Community Tasting Notes 5

• Tarrant wrote: 87 points

  March 6, 2010 - Drank in a Mexican restaurant, and it was interesting to see how this red has evolved, had the last bottle in my stash a couple of years ago and then I argued the CT window was too short at 2005, I stick by my 'window' in that 2008 was still positive for this, although difficult to judge somewhat by the poor stems, it's grown a bit tired at this point and should be 'drank up' for those holding the 25 bottles in the community in my opinion, interesting comment by the chap that said it could be Carmere, I would agree that there is probably some of this within - Dark, with ambering rim, well concentrated with a nose of plum, cedar, green pepper and vanilla, decent complexity and structure, balanced, sweet and smooth on the palate with decent length, farwell my friend! (87 Points).

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• brjb7 wrote: 78 points

  June 11, 2008 - body odor nose overoaked and tannic...lacks finish on the palate

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• jennnblack wrote:

  March 17, 2007 - Definitely decant first. Just kept getting better.

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• AmazonMatt wrote: 86 points

  October 16, 2005 - Pours a deep velvety purple. Could it be Carmenere? Aroma of fresh fruits, dark cherry and blackberries, with a bit of oak on the end. On the tongue it is overwhelmingly currants with a hint of plum, lots of green grape acids, a finish of tabacco and smoke with a hint of oak. About a 10-15 second finish. A bit heavy on the alcohol (bottle says 13.5%, website says 14.5%, my mouth agrees with the latter), and a bit sweet. It feels like there is some Carmenere in the blend, but the website says no.
  
  I definately like it, and I would buy this again, my biggest complaint is the heaviness of the alcohol. I give it a 7.75 out of 10.

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• karpems wrote:

  November 28, 2004 - Very good wine for the money. Very full bodied...would buy again

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Viña Santa Rita
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Chile
• Region Maipo Valley
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 089419366921

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• In Cellars 19 (34%)
• Consumed 37 (66%)

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