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Product Code: RIO611
Rio Alto Chardonnay, Central Valley, 2011
“Made by Viña San Esteban in Aconcagua, but from fruit sourced further south, this is unadorned, unoaked Chardonnay. Young, fresh, clean, and lemony,...”
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Product Code: LFE911
Santa Luz, Sauvignon Blanc, Bin 955, Valle Central, 2011
“Chile is the best place in the world for good value Sauvignon Blanc: though one still has to hunt hard to seek true varietal character at a fair...”
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Product Code: RIO811
Rio Alto, Sauvignon Blanc, Valle Central, 2011
“Simple, crisp Sauvignon Blanc - a style in which the Chileans excel. Mid lemon colour. Lemony scent. Crisp, almost chalky Sauvignon, true to the...”
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Product Code: RIO111
Rio Alto, Carmenère, Aconcagua, 2011
“We really like Carmenère as a variety: unlike so many European varieties grown in the generally warmer New World vineyards it retains balance and...”
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Product Code: EMI111
Emiliana Chardonnay, Valle Central, 2011
“Mid lemon. Scent of stone fruit and citrus. Pineapple and melons. This is Chardonnay with solid varietal character and decent intensity and length....”
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Product Code: ANA110
Anakena, Sauvignon Blanc, Central Valley, 2010
“Largely sourced from the vineyards around the Anakena winery in Alto Cachapoal, where the vineyards are cooled by down-draughts from the snow-capped...”
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Product Code: LFE109
Luis Felipe Edwards, Blend C, Colchagua Valley, 2009
“When we bemoaned the lack of good value blends (as opposed to varietal wines) from Chile at this estate, they swiftly put together a couple of blends...”
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Product Code: ANA510
Anakena, Late Harvest, Requínoa, 2010
“From Viognier grown in the vineyards around the winery in Alto Cachapoal. Given that over half of the grapes were showing botrytis, leading to low...”
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Product Code: CON310
Concha y Toro, Explorer Pinot Noir, Casablanca, 2010
“This shows so clearly that Chile produces the best reasonably priced Pinot in the world; and that winemaker Marcelo Papa is its master. Bright cherry...”
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Product Code: LFE310
Luis Felipe Edwards, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Colchagua Valley, 2010
“Colchagua is one of the top spots in Chile for Cabernet Sauvignon; and this is a perfect example of a style Chile does so well - lightly oaked...”
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Product Code: TAB110
Tabalí, Chardonnay Reserva, Limarí Valley, 2010
“An unoaked style of great freshness and purity from this tiny region in the north of Chile, where the vineyards are refreshed by the infl uence of...”
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Product Code: LFE710
Luis Felipe Edwards, Gewurztraminer, Casablanca, 2009
“Chile is now the best place we know to source modestly priced Gewurztraminer: this fickle variety is increasingly successful in the country’s...”
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Product Code: ANA310
Anakena, Single Vineyard Riesling, Leyda Valley, 2010
“This dry Riesling from coastal Leyda is perhaps comparable to, but cheaper than, an example from the Clare Valley in Australia. There’s plenty of...”
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Product Code: TAB609
Tabalí, Carmenère Reserva, Limarí Valley, 2009
“Deep purple. Scent of currant leaf. Autumnal fruit, not sweet, very smooth, with a dry, mineral finish. Would one guess this was a New World wine?...”
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Product Code: ANA410
Anakena, Single Vineyard Viognier, Rapel Valley, 2010
“This lightly oaked Viognier (about 30% of the wine is barrel-fermented) is a speciality at Anakena. Right now showing toast and vanilla (but those...”
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Product Code: ANA910
Anakena, Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Leyda, 2010
“Last year’s vintage of this charming New World Pinot sold out far too fast, so we have shipped in a lot more this year. Sourced from the estate’s...”
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Product Code: SIT110
In Situ, Signature, Cabernet / Petit Verdot / Carmenère, Aconcagua Valley, 2010
“A real find from Viña San Esteban, a Bordeaux-ish blend (65%, 30% and 5% of the named varieties above) which should make the Bordelais shudder: if...”
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Product Code: LFE809
Luis Felipe Edwards, Family Selection Roussanne, Colchagua Valley, 2009
“Part in tank, part in old barrels. Deep tone. Scent of apricots and nectarines. Intensely flavoured, creamy and full-bodied, the core of stone fruit...”
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Product Code: LFE610
Luis Felipe Edwards, Family Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda, 2010
“Leyda, a sub-region of San Antonio, a coastal zone with vineyards across rolling hills lying just south of Casablanca, is currently viewed as perhaps...”
