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  • 2005 Casa Silva Carménère Gran Reserva Los Lingues - Chile, Central Valley, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley (4/1/2008)
    Wow! Probably my first experience with a fully ripened Carmenere. I didn't get any of the telltale green peppers of every other sample that I've had of this varietal . This is a very interesting bottle of wine. Deep, opaque, teeth staining colour with nose of plums, hint of vanilla and spice. Mouth feel is well balanced with black fruit, spice and compost on the finish. The finish is reminiscent of CdP with that earthy aspect of Mourvedre. A Bourdeaux grape with some Rhone characteristics from Chile??!! I think I'm getting some more. (90 pts.)

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We drink lots of carmenere but this is one of the best QPR we've had, at CAD$18

Quite full bodied, dark purple.

Huge stewed plum flavour, also balsamic reduction, cherry, pipe tobacco, wet leaves and graphite.

90 points


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