Casa Silva, Colchagua Valley (Chile) Carmenère 2008

Oct 13, 2010

By Michael Apstein

 This stylish Carménère balances ripe black fruit flavors with an alluring savory quality characteristic of the varietal.  The combination gives it delightful complexity, as opposed to a bombastic fruit bomb.  Fine tannins and a lengthy finish just make it that much more remarkable.  This fabulous buy should be widely available because they produce 35,000 case of it.

Country / Region

Chile

Appellation

Colchagua Valley

Grape Variety

Carmenère

Color

Red

Vintage

2008

Score

89

Price

US $ 12.00

Producer

Casa Silva