The Ventisquero Tara Atacama White Wine 1 2020 is only available in 10 Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores and considering the price of $54.95 it is no wonder! The label does not specifically label the wine as a Chardonnay instead stating: “Base Wine: Chardonnay”. Third party websites confirm it is 100% Chardonnay. My AntiContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: One of Chile’s Great Chardonnays?”
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RKS 2023 Wine: Undurraga T.H. 2019 Pinot Noir from Chile
Undurraga made a stellar T.H 2019 Carignan from the Maule Valley which I rated a 93 so with anticipation we try their T.H. 2019 Pinot Noir from the Malleco Valley. It was aged 10 months in concrete eggs and neutral French oak barrels. Having tasted too few Chilean Pinot Noirs they tend to have veryContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Undurraga T.H. 2019 Pinot Noir from Chile”
RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Doing 50/50 So Far
Late in 2022 and early into 2023 Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon is 50/50. The Maipo leads in the top 50% and the Cachapoal is in the bottom 50…the real bottom. The 2019 Primus Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Maipo yet the 2020 vintage will be from Colchagua being released in Ontario on 21January2023. In Ontario thereContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Doing 50/50 So Far”
RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Carménère: Siegel Gran Reserva Carménère
Aromatics: Heavy raspberry markers with black cherry and strawberry in tow. Palate: The tannins are not quite reaching the moderate level. Plenty of stuffing in this wine. Virtually bursting with black cherry but held in a straight jacket for the moment, Put another way the wine may just be on a holding pattern before landingContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Carménère: Siegel Gran Reserva Carménère”
RKS 2023 Wine: Can the Baron Deliver?
If Miguel Torres from Spain can make wine in Chile so can Baron Phillipe de Rothschild! Is it a question of a flashy name attracting attention or is there quality here? The wine is a Carménère named Escudo Rojo from the Valle de Colchagua in Chile. Aromatics: Telltale notes of raspberry, strawberry and some blackberry.Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Can the Baron Deliver?”
RKS 2023 Wine: Breaking a Recent String of Chilean Red Wine Mediocrity? Cardboard and Cement?
After attending the Toronto Drink Chile event in November 2022 sponsored by the Wines of Chile I made an effort to sample the wines of the participating wineries and was well rewarded with stellar wines from Las Veletas, Perez Cruz, Miguel Torres Chile and San Pedro Tarapaca. Since then it has been a slide downhillContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Breaking a Recent String of Chilean Red Wine Mediocrity? Cardboard and Cement?”
RKS 2023 Wine: A Rescue from the Chilean Stumble? CODE RED
Red wines from Chile commenced 2023 virtually flying high then a very bad spill with a Viña Del Pedregal Kidia Reserve Carménère 2018. Real bad. Then a weak recovery with a Viña Marty Pacha Reserva 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon. As Bogart said in Casablanca, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” I am looking at a Vistamar GranContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: A Rescue from the Chilean Stumble? CODE RED”
RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon: Viña Marty Pacha Cabernet Sauvignon
After tasting some excellent Chilean Carménère I recently hit a wall at high-speed facing a disappointing Viña Del Pedregal 2018 Kidia Reserve Carménère which I opined should be returned to sender. One rogue wine will not deter me from pursuing the Chilean path. So switching to a Cabernet Sauvignon from Viña Marty, a Pacha CabernetContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon: Viña Marty Pacha Cabernet Sauvignon”
RKS 2023 Wine: Chateau Perbal Carménère: Chile Chugs Along
This Carménère is from the Maule Valley in Chile’s Central Valley Region. The Maule Valley, unlike many Chilean wine producing regions, does not have any maritime influences. Maule Carménère is reputed to be spicy with aromatic intensity. So what does the Chateau Perbal 2018 Carménère have in store for us? Aromatics: Telltale Carménère aromas ofContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Chateau Perbal Carménère: Chile Chugs Along”
RKS 2023 Wine: Perez Cruz: A Tsunami of Winners: Confessions of a Carmenère Convert!
At the Drink Chile 2022 event held last November in Toronto I tasted the Perez Cruz Limited Edition Carmenère and it suddenly dawned on me that perhaps Chilean red wines had turned the corner and escaped their minty characteristics of a decade ago. That was one reason I took a Chilean red wine hiatus forContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Perez Cruz: A Tsunami of Winners: Confessions of a Carmenère Convert!”
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