Pretty good after letting it breathe — 15 days ago
Perfect pairing with the Boragó lamb. Ripe, mature, fruit, low tannin, unfaded. — 3 months ago
Smells vegetal - reminds me of some of the premium Rodney Strong Cabernets I used to taste at RS. Bell pepper, currant, and cherry on the nose. — 4 months ago
Didn’t like it at first, after tasting other wines. Really grew on me. Tastes like papaya. — 6 days ago
Blend of leather and smoke, cardamon and nutmeg spices, rich mouthfeel, hint of vanilla aftertaste, one of the most delicious Cabs we’ve had, paired perfectly with Rib Eye. — 16 days ago
#Remembrance #Love 6/25
One of our special stops in Maipo, Chile.
The day we visited, they had just received & were using their basic bottle labeling machine. They were elated to no longer have to do it by hand. 2018.
49% Carmenere, 42.5% Cabernet & 8.5% Syrah.
Picture of Sofia in Nefertiti’s Tomb. The top of Sofia’s bucket list.
The fruits are ripe and dryish; blackberries, black raspberries, black plum with big skin, plum pudding, darkest cherries & strawberries hues, creamy raspberries. Dark chocolate w/ fudge frosting, caramel, mocha, deep, dark spices w/ some palate heat, moist, forest floor with dry leaves, clove, nutmeg, soft cinnamon stick, vanillin, black tea, black licorice, dry river stone, moist, grey, volcanic clay, limestone & dry crushed rock minerals, dry top soil, some black pepper, dry tobacco & chewy leather, oak wood shavings, dry, withering & candied flowers, excellent, round acidity with a ruby, fresh, round, well; tensioned, balanced, knitted, smartly polished finish that lasts minutes.
Still has 10-15 years of good life ahead.
It was Bordeaux that first embraced Carmenere and the only Chateau that I know that still blends it is Clerc Milon…only about 2-3%. Chile champions Carmenere now.
Photos; Sofia & I tasted on top of that structured & their barrel room. — a month ago
Tremendous cab/ Merlot blend. Plum, dried fruit, leather, I think it would be interesting to blind taste this against some of the great French Bordeaux’s — a month ago
Very subtle light tannins — 3 months ago
Roger Ray
From the foothills of the Andes mountains, at our Intriga estate with this variety of grapes, "we are able to offer you a powerful, complex yet velvety wine that will remind you of the value of a true classic. " — a day ago