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Chile

Nostros Reserva 2009 Pinot Noir

August 25, 2010
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Nostros apparently means “ours” in Spanish, so the fact that these Chileans decided to name their wines thus is vaguely reminiscent of Alan Partridge‘s “mildly cretinous”

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Canepa Novisimo Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

March 17, 2010
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ABV: 13% Closure: Cork Serving temperature: 15ºC to 18ºC. Retailer: Naked Wines Price: £9.99 This wine is from the Central Valley in Chile which produces in my opinion excellent affordable red wines. There was a slight hint of tannins in the smooth to drink yet full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon leaving you wanting more and more. [...]

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Isla Negra Merlot Reserva 2008

October 2, 2009
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Closure: Screw Top ABV: 12.5% Serve at room temperature Price: Approx £3.99 Retailer: Tesco Stock up for Christmas on this wine! Isla Negra Merlot Reserva is just what it says on the bottle. It is packed full of the flavour of plums, it also says a hint of chocolate although I did not taste that. [...]

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Vistasur Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

September 18, 2009
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ABV: 14% Closure: Screw top Retailer: Majestic Price: £5.49 Approx On our regular “Cards night” we like to drink good red wine whilst eating cheeses and the Vistasur wine is great for this. We Swirled, Sniffed and Sipped (and dribbled!) and came up with a good review of this wine. Why you ask? Well swirling [...]

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Los Sarmientos Cabernet Sauvignon

May 15, 2009
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Grower Profile Viña Tarapacá vineyards are located in a privileged location of the Maipo Valley, where they take advantage of the qualities of the valley for the fine wine production in Chile. With the Maipo River bordering the vineyards and also being surrounded by mountain ranges of the Andes and the Coast Mountain Ranges, this [...]

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2004 Coyam Bio Dynamic

April 10, 2009
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This time we’re featuring a truly fantastic wine from our favourite producer in Chile, Alvaro Espinoza – one particular wine that according to Wine International is “…a work of art…” – they awarded our 2004 Coyam Bio Dynamic a staggering 96/100 ! – Wow …that’s good! Produced by the great man himself, Alvaro Espinoza, this [...]

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