Posts Tagged ‘Chile’
Como Sur 20 Barrels Pinot Noir 2007
In: Chile|Pinot Noir|Red
29 Mar 2009Place: Chile Price: $25 Aroma: Cherry, Strawberry, Musty Color: Purple Plum Taste: Acidic, Medium Bodied Flavors Detected: Cherry, Dark Chocolate, Nutty This was our favorite of the three Pinot Noirs. It had the best overall mouth feel, even with the cotton mouth effect. The color was richer and more purplely (purplely is fun to say! I don’t care if it’s a [...]
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Terra Noble Carmenere Gran Reserva 2007
7 Mar 2009Place: Chile Price: $15 Aroma: Peppery, Spicy, Chile Flakes Color: Crimson Taste: Light, Medium Bodied Flavors Detected: Floral, Peppery Our first foray into the Carmenere world and it brought the heat. The first sip burned like hard alcohol. The taste was different from other red wine varities. It was filled with light peppery notes. Yummy and spicy like [...]
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Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc 2007
21 Feb 2009Place: Chile Price: $12 Aroma: Pear, Pineapple Color: Pale Golden Taste: Fresh, Dry but Sweet Flavors Detected: Fruit, Pineapple We paired this fruity wine with Linguine, Crab, and Avocado with Scallion Vinaigrette from Food & Wine. Both the food and wine were very tasty and went well with each other. If the linguine and sauvignon blanc were [...]
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