price from South America!

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