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Las Huertas 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

Date: Mon, May 17, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: Around $10 Color: Pale yellow Nose: Green apple and citrus fruit Taste: Fullness in mouth.  Soft mineral, soft but lively fruit, smooth, long finish. Summary: The strongest character this wine possesses is balance, from the initial taste and subsequent sips,  this wine was right on.  It has no sharp edges in terms of acidity or mineral traces. Everybody is sure [...]

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Visit to Santa Rita Winery

Date: Sun, May 16, 2010 Wine Tasting

What did I like best about visiting the Santa Rita winery?   The beauty of the place?   The history?   The food?   The beautiful day? The learning experience?   The wine?  Well…YES! The above photo is of the inside courtyard at Viña Santa Rita.  And through the doors on the left you can enter [...]

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Chilean Wines Kick A$$

Date: Tue, May 11, 2010 Wine Tasting

Chilean wines prove yet again their value proposition to the world.  Great wine at great prices. “A Chilean wine bested two of Bordeaux’s Premier crus, two California cult wines and Super Tuscan in a blind tasting by about 100 of New York’s top critics, sommeliers and retailers on Monday.”  Read Reuters full article here.

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Undurraga Aliwen Reserva 2009 Sauvignon Blanc

Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: Around $7 Color: Greenish – pale yellow Nose: Grassy with tropical fruit Taste: Medium bodied.  Good citrus flavor.   Juicy and crisp. Summary: Its starting to feel like summer here in southern California and I’ve been having a blast with several Chilean sauvignon blancs.  I tasted two this past weekend that were superb.  The Aliwen I brought back [...]

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De Martino Legado Reserva 2008 Chardonnay

Date: Wed, May 5, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: Around $12 Color: Goldish yellow Nose: Honeydew melon and floral Taste: Fruity.  Refreshing with nice mineral notes. Summary: The enjoyment of a good glass of wine often has to do with the setting you find yourself in.  This wine brings back the memory of a lazy Sunday afternoon, high over Santiago.  Enjoying good food, wine, and the accompaniment of [...]

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Misiones de Rengo 2009 Sauvignon Blanc

Date: Tue, May 4, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: Around $5 Color: Pale yellow with greenish hue Nose: Strong aromas of green apple and tropical fruit Taste: Crispy with pronounced citrus fruit flavor. Summary: A good summer wine.  At the price you can drink it every day of summer.  During my stay in Santiago we polished off a couple of these with sushi.  Goes great with seafood [...]

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Origin 2008 Carmenere

Date: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: around $6 Color: Dark ruby red Nose: Berries Taste: Medium bodied and balanced.  Smoky with hints of cloves and cinnamon.  Very soft in mouth.  Pleasant. Summary: I was strolling through Albertson’s and wondered over to the wine section and found this bottle for $6.  This is a private label deal.  The wine is bottled in Chile by [...]

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Cousino Macul Winery Tour

Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 Wine Tasting

If you are planning a visit to any Chilean wineries, you must make a stop at Cousino Macul.   Not only is it a 30 minute drive from the center of Santiago, but its a time capsule of the Chilean wine industry. I was impressed by the beauty and sense of isolation that was found so [...]

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Monkey Puzzle 2005 Merlot

Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: around $7 Color: Deep red Nose: Black fruit and tobacco Taste: Thin bodied.   Very little astringency leading to a nice smooth finish.  Hint of mocha.  Balanced. Summary: Monkey Puzzle is also known as the Araucaria Araucana.  It happens to be Chile’s national tree.  I learned something new today. I also re-learned that its great to take a chance [...]

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Haras de Pirque Character 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

Date: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 Wine Tasting

Price: around $15 Color: Deep red-violet Nose: Cherries, plums, menthol Taste: Buttery and dense.  Noticeable but pleasant tannins.  The finish could have been smoother.   Summary: This wine had a distinct earthy feel to it.  Almost “rooty”, if that conveys it better.  A distinct masculine wine fit to accompany a hearty meat dish.  Purchased at Costco.

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Los Vascos 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

Date: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 Wine Tasting

SUBMITTED BY: Jason P., Connecticut, USA Last week’s 92 degrees got me thinking about some new summer wines.  What would be a nice light-bodied, crisp, refreshing white wine that could be enjoyed as an aperitif on the patio or served with dinner?  I have had other wines by the Chilean Vina Los Vascos-Peralillo winery, but never [...]

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Welcome to the new look of Chilean Wine blog

Date: Wed, Mar 31, 2010 Wine Tasting

This has been an extremely hectic week with me moving over Chilean-Wine.com over to WordPress.  Wow…what a learning experience…hair pulling, nail biting, eye rubbing, experience. Its not going to be perfect but it is going to get better.  Please let me know what you think of the new look so far.  I’m actually not really focused [...]

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Agustinos Gran Reserva 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2010 Wine Tasting

Chilean-Wine.Com Review of Viña Agustinos Gran Reserva 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Price: Around $23 Color: Deep ruby red Nose: Peppery, plums and menthol Taste: Full bodied in mouth, this wine is tasty and rich. Juicy and balanced. Tannins are soft. Summary: I picked up this wine in Concepcion for 12,000 Chilean pesos, about $23 USD. I had heard that it was [...]

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Mar 23, Agustinos Gran Reserva 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

Agustinos Gran Reserva 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon

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