RKS 2023 Wine: Chile Can Seem to do Little Wrong

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As we move on closing 2023 Chilean red wines sparkle with many wines at a modest price and a high quality. In the hope I don’t have to eat my words we move to a red by the name of Sideral from San Pedro Tarapacá from the Valle del Cachapoal. It is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah, 9% Carménère, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. 16 months spent in oak 20% of which was new.

Aroma: Stacked with blackberry, cassis, cocoa and a tad of licorice and almonds.

Palate: Blueberry saturation in this youthful wine. Supplementary notes of charcoal and spicy black cherry. Moderate tannins and a rather long peppery finish.

Personality: I am a strong-willed wine charging along like the bulls in Pamplona but as the young fools being chased by them I will mature nicely…hopefully!

Food Match: Fresh water perch chowder in a rosé sauce.

Cellarbility: Almost too young and firm to drink now and it needs from 2024-2028 to further evolve and gain softness and further character. Drink by 2030.

Price: $24.95 CDN (Ontario).

RKS 2023 Wine Rating: 91/100. Patricio Tapia 95.

(Sideral 2021 Cachapoal Andes, D.O. Valle del Cachapoal Andes, San Pedro Tarapacá, Santiago, Chile, 750 mL, 14.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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