Indomita, Duette, Premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, 2017, Chile

Posted on July 23, 2020 by richardgore1200

This Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere blend from Indomita in the Maipo Valley in Chile is a good example of what Chile can produce. Wine Snobs look away.

Its a deep purple colour with aromas of red and black fruits, redcurrant, blackcurrant, plum, cherries and leather. There are additional flavours of spice, vanilla and oaky notes. Its a dry, bold wine that has tannins but no enough to strip your mouth.

We had this with a big juicy steak and it went very well, cutting through the fat and giving that warm fuzzy feel, granted many wines give that warm fuzzy feel but steak is the perfect partner for this wine.

At £14 a bottle its about the right price, get it in a sale and it could be great value.

Indomita, Duette, Premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, 2017, Chile

Tarapaca +, Organic Red Blend, 2014, Chile

Posted on June 12, 2020 by richardgore1200

Organic wine is seen as a bit “niche”, not main stream and a bit wacky but this red blend from Chile shows what fantastic, amazing and bloody great value wine you can get organically. The blend is usually made with a combination of Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot and Petit Verdot. It has great balance of fruit flavour with acidity, ripe black fruit aromas with spice notes that are added to with red fruit flavours, tobacco and low tannins. Its smooth, so smooth, wonderful.

At under £10 a bottle this is brilliant value and a fabulous wine.

Tarapaca +, Organical Red Blend, 2014, Chile

Tarapaca +, Organic Red Blend, 2014, Chile

Vik, Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Chile

Posted on March 30, 2020 by richardgore1200

This Vik wine is made for Majestic and at £15 a bottle when you buy a mix 6 (any 6 bottles) you expect something pretty good. Is it good?

Well its got big flavours and aromas of blackcurrant, coffee and cassis with hints of vanilla and firm tannins that grip the mouth. Its a wine that I would want food with. Meat or strong cheese to allow it to cut through the foods fat and bring balance.

Its a little pricey for me, its good but £15 a bottle its a bit much.

Vik, Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Chile

Lo Abarca, Riesling 2018, Chile

Posted on March 25, 2020 by richardgore1200

A half decent dry Riesling is one of the best white wines in my book. This was quite a surprise for me. I can’t remember having a Chilean Riesling before or least it wasn’t memorable. This is subtle, aromas and flavours of lemon and lime and its light which is refreshing. The acidity is very well balance with the flavours and i found this was great on its own. Put it was shellfish and you have a winner.

At about £12 a bottle its right on the ball for summer drinking,

Lo Abarca, Riesling 2018, Chile

Errazuriz, Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2018, Casablanca Valley, Chile

Posted on March 20, 2020 by richardgore1200

This wine is made from the naturally occurring yeast in the grape skins. In the past such wines have been subtle and fresh. There are aromas of lemon, pineapple chunks of oak. This wine has additional flavours of stone fruit, apricot and creaminess but its the oak that is an issue. The oak is a little too much for me when drinking this on its own but if you had chicken or seafood it would be pretty good.

At about £13 a bottle its a little pricey for me.

Errazuriz, Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2018, Casablanca Valley, Chile

Vistamar, Late Harvest, Moscatel 2017, Limari Valley, Chile

Posted on March 13, 2020 by richardgore1200

Desert wine, its a marmite wine this, you either love it or hate it. The main issue I have is by the time desert is served you’ve had a few wines and think, its it worth opening another different wine?

Its got a beautiful rich lemon colour. There’s lots of ripe citrus, pineapple, lychee on the nose and taste. it has 100g of sugar, a dry wine has 5 or 10g as a comparison, but the acidity and sweetness balance is excellent. Its not a sticky desert wine but fresh and light. I liked it on its own but cheese and crackers at the end of the evening would be a great pairing.

At £6 a half bottle its great value.

Vistamar, Late Harvest, Moscatel 2017, Limari Valley, Chile

J.Bouchon Reserva Rosé 2015, Central Valley, Chile

Posted on February 12, 2020 by richardgore1200

A bronze medal winner at the IWSC 2015. I do have a problem with this, why?

Bronza is stingy, silver for sure. Made from Cab Sav the colour is truly amazing, copper in colour, richer and deeper in colour than most roses. There’s tannins, acidity and dryness which are very pleasant and very good balance.

Redcurrant is the dominate flavour followed by a sour cherry undertone with a bit of strawberry, raspberry and minerality.

Fresh and flavourism is a good way to describe this wine. For me this is a very good rose wine. For under £10 a bottle its very good value.

J.Bouchon Reserva Rosé 2015, Central Valley, Chile

Cono Sur, ‘La Rinconada’ Single Vineyard Block 28, Carmenere, Chile

Posted on February 6, 2020 by richardgore1200

Can you get bad Carmenere? Probably but I’ve yet to taste it. There are better Carmenere’s out there for sure but this is a good one. Lots to smell and taste, aromas mainly of black fruits, cherry, plum with oak, vanilla, leather, tobacco and pepper. Some comes through on the taste but you also get hints of raspberry and strawberries.

It could be a bit more smoother, refined. If I have it with food I would probably be singing it’s praises, on its own I just liked it.

Cono Sur, ‘La Rinconada’ Single Vineyard Block 28, Carmenere, Chile

Los Vascos Grande Reserve 2015, Chile

Posted on December 2, 2019 by richardgore1200

Grand Reserve should mean so much, yet in most countries , like Chile, it means only that its the better wine from that vineyard.

On the nose and taste of you get plum and red cherry. Then next day with a little air you get leather, oak and vanilla. Its got a fair bit of tannins and its pretty dry and not particularly refined which at £15 I’m a little disappointed. Its a decent wine but over priced which is unusual for a chilean wine.

Los Vascos Grande Reserve 2015

Bouchon – Mingre 2015 red blend from Chile.

Posted on November 29, 2019 by richardgore1200

35% Carmenère, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carignan is the makeup of this Chilian blend. The vineyard has gone organic in the last few years and ages the wine for between 12 and 18 months in french oak. This is a dry red with grippy tannins that really stay around. Its a rich red with herbaceous, blackberry, blackcurrant, spice and coffee notes and flavours and a slate finish undertone. Its a strong blend that will get better with age, softening and mellowing. I had this with steak which was a great combination. but enjoyed it on it’s own.

Decanter gave this a Silver medal, that’s about right. It pretty good, although at £25 a bottle its a little overpriced but not excessively so.

Bouchon – Mingre 2015 red blend from Chile

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Indomita, Duette, Premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, 2017, Chile

Tarapaca +, Organic Red Blend, 2014, Chile

Vik, Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Chile

Lo Abarca, Riesling 2018, Chile

Errazuriz, Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2018, Casablanca Valley, Chile

Vistamar, Late Harvest, Moscatel 2017, Limari Valley, Chile

J.Bouchon Reserva Rosé 2015, Central Valley, Chile

Cono Sur, ‘La Rinconada’ Single Vineyard Block 28, Carmenere, Chile

Los Vascos Grande Reserve 2015, Chile

Bouchon – Mingre 2015 red blend from Chile.