Sunday, October 18, 2015

Estación Carmenére Reserva 2008

Variety: Carmenere
Country of origin: Chile
Wine appellation: Colchagua Valley
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Color: deep dark red
Bouquet: dense, black sour cherries, blackberries, black currant, hint of leather
Taste: medium to full body, similar to nose, overripe fruit, black sour cherries, black currant, tobacco, vanilla, good tannins, longer finish
Overall score: 4+8+13+7+8+50=90
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: single piece cork
2nd bottle of this wine tasted. Superb bottle maturity balancing the huge fruit with the secondary barrel and tertiary bottle tones. At the peak. First bottle tasted in March 2013.

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