Community Tasting Notes 17

• johnrm Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 28, 2018 - Found this bottle at the back of my store and thought it might be over the hill. The wine was still a deep, opaque red with hardly a trace of brown at the rim. It was much better after half an hour. A good nose with fruit and spice. The palate was still quite fresh with lots of dark berry and black cherry fruit. Soft vanilla and spice from the oak added to the rich, mature but smooth character. It seemed to get better and longer on the palate with time. I am sure that most of this wine will have been drunk at least 4 or 5 years ago from the earlier notes but I think it is excellent now, given a little time to open. This bottle confirms my belief that good quality S. American wines can live and improve for longer than most people believe. I wish I had more.

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• johnrm Likes this wine: 88 points

  April 17, 2014 - I thought this was ready in 2010 but it has still been developing, although may be at its peak now. A touch of 'farmyard' on the nose and palate soon after opening but this faded leaving spice and cinnamon. Good fruit and balancing acidity.
  Next day - excellent fruit with pepper - very 'Rhone'. Touch of liquorice stems (bark) at the end. Very nice indeed.

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• Nightingale wrote: 84 points

  February 19, 2014 - Although still a youthful colour, this wine has aged (and maybe not that well). During first hour or so after opening I would agree with the negative reviews here - a bit hollow of fruit, tar dominant and that slightly chemical nose (reduction maybe?) - but at three hours it had improved a lot, more in line with the better reviews. Soft tannins with vanilla, baked cherry pie and some gentle spice notes. So we guzzled it with some lamb (always helps!)

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• petec-s wrote: 88 points

  February 1, 2014 - More fruit but less interesting than previous bottles, bottle variation from a large production wine ?

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• moods wrote: 89 points

  September 26, 2012 - Despite other reviewers suggesting otherwise, I thought this is drinking better now than 18 months back. It's savoury, peppery, spicy, vanilla baked pie fruit. The palate is very savoury and smooth. Tannins well integrated. Won't go much beyond 2012 I suspect but pretty good stuff now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Mayu
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Reserva
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Chile
• Region Elqui Valley
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 40 (33%)
• Consumed 80 (67%)

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