Primus, Blend, Colchagua Valley

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2019 vintage

Surprised this is drinking so well. Blackberry and cedar nose. Rich, but not over the top mouth. Ample but savory fruit on the long finish. Perfect with steak in place of a steak. Great QPR as a mid-tier Napa replacement on steak night at a fraction of the price.

2007 vintage

love it <$20, anchor style wine. pop the cork to cayenne, black pepper and herbs de provence, bright red berries, milk chocolatey, vanilla, hazelnuts, pronounced and delicious. minty menthol. felt tannins. D.O. Apalta in personal favorite Colchagua Valley. Will share. Can probably age. Long finish. Carmenere, CabSav, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cab Franc. Blueberries, cedar box ~1 hour

2019 vintage

Watery blood red, definitely has some age but not too brick-brown, not washed out on the edges, a nice garnet color. Strawberry (ripe, dried) and plum maybe a little red currant and some herbs and pleasant earthy funk. Still some fruit, acidity, and fine tannins. Glad this isn’t over the hill, but it won’t last much longer. Cork was crumbly but did its job. Served with chicken, red pepper, and onion “arroz con cosas.” As it evolved in the glass, …

2007 vintage

Quite old

2005 vintage

Very smooth, concentrated and yummy. Couldn't really find anything wrong with it. Justin's friend Kyle brought for the wedding weekend. Also had the Privada which was maybe a tad dryer but very close. Need to find more.

2015 vintage

Tannins have integrated so it is drinking well now. It is, however, too sweet and fruity for my palate due to the Carmenere

2015 vintage

Funky barnyard nose, much better after it opened up and with food. Nothing special

2007 vintage

Very pleasant fruity nose. Big and smooth palate. Essence of cedar, leather, cigar box with lingering round finish. Wish I had bought more. wonderful, reliable every night wine. Great value

2015 vintage

Retail $20, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carménère, 25% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. A real kitchen sink blend of Bordeaux varieties from Apalta in the Colchagua Valley in Chile. Deep ruby/purple color with aromas of cassis, black raspberry, plum, earth, and some slight vegetal notes (green pepper, mint). The palate is quite fruity and rich with more than ample acidity, spice, and just a touch of heat (14$ ABV). For twenty bucks? Yeah, I can play that game. …

2015 vintage

Pleasant slight spice but light taste. Nothing special

2015 vintage

PNP. Herbaceous nose, with chocolate and black cherry. On the palate, fruit forward blackberry, plum, oak but surprisingly complex and layered with an earthy pepper. 40% Cab, 25% Merlot, 24% Carmenere, 8% Petite Verdot, 3% Cab Franc. 14% ABV. Bordeaux with a Chilean twist. Nice value.

2015 vintage

Touch of evergreen to that. And bit angular on the palate. I'm sorta having a bad tasting day.

2015 vintage

I like this wine.

2015 vintage

Colchagua, Chile red blend 2015 Veramonte Primus The Blend $15. (40% Cabernet Sauvignon; 25 Merlot; 24 Carmenere; 8 Petit Verdot; 3 Cab Franc). Mid-garnet, pink edges; herbaceous, berry, mint nose; mid-body; balanced fruit; long cherry, wood, slightly hot (14.0 alc.) finish. Good value, with BBQ, grill, burgers. 15.5 UC Davis scale; 89 other scales.

2015 vintage

This wine turns magical after a few hours of decanting. Right out of the bottle is a solid winner, but with a little patience, you will be highly rewarded. It has the perfect balance of fruit and mineral with tannins that are not sharp at all. It has to be one of the best values I’ve seen in a while. This wine will get better with age. How much patience do you have?

2015 vintage

Dry but not too harsh of tannin. Stood up to bbq.

2015 vintage

Drinkable but nothing special, would not but again

2015 vintage

Nice everyday glass but not as bold as I generally like. Maybe a little time will add some excitement.

2015 vintage

Eh... it’s fine. Nothing special, a little flat, but good value and very drinkable. Darker fruit than I anticipated, and a much darker finish.

2015 vintage

I bought a bottle of this at Costco because the price was low, about $10, and this vintage was rated high by Wine Spectator. HOWEVER, the label on my bottle is different than the one shown (mine has a large gold "P" instead of the circular logo, and at the bottom it has "APALTA COLCHAGUA - CHILE. This causes me to think that there are several bottllings around this wine and the one sold by Costco might be different form …

2015 vintage

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère. Aged in French & American Oak for 14 months. No formal notes. 89 points.

2010 vintage

Decent everyday bottle of wine. Dark purple in color. Medium bodied. Notes of dark berries, tobacco, wood. Medium+ acidity creates interest in the palate. Medium finish. Enough tannins to give the wine some structure. All the elements could have been better integrated. The wine does have some small angular edges that gnaw at the palate and keeps it from being a more enjoyable or even a memorable wine. Can be a decent everyday wine, but there are many others in …

2015 vintage

Used in burgundy mushrooms for Christmas meal

2012 vintage

Nothing "off", just nothing special.

2007 vintage

Very pleased by this as it had more complexity than I'd guessed it would for the price point and production volume. Black raspberries, a little cocoa, perhaps some mint and a reasonably long finish. Certainly a QPR overachiever in this book. Not sure the claimed 14% ABV is on the level, definitely seemed higher than that but without being overly hot.

