Monday, December 29, 2014

Espiritu de Chile Carmenere 2006

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Central valley
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: darker garnet red
Bouquet: canned cherries,coffee
Taste: medium body, canned fruit profile, with cherries being the major fruit, all supported by light spiciness, slight coffee and chocolate tones, smooth tannins, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing:steak
Overall score: 4+6.5+10+6+6.5=83
Price: CZK 150
Stopper: plastic cork
4th bottle of this wine tasted. Pleasant Carmenere at the peak of bottle maturity. For pics refer to my December 2013 tasting.

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