Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: 70% Leyda Valley, 30% Curico Valley
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: pale yellow
Bouquet: black currant leaves, lime
Taste: medium body, fresh. white currant, lime, good acidity, hint of white grapefruit, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fish, salad
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+6=86
Price: CZK 159
Stopper: screw cap
I tasted previously 2009 and 2010 vintage so I was interested how 2011 would look like and it is more similar to 2010 than 2009. I guess the main reason is the fact that 2011 have been sourced 70% from cool climate Leyda valley, 2010 was 30% from Leyda valley, whilst 2009 was 100% from Curico (hot climate) valley. Check my notes from previous tastings here. Also what is good is that 2011 vintage is sealed under screw cap as I remember having cork taint opening 2010 vintage 3 months ago. Lastly the alcohol level, although quite high, does not stand out neither from the nose nor taste. This is one of the wine which offers excellent quality/price ratio due to importing by one of the hypermarket chains in Europe directly with no intermediaries. 5 years ago this brand in reserva row was trading around CZK 350 on the Czech market. The markets gets quite competitive here and for example Bodegas Norton, which are distributed by the same chain is now available for 50% of the price I used to taste it in 2008.
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