RKS 2024 Wine: A Chilean Pinot Noir That Takes No Prisoners

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I rather thought 2024 would be Chile’s year for moderately priced red wine dominance not so much in volume exported but quality wise.

We try a San Pedro 1865 Tayú Pinot Noir 2021.

Aroma: Dense and muscular as its less than delicate Pinot Noir dark ruby colour suggests. Black plum, blackberry, black cherry and cherry liqueur.

Palate: Full bodied with what seems to be a never-ending finish. The acids are close to perfection leaving an illusory sense of tang contributing to a light peppered finish. Such a combination of red fruits it is nearly impossible to categorize individual components but it works so well.

Personality: I am a cultured brute.

Food Match: Beef Bourguignon.

Cellarbility: The wine is so tightly knit now it will improve and cruise into 2027 before beginning its decline.

Price: $ 24 CDN.

RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 90/100. Wine Align 90.

(San Pedro 1865 Tayú 2021 Pinot Noir, D.O. Valle de Malleco, Viña San Pedro, Tarapacá, Chile, 750 mL, 12.5%).

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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