Apaltagua, Carmenere Reserva, Colchagua Valley
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Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
86
/100
Reviews
11
professional
Vintages
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Taster #3018
· Aug 19, 2016
86/100
Different style of Camenere from all the others I have tasted recently. Heavier sweet woody aromas in the nose with a bit overripe plums and red fruits. In the mouth just doesnt feel as fresh, sweeter by the wood, lees elegant.
2014 vintage
Taster #7781
· May 30, 2012
87/100
Straightforward wine. Some green chile flavors - not as prevalent as the last bottle. Nice balance of tannins. A unique tingle on the tip of the tongue. Other flavors include chalk, vanilla, and light, unripe berries. A good value for the price.
2007 vintage
Taster #3561
· May 29, 2012
85/100
Decent wine, but green notes very off-putting for me.
2007 vintage
Taster #5515
· Sep 19, 2011
87/100
Typical Carmenere, lots of herbal and vegetal flavors. Pretty decent for a $10 bottle of wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #0968
· Sep 17, 2011
87/100
Nice pepper, veggie, herb tones. Pretty true to the varietal. Hard to beat for the price. Give it a little air and it comes to life.
2009 vintage
Taster #7724
· May 11, 2011
85/100
A very spicy finish with undertones of black peppercorn. The wine looks Crimson colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Mineral, and Stoniness. It tastes like Black Pepper, Stoniness, and Mineral. The body is Light/Medium. The wine is textured Angular. The wine finishes Long.
2009 vintage
Taster #8284
· Dec 9, 2010
79/100
Overly mineral tasting.
2009 vintage
Taster #7781
· Oct 17, 2010
85/100
Had at a wine tasting. First thing 8 of us noticed was the strong aroma and flavor of green chile peppers. First wine any of us have had that has this flavor. I personally loved it - ranked this wine #2 of of 6 wines we drank - and that included a $50 and $40 bottle. But, the group ranked it 4/6. The green chile taste is definitely a love/hate thing. In addition to that, I thought it had a …
2007 vintage
Taster #6493
· Mar 24, 2010
The last Carmenere of the night and all I have in my notes is: sweet, ripe, burnt, green, short. Not impressed but I didn't really give this wine a chance to evolve.
2007 vintage
Taster #7915
· Mar 5, 2010
88/100
Admirably ripe for Carmenère, very fresh and juicy currants and plum fruit, with tobacco and loads of spicy green herbs. Restrained smoke on the ripe, spicy, finish. Nicely done. (Drink Now) - JD88
2007 vintage
Taster #4000
· Feb 14, 2010
90/100
Musk, leather, blackberry. Nicely complex, long finish
2007 vintage
Taster #8767
· Sep 19, 2009
85/100
Showing leathery musk typical to the varietal--with decent fruit, very soft tannins, and almost no acidity. A decent quaffer.
2007 vintage
Taster #5904
· Jul 3, 2009
a little bright
2007 vintage