Friday, December 6, 2013

Espiritu de Chile Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2006

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Curicó valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: canned black currant, hint of coffee, cola, vanilla
Taste: medium to full body, black currant jam, sweet and gentle tannins, vanilla, good integration of fruit and oak, chocolate, medium to longer warm (slightly alcoholic)finish
Recommended food pairing:chocolate
Overall score: 4+7.5+12+6.5+7=87
Price: CZK 250
Stopper: single piece cork
Typical new world representative of CS, huge fruit already in the canned or processed form nicely integrated with wood ad vanilla.

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