Expected more from this one. Good flavor, but not lasting long. Plain bouquet.
Expected more from this one. Good flavor, but not lasting long. Plain bouquet.
1 person found it helpfulDec 18th, 2016
Tonight's wine is from the Southern Hemisphere. I have opened the 2013 Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere Apaltagua Valley Estate Grown Colchagua, Chile.
There are aromas of raspberry puree, sour cherries, green peppercorn, herbaceousness and granite minerality.
The palate gives me red raspberry, sour cherry, lots of green bell pepper and herbaceous notes, fennel, minerality and light oak.
I get a medium to light mouth feel. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Light on the front end builds on the mid palate then really loses something on the backend.
Not a terrible wine. If you like the green notes of the bell pepper and herbaceousness, which I do, this is for you. If it weren't for these types of palate pleasing notes my score would be a lot lower.
Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷
Tonight's wine is from the Southern Hemisphere. I have opened the 2013 Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere Apaltagua Valley Estate Grown Colchagua, Chile.
There are aromas of raspberry puree, sour cherries, green peppercorn, herbaceousness and granite minerality.
The palate gives me red raspberry, sour cherry, lots of green bell pepper and herbaceous notes, fennel, minerality and light oak.
I get a medium to light mouth feel. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Light on the front end builds on the mid palate then really loses something on the backend.
Not a terrible wine. If you like the green notes of the bell pepper and herbaceousness, which I do, this is for you. If it weren't for these types of palate pleasing notes my score would be a lot lower.
Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷
1 person found it helpfulNov 18th, 2016
Delicious, high tannin, dry, full body
Delicious, high tannin, dry, full body
Dec 17th, 2023
Muy agradable, suave, buenos aromas de una cepa que se creía extinta. Buen vino
Muy agradable, suave, buenos aromas de una cepa que se creía extinta. Buen vino
Mar 14th, 2023
Predominant flavors of cherry, blackberry, clove and vanilla; strong presence of oak, while maintaining the smooth body that the carmenere grape provides
Predominant flavors of cherry, blackberry, clove and vanilla; strong presence of oak, while maintaining the smooth body that the carmenere grape provides
Aug 3rd, 2022
Dry up front, good flavor for light wine, very clean and enjoyable
Dry up front, good flavor for light wine, very clean and enjoyable
Jan 21st, 2022
Upon opening the nose is not pleasant...petroleum product of some sort. Light-bodied with slight tannins, and strong herbal green flavor. After an hour it was better, but the petroleum smell was still there and we could taste it in the wine. Not a bad wine, but not for everyone.
Upon opening the nose is not pleasant...petroleum product of some sort. Light-bodied with slight tannins, and strong herbal green flavor. After an hour it was better, but the petroleum smell was still there and we could taste it in the wine. Not a bad wine, but not for everyone.
Sep 29th, 2019
Colchagua Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile
