Monday, April 8, 2013

Canepa Oak Aged Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2004

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Colchagua valley
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: very gentle, brambles, black currant preserve, leather, chocolate 
Taste: medium body, very round and, jammy tomes of black currant and forest fruit supported by toasted tones very plesant and gentle tannins, black chololate, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: steak
Overall score: 4+7+13+7+6+50=87
Price: CZK 250 in 2007
Stopper: single piece cork 
Very different league from young Tarapaca tasted recently:-) What I like in the taste is this very good toastiness fully supported by the fruit, it must have been too much oaky when young, now its perfect!

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