A reedy and odd-smelling wine. No matter how many times you come back to it, there’s the scent of latex and a strange perfume to the nose. In the mouth, it’s tannic and blocky, with saturated black cherry and a funky, unfamiliar twist. And it finishes with rubber, plastic, cotton candy and coconut notes. Can’t say this does much to push Carmenere’s status.——M.S.(5/1/2009)—— 83