Cordillera Tinto 2003
Miguel Torres
Curicó Valley, Chile
65% Carignan (40 year old vines, unirrigated)
25% Syrah
10% Merlot.
Silky tannins with notes of blueberry, blackcurrant jams with touches of vanilla and smoke. The old Cariñena vines add to the long and intense aftertaste.
Dark colour. Lovely ripe, sweet spicy nose with a bit of meatiness and some soy notes. The palate shows dense, concentrated, ripe fruit with a savoury, spicy, meaty edge. Finishes quite tannic. An impressive wine.
Nine months in Nevers oak (30% new). In order to maintain the quality of this wine, it has not been filtered in any way before bottling.
Ideal with patés, duck confit, rice with meat or vegetables, delicatessens, roast or barbecued beef, ragouts, casseroles and lamb.
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