David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

#Remembrance #Love 6/25

One of our special stops in Maipo, Chile.

The day we visited, they had just received & were using their basic bottle labeling machine. They were elated to no longer have to do it by hand. 2018.

49% Carmenere, 42.5% Cabernet & 8.5% Syrah.

Picture of Sofia in Nefertiti’s Tomb. The top of Sofia’s bucket list.

The fruits are ripe and dryish; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum with big skin, plum pudding, darkest cherries & strawberries hues, creamy raspberries. Dark chocolate w/ fudge frosting, caramel, mocha, deep, dark spices w/ some palate heat, moist, forest floor with dry leaves, clove, nutmeg, soft cinnamon stick, vanillin, black tea, black licorice, dry river stone, moist, grey, volcanic clay, limestone & dry crushed rock minerals, dry top soil, some black pepper, dry tobacco & chewy leather, oak wood shavings, dry, withering & candied flowers, excellent, round acidity with a ruby, fresh, round, well; tensioned, balanced, knitted, smartly polished finish that lasts minutes.

Still has 10-15 years of good life ahead.

It was Bordeaux that first embraced Carmenere and the only Chateau that I know that still blends it is Clerc Milon…only about 2-3%. Chile champions Carmenere now.

Photos; Sofia & I tasted on top of that structured & their barrel room. — 3 months ago

Kevin Mullally

8.9

More fruit forward than I expected from a Syrah. Still got the smoked meat aroma. Blackberries maybe?
— 3 years ago

Matt McBride

9.0

Should improve in the coming years. — 5 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Nice orange peel touch. Lacking a bit on the mid palate but Then it waft back vividly on the aftertaste. 94-95 — 5 months ago

Laith A

9.4

This is so good!! — 2 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.2

Past its prime but still alive. Missing the final touch where the Clerc Milon made the difference — 4 years ago

Mel Collard

9.1

On the smell, blackcurrant, jamy notes and some light dry notes. Very good acidity and tannin. Rounded with a stewed black fruit taste followed by light banana and tropical fruits. Still some time with a good overall balance — 5 years ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Beautiful garnet color. Smokey, musty, and earthy on the nose. Cedar, black raspberries, leather, and tobacco. Well integrated and not overpowering. Very satisfying finish. A real treat to drink a 40-year old wine that is so pleasing to smell, look at, and taste. — 2 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Reminiscent of a nice Bordeaux like Clerc Milon. Beautiful cedar notes on the nose and in the glass. Fully integrated tannins with nice complexity. Worth a try from all of you francophones!!! — 3 years ago

Lauren Tilot

9.0

Great with sushi, dry and amazing for the price! — 4 years ago