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Grape Variety: 70% Merlot, 15% Carmenere, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Good plus wine with black fruit and dried herbs. The medium minus tannins are grippy. The wine has good balance and is structured. The finish is medium minus and sweet. Drink now and for 1-2 years. http://www.trioconchaytoro.com/our-wines-and-style/our-wines/merlot-en/ |
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Grape Variety: 100% Carmenere
Very good plus wine with black plums/cherries and chocolate over rich baking spice and an earthy minty dried herb note. The medium plus tannins are rounded and mature, building good balance with the medium minus acidity. The wine has good complexity and a medium plus finish. Drink now and for 5-6 years. No website the Winemaker’s Lot is in some markets instead of the Gran Reserva mark. |
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Grape Variety: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc
Very good plus wine showing black cherry and plums, with dried figs loaded over sweet bakers spices and a savoury black olive note. The wine has good complexity and medium plus fruit concentration. The medium tannins are rounded and give good structure with the medium minus acidity. The finish is long. Drink now will improve for 2-3 years and drink for 6-7 years. |
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Grape Variety: Carmenere less than 100% and/or Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Very Good plus wine with mixed ripe dark fruit and tart black cherries over sweet herbs and a vanilla note. The fruit have very good concentration and high intensity. The medium tannins are ripe and balance the medium minus acidity giving good structure. The wine has good complexity and is well balanced with a medium plus finish. Drink now and for 7-10 years. |
Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Very Good wine with black plums and red currents over baking spice with touch of dried herbs. The tannins are medium and ripe balancing the medium minus acidity and giving good structure. The finish is medium plus and slightly sweet. The wine has medium plus fruit intensity. Drink now and for 4-5 years.
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Don Melchor 1990 by Concha y Toro
Very good plus wine with medium fruit intensity of ripe black berries and notes of cigar box, eucalyptus, sweet jam note, smoky salami and new saddle leather. The medium tannins are very well resolved. The wine has good fruit concentration and has held up well. Medium plus finish. Drink now it has begun to fade.
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Margaux 1991 by Viña Carmen
Good plus wine with rich dark plum and black current notes over baking spice, leather, tar, mint and an earthiness. The medium minus tannins are smooth and with the 14% alc still give good structure. The fruit has medium minus intensity and concentration. The finish is medium. The wine is fading but still pleasurable, drink now.
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Very good wine with pears and white peaches over nutty oak. The medium acidity and medium fruit intensity and concentration give structure and great balance. The wine has a medium plus finish and shows mineral notes at the end. Drink now and for 3-4 more years.
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Grape Variety: 85% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot
Outstanding wine with high intensity of sour black cherry, black raspberries, chocolate and savory black olives over fresh cut herbs. The ripe tannins are medium plus and acid is medium giving good structure. This is a very complex wine with a long finish. Drinking well now and for 6-7 years.
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Very good wine with sweet tropical fruit, ripe tangerine, buttered toast and note of sweet baking spice. Medium plus acidity and medium plus alcohol give structure to the intense fruit. The wine has medium plus length and is drinking well.
Grape Variety: 90% Carmenere, 6.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Cabernet Franc
Outstanding wine with deep ripe black cherry, black raspberries and bakers chocolate over cigar box. The tannins are high minus mature and the medium acidity give good structure. The fruit is very concentrated and medium plus insensity. Drinking now and for 10 more years.
