Saturday, April 26, 2014

Viña Tarapacá Merlot 2004

Variety: Merlot

Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: deep garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: transformed fruit, cherries marmalade,coffee, hint of wood
Taste: medium body, round, cherries preserve, similar to nose strong coffee and spices tones, soft tannins, slight  acidity, medium to longer
Recommended food pairing: venison
Overall score: 4+8+112+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 199 in 2008
Stopper: cork
This really is a holder. This is 7th bottle tasted and the wine is really really nice the fruit is transformed to jam tones and the coffee is just stunning.  I may be biased but I expected this wine already going down and it still did not happen:-) For chronological tasting of the wine please refer here.

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