Viña Caliterra Viña Caliterra Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley

Red brick colour. Aromatic bouquet. Red cherry, pepper, prunes. Soft tannins. Well developed wine, drink now.

Two hours to open. Aromas of plum and black berries. Spicy, dry.

This wine opened up nicely after breathing for a couple hours. On open, it had a classic floral and red fruit bouquet with a background aroma from the alcohol. At first taste the fruit was terribly muted and a hot alcohol dominated. A few hours later though it opened to a nicely balanced cab. Red fruits come through nicely. Touch of vanilla adds to a nice every day cab. There is still a flawed off flavor in the background and …

Fairly simple and uninteresting, not the QPR I found in years past.

Please note that I became sick about 36 hours after drinking this, so I am wondering if my taste was thrown off by my impending cold. I thought this was good, but it needs food. It has a leathery taste and to me had a spicy kick to it at the finish with medium tannins. I think I will try this again since I still have some left once I kick this cold...

- Garnet color with medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a medium body. Leathery texture with a medium finish - Medium bodied dry table wine which is a decent value at the price. Some bright notes up front with medium.tannins on the finish.

Bebido no Hotel St. Paul, Brasilia. Com Sandra, J. EUDES, Carlos e Victor.

Not crazy about this one.

Wines of Chile 2012 U.S. Tour (Terra Gallery, San Francisco, California) : Dark maroon color; earthy, stewed plum nose; earthy, stewed plum palate; medium finish

Rustic CS, with tobacco, earth, and cedar notes. Too sharp tannins.