Rich and inviting, with fresh acidity supporting the layers of linzer torte, plum sauce and mocha notes, as fine tannins frame the long finish of spice, toasty oak and iron. Drink now through 2018. 75 cases imported.??–NW??Region: Chile / Aconcagua / Aconcagua Valley Select to Add

Inky purple. Exotic spice- and smoke-accented black and blue fruits on the nose. Lush, palate-coating licorice and dark fruit compote flavors are complicated by notes of black tea and bitter chocolate. Sweet, pliant tannins add gentle grip to the plush, seamless, extremely long finish. Year in and out this is Chile's finest example of carmenere.