Apaltagua

Reserva Apalta Valley Estate Carménère

8.728 ratings
8.82 pro ratings
Colchagua Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile
Carménère
Chicken, Pasta, Exotic Spices, White Rice, Turkey, Baking Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Potato, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Onion, Mushrooms, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beef, Tomato-Based
Top Notes For
Daniel P. Drake

Tonight's wine is from the Southern Hemisphere. I have opened the 2013 Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere Apaltagua Valley Estate Grown Colchagua, Chile.

There are aromas of raspberry puree, sour cherries, green peppercorn, herbaceousness and granite minerality.

The palate gives me red raspberry, sour cherry, lots of green bell pepper and herbaceous notes, fennel, minerality and light oak.

I get a medium to light mouth feel. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Light on the front end builds on the mid palate then really loses something on the backend.

Not a terrible wine. If you like the green notes of the bell pepper and herbaceousness, which I do, this is for you. If it weren't for these types of palate pleasing notes my score would be a lot lower.

Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷

Tonight's wine is from the Southern Hemisphere. I have opened the 2013 Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere Apaltagua Valley Estate Grown Colchagua, Chile.

There are aromas of raspberry puree, sour cherries, green peppercorn, herbaceousness and granite minerality.

The palate gives me red raspberry, sour cherry, lots of green bell pepper and herbaceous notes, fennel, minerality and light oak.

I get a medium to light mouth feel. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Light on the front end builds on the mid palate then really loses something on the backend.

Not a terrible wine. If you like the green notes of the bell pepper and herbaceousness, which I do, this is for you. If it weren't for these types of palate pleasing notes my score would be a lot lower.

Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷

1 person found it helpfulNov 18th, 2016
Andrea Davidson

The Wine House - wow love this one! Smooth, smokey, yet fruity, great deal too!

The Wine House - wow love this one! Smooth, smokey, yet fruity, great deal too!

Feb 4th, 2016
Ricardo

I liked it.

I liked it.

Jan 30th, 2016
Lisa McDougall

Smooth but the aftertaste is a little sweet.

Smooth but the aftertaste is a little sweet.

Aug 19th, 2015
Evyn Wright

Thanksgiving wine. Was well received.

Thanksgiving wine. Was well received.

Nov 27th, 2014
Stephen Mathews

Stephen had this 9 years ago

Stephen had this 9 years ago

Dec 28th, 2015
Victoria Dal Santo

Victoria had this 8 years ago

Victoria had this 8 years ago

Jul 3rd, 2016
Hunter Freiberg

Hunter had this 9 years ago

Hunter had this 9 years ago

Dec 17th, 2015
Hugh ODonnell

Hugh had this 9 years ago

Hugh had this 9 years ago

Nov 8th, 2015
RWS 211

RWS had this 9 years ago

RWS had this 9 years ago

Sep 25th, 2015