Casa Lapostolle, Alexandre Carmenere, Colchagua Valley

PnP, clear, purple color. Nice nose. Perfect crowd pleasing summer porch pounder. Ideal balance/integration, drinking window, soft but not light on flavor. Rounded out nicely with resolved tannin. Med body, intensity, finish. Nothing off. Great value. $22

Pencil lead and chocolate with characteristic Chilean bell pepper and jalapeno finish. This wine isn’t nearly as sophisticasted as the Montes Alpha M, from a few months ago, but I am still thrilled to drink this for $22 a bottle. Good match with grilled meat.

A very enjoyable Carmenere at a nice price. Deep dark fruit with some uplifting spices. Nice tannin as well as acidity. Very enjoyable.

Virtually opaque black/purple in glass.14.5 % alcohol. Muted restrained nose. Heaps of fruit on palate with hints of earth and tobacco. Soft tannins. Reminds me of a 5th or 4th growth St Julien from a good year. Needs 2 or 3 years to really open up.

This was really fantastic for the price. Deep purple, dark fruits, very chocolaty, with a good acid and an attractive jalapeno spice on the finish. It reminded me of a Petite Verdot. Very plush. A little one dimensional, but what a fantastic dimension it was. I'm shocked for the price and this makes me want to re-evaluate my opinion of Chilean wine and Chilean Carmenere especially.

Wine Dojo - SommSelect Blind Six - (September 2018 Shipment) : Tasted Blind A: Deep purple N: Medium (-) nose. Black cherry, green pepper, little dill, vanilla, coffee. P: Dry, high acid, medium tannin, high alcohol, medium intensity, full body, medium (+) finish. C: Drink now (within 3 years). Guesses: Cauble usually describes carmenere as ripe and unripe at the same time. Warm black fruit meets green capsicum and green peppercorn flavors. Also there was that espresso thing that Elliot …

Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* bottles] from 11/16/18] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : 95% Carmenere & 5% Syrah, 1.8 Tons/acre ave yield, fermented in s/s tanks using 100% natural yeasts, with skin contact up to 4-5 wks; Aged in mostly medium toast FR oak barrels, 15% new, 23% 2nd use, & 62% 3rd use; 2.669 cases bottled 10/12/16 N: Earth slightly atop vanilla with notes of pyrazines P: LM body; NICE, earth-tinged frt QUICKLY met …

Finely crafted Carmenere. Wellripened fruit flavors of raspberry/strawberry balanced acidity and tannins. Will age beautifully for 2-3 years. James Suckling 95.

Reds from Argentina, Chile, & Uruguay (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : 95% Carmenere & 5% Syrah, 1.8 Tons/acre ave yield, fermented in s/s tanks using 100% natural yeasts, with skin contact up to 4-5 wks; Aged in mostly medium toast FR oak barrels, 15% new, 23% 2nd use, & 62% 3rd use; 2.669 cases bottled 10/12/16 N: Slightly closed; RIPE berries P: Med body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt with notes of pyrazines firmed by a puckerish astringency which …