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Gran Reserva Valle del Maule Merlot

9.112 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
Maule Valley, Central Valley, Chile
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Wow! Great, super inexpensive merlot. High toned. Bordeaux like notes.

Wow! Great, super inexpensive merlot. High toned. Bordeaux like notes.

Dec 4th, 2020
Meg and Alex Dunlap

Loved this Merlot! It’s just mellow enough, but has the complexity you want in wine to keep it interesting. Mid-level tanins with a chocolatey finish. Great stand alone wine.

Loved this Merlot! It’s just mellow enough, but has the complexity you want in wine to keep it interesting. Mid-level tanins with a chocolatey finish. Great stand alone wine.

2 people found it helpfulOct 22nd, 2020
John Kuhn

Great South American merlot.

Great South American merlot.

Jun 1st, 2021
John Kuhn

This is a remarkable merlot. Great fruit on the nose. An abundance of fruit on the pallet. Color is great, mouth feel and finish really nice. Maybe a bit more acidic than merlots from north america. Definitely buying more.

This is a remarkable merlot. Great fruit on the nose. An abundance of fruit on the pallet. Color is great, mouth feel and finish really nice. Maybe a bit more acidic than merlots from north america. Definitely buying more.

Jan 7th, 2021
Tree Kilpatrick

Dark color. Lovely in the glass. Smells like garam masala, prunus tree prunings and prunes. Flavor is rich and complicated. More Indian spices and rich dark chocolate mole. A snap of mint or rosemary in there too. This is great stuff and absurdly underpriced.

Dark color. Lovely in the glass. Smells like garam masala, prunus tree prunings and prunes. Flavor is rich and complicated. More Indian spices and rich dark chocolate mole. A snap of mint or rosemary in there too. This is great stuff and absurdly underpriced.

Dec 16th, 2020
Patti Petree

John likes

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Apr 29th, 2019
Daoud Sangwa

Sommelier Whole Foods Market

9.1

Daoud had this 8 years ago

Daoud had this 8 years ago

Jan 20th, 2016
Natasha Crawford

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Natasha had this 6 years ago

Jan 4th, 2018
Matt Puster

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Matt had this 7 years ago

May 15th, 2017
Maira Garcia

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Apr 21st, 2017