Choapa Valley, Coquimbo

Viña Falernia

Falernia Reserva Valle de Elqui Carménère 2019

Deep ruby in color; bell peppers, black plums, and paprika on the nose; medium acidity; medium tannins; tastes like raspberry sauce, milk chocolate, and a hint of green peppercorns with a long finish. Nellie doesn't Iike it. I love it. A very unique flavor. — 24 days ago

Elqui Wines

Elqui Valley Carménère Blend 2017

Medium ruby color; black cherries, plums, and black pepper on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like tart cherries, slate, and a hint of chocolate with a long finish. After a good decant, it smells like oak and cherries and tastes about the same. Nellie doesn't like it. It's too smoky for her. I like it, but there is something a little bitter in the after taste in not a fan of. With more time in the glass it really improved. I'm increasing the score i gave it. — 7 months ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie

De Martino

Reserva Legado Choapa Valley Syrah 2016

Flavour ia full of black currant, wildberries, cherry with delūcate notes of oak. Taste a little bit sweety. Medium body. — 3 years ago

Concha y Toro

Marqués de Casa Concha Chardonnay

v19. Very good! Floral and toast nose. Juicy tropical fruit with a slight touch of honey. Long, round, oak finish. Nicely balanced. — a month ago

Viña Falernia

Falernia Reserva Pedriscal Vineyard Carménère

Luis B
9.0

Frutal, suave, profundo en boca, 2018, abierto en 2023. Excelente! — 5 months ago

Tabalí

Roca Madre Malbec 2018

100% Malbec grown at an altitude of 1600 meters in volcanic soil. This is not your average run of the mill South American Malbec. This Chilean wine is richly blueish red in color that streaks the glass with its viscous 14.5 ABV, medium plus body.

The nose is floral, herbal, and spicy. On the palate the pepper leads, accompanied by fresh red fruit, wood and nuts. The tannins are smooth and the finish is long.

This wine is stellar and it is not done improving, as the oak notes will develop into tertiary flavors. I have more that I will save and comment on later. Vive Chile!!!

93+ points
— 2 years ago

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Viña Falernia

Gran Reserva Valle de Elqui Carménère 2020

Deep ruby color.
Aromas of red floral, dark fruit, earth, spice.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, vanilla, cinnamon, licorice, floral, hint of herbal on the finish. Medium-rich, velvety tannins. Wow!

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5
— 2 months ago

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Colectivo Mutante

PX #1 Pedro Ximenez 2021

Interesting. Enjoyed. Need to give it another shot. — 8 months ago

Tabalí

Talinay Calcáreo Costero Valle de Limari Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Strong citrus. Citrus and grassy herbal notes. Intense minerals. I find it very hard to judge these young Sauvignon Blanc de garde. It’s clear how much is there but the wine is not yielding much pleasure at the moment. — 2 years ago

Severn, Aravind and 15 others liked this