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RESERVA CARMENÈRE 2015 Rapel Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer CASAS DEL BOSQUE
Very deep intense purple colour. Intense, faintly herbal, ripe plum-crancherry nose long cedary mocha-chocolate notes. Fairly dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, faintly herbal, ripe, cherry-plum and mocha-chocolate flavours with a lingering, grippy, fairly high acid finish. This THIRD REPEAT has 14.5% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with the same lot number L17C45 on the back label. The recommended 2015 (**/**+) was last released on August 19, 2017 at $15.95. TONY ASPLER / 88.5-points / BEST BUY - Cedary black currant and vanilla oak on the nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, richly extracted, sweet black currant flavour with a note of tar. Finishes with soft tannins. CSPC 205872
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Azu Win
Country Chile
Region
Rating **/**+(88.5 points)
Cedary, Ripe, Smooth, Mocha-Chocolate
LCBO Text Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy
TASTING NOTE: A juicy and fruity wine yet reserved and firm. Tar and licorice. Medium body, firm tannins. Clean finish. Subtle carmenere. Drink now. Score - 90 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 29, 2017) Price $ 15.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - December 9, 2017
Cases bought 629 (12 bottles per case)

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