Los Vascos, Colchagua Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

 Part of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) portfolio, Los Vascos was founded in the late 1980s and now owns one of the largest vineyards in the Colchagua Valley.  It produces a wide range of red wines at various price points.  Among its Cabernets, this Reserva is an excellent value.  It opens with ripe plum and spice with a definite note of mint and crushed herbs.  Medium bodied, it has concentrated flavors of dark plums, dried herbs and some tobacco leaf.  Fairly sturdy tannins hold it together and suggest this can be enjoyed now and over the next 3 to 5 years.