Erasmo Alicante Bouschet Selección de Barricas

Only 3,592 bottles were made. 85% Alicante Bouschet, 15% Syrah. The grapes come from Caliboro in the San Javier de Loncomilla sub-region of Maule. Dry-farmed. Native yeasts. Aged 16 months in oak. No filtering. I like the nose which is in full expression of secondary notes and verging on tertiary notes. There’s cedar, tobacco and spice and a tiny bit of tart black berry fruit in the background. The problem is the palate is sort of in an awkward stage …