Archive for 'Chile'
1998 Boisrenard CdP, 1996 Haut-Brion, 2001 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta
Tasted these wine 1 week ago. The order of tasting were: 1) 1998 Boisrenard CdP 2)1996 Haut-Brion 3)2001 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta. All three are extraordinary wine but of course, all attention were still pulled into the 1996 Haut Brion. Especially this was my first time having a sit-down dinner with a [...]
Posted: October 4th, 2009 under Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chile, Graves, tasting note.
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Merlot flight in Wine Cellar in Las Vegas
After a week back from my trip to Vegas, I still remember to blog about this Merlot that I tried at the Wine Cellar located in the RIO hotel. The 2003 Twomey stands out among the three in the Merlot flight that I’ve tried (the other two are Duckhorn 2005 and Casa Lapostolle. [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under California, Chile, Merlot, Napa, tasting note.
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2001 Almaviva
AC: Opened with a fruity nose, the fruits didn’t wait long to take over the midpalate as well. Turned out to be quite california-like. Not so concentrated, combining with a fair finish this has never showed itself as a ‘Rothschild’ wine throughout. Still, quite tasty and definitely not ‘disappointed’. 90
VW: Dark purple without age. Plum [...]
Posted: January 6th, 2008 under Chile, tasting note.
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2004 Concha Y Toro Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon
AC: Another solid proof of why Chilean belongs to the ‘good value’ group of red that competes head to head with the Californians. Terrunyo has a very powerful black fruit nose. Once in your mouth it attacks with tasty fruits and cedar, balanced off quickly with its acidity and alcohol. I do [...]
Posted: December 7th, 2007 under Chile, tasting note.
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