Rather toasty, with mocha and coffee notes leading the way for dark raspberry and blackberry fruit. Dark licorice edge takes over on the fleshy finish. Drink now through 2010. 1,000 cases made.??–JM??Region: Chile / Central Valley-Chile / Rapel / Rapel Valley Select to Add

Looking for a juggernaut red that cries out for steak? Give this lush, stylish, nearly flawless Carmenere a shot and you won’t be disappointed. The nose opens with toast, mineral, herbs, olive and berry fruit, and the palate is more of the same. In terms of feel, it’s smooth and elegant, yet ripe and forceful. Finishes crusty and long. A winner from a winery that up until now hasn’t shown much.——M.S.(5/1/2009)—— 91