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Product Code: CSB1NV
Vina Casablanca, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Casablanca, NV
“Chile, with its excellent record with cool-climate varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, is the natural place to source a good value...”
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Product Code: LFE210
Luis Felipe Edwards, Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua, 2010
“We do look on Luis Felipe Edwards, based in the Colchagua Valley, as a Cabernet specialist: this is splendidly rich and oaky for the price - about a...”
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Product Code: TAB709
Tabalí, Pinot Noir, Reserva Especial, Limarí Valley, 2009
“Fermented in stainless steel but then given 12 months in French oak, this shows plenty of vanilla and light toast now, but this is crafted in a pure,...”
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Product Code: TAB309
Tabalí, Chardonnay Reserva Especial, Limarí Valley, 2009
“From fruit grown on mineral-rich, gravelly, alluvial terraces; barrel-fermented and given 10 months in French oak. Cream and tangerine perfume. A...”
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Product Code: SAN307
Viña Santa Cruz, Chamán Gran Reserva, Carmenère, Colchagua Valley, 2007
“Half of this wine, which includes 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, is given a year in older French barrels. Lovely raspberry scent; and that appealingly ripe...”
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Product Code: ERR409
Errázuriz, Wild Ferment Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, 2009
“As the vines in the Escultura vineyard in coastal Casablanca have aged, so this Pinot has got better and better, with a mildly masculine depth and...”
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Product Code: ERR810
Errázuriz, Wild Ferment Chardonnay, Casablanca Valley, 2010
“A benchmark New World Chardonnay, Burgundian in style, and applauded everywhere. Mid yellow. Yeasty aromas, alongside classy, well-judged oak. Very...”
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Product Code: KUY108
Antiyal, Kuyen, Maipo, 2008
“Charming perfume of fresh berries; and that juicy, red-fruited character is to the fore, all raspberry and redcurrant, with decent tannic grip and...”
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Product Code: CON407
Concha y Toro, Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon, Pirque, Maipo, 2007
“Crafted by the old master, Ignacio Recabarren, from old vines at Pirque, a gravelly terroir among the best in the whole of Chile for Cabernet. About...”
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Product Code: MAQ307
Viña Maquis, Futa Calcu, Colchagua Valley, 2007
“A new wine, a remarkably refined oaked blend of 30% Cabernet Franc, 25% Carmenère, 25% Petit Verdot and 20% Malbec. Lively strawberry scents little...”
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Product Code: TAB809
Tabalí, Talinay Pinot Noir, Limarí Valley, 2009
“Like the Talinay Chardonnay, this is from vines on calcareous soils and cooled by marine influence. It’s a superb Pinot at this price, exhibiting...”
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Product Code: TAB509
Tabalí, Talinay Chardonnay, Limarí Valley, 2009
“Tabalí’s new top Chardonnay, from the limestone-rich Camanchaca vineyard just 12 kilometres from the cool Pacific, barrel-fermented and...”
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Product Code: ERR209
Errázuriz, Single Vineyard Carmenère, Aconcagua Valley, 2009
“From the Max V vineyard in Aconcagua, picked in late April and early May, and aged in French with some US oak, 30% new, this 100% Carmenère is...”
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Product Code: SAN607
Viña Santa Cruz, Tupu, Colchagua Valley, 2007
“The estate’s top wine, a blend of 29% Carmenère, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Syrah and 17% Malbec; after eight months in French barrels, largely...”
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Product Code: LFE408
Luis Felipe Edwards, 900, Single Vineyard Blend, Colchagua Valley, 2008
“From some of the highest vineyards in Chile, amazing new plantings on rolling hillsides up to 900 metres in altitude, comes this remarkable first...”
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Product Code: ANT107
Antiyal, Maipo, 2007
“Opaque. Terrific scent of cassis. Very ripe, vivid black fruit, marked by black pepper, supported by fine, silky tannins. Huge fruit but...”
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Product Code: TAB907
Tabalí, Syrah, Reserva Especial, Limarí Valley, Magnum, 2007
“Spectacular cool-climate Chilean Syrah - for enjoying now or laying down”
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Product Code: SEA106
Viñedo Chadwick, Seña, Aconcagua Valley, 2006
“From bio-dynamically farmed fruit, a blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Opaque....”
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Product Code: ERR307
Errázuriz, Kai Carmenère, Aconcagua Valley, 2007
“Includes 7% of each of Petit Verdot and Syrah; and given 18 months in French barrels, almost all new. Extravagantly purple. Dramatic aromas of...”