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1865 SELECTED VINEYARDS CARMENÈRE 2016 DO Maule Valley
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer SAN PEDRO
Fairly deep intense purple colour. Herbal, spicy, baked plum-apple nose with lots of cedary notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, intense, slightly spicy, herbal, baked apple-plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, crisp, somewhat cedary, high acid, somewhat bitter finish. the second bottle was corked. Has 14.5% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number L7340 on the back label. The 2014 (*+/**) was released on October 28, 2017 at $19.95. CSPC 249201
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Phi Dan
Country Chile
Region
Rating **(87.5 points)
Intense, Dry, Herbal
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: Grown in the Andean foothills of the Maule Valley, this impeccably balanced and well-structured Carm evokes campfire smoke, grilled herbs, black cherry, currants and plum. Spice and smoke interplay on the finish. Drink now through 2025 with chipotle-teriyaki chicken (not too spicy) or sizzling steaks. (Vintages panel, April 2018) Price $ 19.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - June 9, 2018
Cases bought 781 (12 bottles per case)

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