A Few Carmeneres: Bold purple color. Tart black currants, smoky black cherries, the fruit is dark and tangy but loaded with charcoal smoke, grilled herbs, roasted red peppers, bacon fat, vanilla coffee. Solid grip on the palate but the acidity is refreshing, and the black currant and cherry fruit is rich but tangy. Lots of charcoal, magic markers, campfire smoke, roasted bell peppers, mocha, black pepper glaze. A loamy, earthy, mineral element lingers on the finish. This has a bunch of years in the cellar, but it’s seriously good stuff. Includes 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 12 months in 55% new French oak.
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60% from aplta, 40% from ma-chu-whey (sp?,sorry). Smells like its oak, almost like its from Margaux, Really opened up and fleshy, that is really quite nice.
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(Montes Alpha Carménère) Very dark red violet color; aromatic, blackberry, black currant, black tea, herbal nose; blackberry, black currant, black cherry palate with tangy medium acidity; medium-plus finish (90% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14.5% alcohol; 55% 12 months in French oak)
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3/1/2018 - Quarked wrote: 90 Points
Earthy and smoky. Better second night, so give this air. Recommended for a carmenere.
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12/3/2017 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 91 Points
A Few Carmeneres: Bold purple color. Tart black currants, smoky black cherries, the fruit is dark and tangy but loaded with charcoal smoke, grilled herbs, roasted red peppers, bacon fat, vanilla coffee. Solid grip on the palate but the acidity is refreshing, and the black currant and cherry fruit is rich but tangy. Lots of charcoal, magic markers, campfire smoke, roasted bell peppers, mocha, black pepper glaze. A loamy, earthy, mineral element lingers on the finish. This has a bunch of years in the cellar, but it’s seriously good stuff. Includes 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 12 months in 55% new French oak.
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2/23/2017 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
60% from aplta, 40% from ma-chu-whey (sp?,sorry). Smells like its oak, almost like its from Margaux, Really opened up and fleshy, that is really quite nice.
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12/11/2016 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 87 Points
Good carmenere. Fells slightly young.
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12/2/2016 - Zed57 wrote: 89 Points
Big in your face smokey blackberry and blueberry with a mineral finish. Good stuff.
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