2015 vintage

Medium purple color. The nose shows loads of saucy black cherries, black cherries, along with a burst of black pepper, roasted red pepper, green olives, charcoal pit, along with coffee and vanilla notes. Medium/full-bodied with medium, velvety tannins, with moderating acidity, and everything is quite nicely balanced. Juicy yet tangy cassis and blackberry with a complex mix of anise, pepper, black olive, charcoal, and an underlying sense of rocky minerals. Accessible now but has the depth and concentration to improve …

2015 vintage

Nice balance, still tannic with notes of dark berries. An excellent value after all these years

2012 vintage

Has really opened up in intensity and flavor over the past two years. What started out as a soft Chilean melange Bordeaux blend has shattered like a mirror into better lights of fleshy currant, blackberry, red plum, and a swirl of rich alcohol on the finish. Has ripened with aging with a touch of cassis and eucalyptus and French Oak on the the finish in a medium - full bodied profile. I like the richness and fruit of this wine....although …

2012 vintage

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2006 vintage

Really funky - lots of barnyard. Still needed a long decant.

2007 vintage

surprisingly good at the price point Drinks like a blend, over the price point. Nice leathery component from the carmanere, even a little vegetal. coarse but very pleasant tannic finish. Not built to last much longer but a pleasant surprise today. Revisited on day 2 and 3 with just as nice results

2010 vintage

Nothing special (and not too memorable as I can't recall enough what it tasted like to comment on it a day later) but still a decent wine. Better values can easily be found in this price range but you could do a lot worse, too. Meh...

2012 vintage

Earthy nice full flavor.

2010 vintage

Smokey, cherry, bold

2012 vintage

Carmenere/Cabernet/Syrah/Petit Verdot. Nose shows fresh black fruit and pepper, some sour earth, licorice. Palate is quite expressive, immediate fruit layers, juicy blackberry, spice, blueberry, earthen tones, kind of a crowd pleasing style with it's up front wow. Medium plus alcohol finishes a little hot, acidity medium. Fun wine, and nice QPR.

2012 vintage

Had when Vosses were over - great blend - easy to drink

2012 vintage

Always a good buy. Med-full body, dark smokey fruit, medium tannins.

2012 vintage

Pop and drink. Deep ruby color with light purple rim. A little bit shy on the nose, barely smell any fresh fruits, smokey, new terra cotta, mineral, loads of oak. On palate it's dry, medium to full body, extract black fruits, licorice, bitter dark chocolate, toasted oak, smokey. To me it's over oaked, not easy drinking. Strong bitter tannin and medium plus finish with smokey wood, some red fruits. Very concentrate, need foods.

2012 vintage

ripe aromatic nose? Almost opaque color. Some tropical fruit, cloves and cola. Another balanced new world wine that has a cola/root beer nuance. I've encountered this nuance in Italy, Cali, Australia and now chile. This characteristic transcends site and varietal. Mid palate was weak.

2012 vintage

Spectacular value sub $20/bottle. Not sure this will age well but it is drinking very well right now. Dense nose of ripe fruit that is dominated by plumbs and cherries with a sage and dark roast coffee bean finish. Tough to pick out the varietals but, as the name suggests, it tastes like a pretty aggressive blend of many. Palate is consistent is the nose, the texture is round with modest acidity and licorice finish. 5+12+16+8=91

2012 vintage

inky purple, moderate dark fruit, cassis aroma, medium body, balance of dark fruit, earth, and wood, nice finish; much improved; would buy more @ reasonable price

2010 vintage

Not a long finish. A bit severe. Wont' buy again

2012 vintage

A little oak, a little spiciness, a little black fruit, easy drinking

2012 vintage

A bit of air uncovers scents of cherries, plums, oak, and spices. The palate is mid-to-full bodied, with black mountain fruit, a hint of medicinality, and a little hard candy action. Bitter chocolate and minerals on the finish.

2012 vintage

Nice stuff - medium plus body, a dry and heavy front-palate, some subtle dark fruit, then Moroccan spice on the finish. A bit dryer than I was expecting, but pleasantly so. Would definitely buy this again especially for the price.

2012 vintage

Big chewy wine. Blue fruit. Pepper. I'm also getting some heat on the backend. Finish is medium with a pepper finish. Not terribly interesting.

2012 vintage

Medium-deep ruby in color. Very ripe and refined on the nose, with luxurious, plump, slightly stewed fruit aromas of black currant, plum, mulberry, and blueberry, as well as generous, smoky-spicy oak notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, dark chocolate, and pipe smoke. Identifiably a Bordeaux blend, but clearly in a modern, New-World style. Comes across as much more expensive than it is on the nose. Much the same on the palate, with impressive concentration and intensity of fruit married to a pleasant …

2012 vintage

Green pepper overwhelming at first

2010 vintage

PnP w/1 hr decant. Clear w/very minor fine sediment. Purple/red color. Light nose. Well balanced/integrated, tannins mostly resolved. Typical blend flavors a bit on the earthy side. Med body/finish. Good on day 2 as well with a shorter finish. Nothing off, great value, ideal drinking window. $14

2007 vintage

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