Cantaluna 2004 Pinot Noir, Casablanca, Chile
An inexpensive pinot is worth its weight in gold, (well not really, but it sure is rare and highly desired). This tasty pinot noir is aged six months in French oak, which adds spice and perfume. It offers soft notes of red raspberries, strawberries and cola. A very balanced pinot noir.
October 24, 2006.
-BF $12
Crossroads Wine and Spirits in Grand Junction, Wilburs Total Beverage in Fort Collins carries this wine.
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Marquis Lien 2004 Red, Colchagua, Chile
A tasty blend of 50% syrah, 23% carmenere, 12% cabernet franc, 8% petit verdot, and 7% malbec. This red smacks of pencil shavings, plum, white pepper, and hints of green pepper. It has a solid acid to tannins balance against a layered canvas. The finish offers notes of ripe black cherries.
-BF $20
Tony B's Wine List (Next to the Original Tony's Meats on Dry Creek), Total Beverage in Fort Collins, and Argonaut carry this wine.
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Cousiño Macul 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
What a great cabernet for the money. Bright wild cherries on the nose carry over to the palate. In the mouth the wine is focused, delicate, and light with wild cherries, hints of mint and chocolate cupcakes. No oak on this red, for those that suffer from the red wine headache. -BF $9
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Cousino-Macul 2004 Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo, Chile
This wine has always been incredible. Prior vintages have been excellent candidates for the cellar because of their prominent tannins. (I have the better part of a case in my own cellar.) The winery's new winemaker, Matías Rivera, changed the style of the wine to be more approachable when young. The wine still offers great structure and offers all those varied Bordeaux flavors. This canvas of ripe black cherries offers focused flavors of gun metal, tar, cherry skins, rose petals, and vanilla. This beauty is a great pick from a wine list because of its polished tannins and forward fruit.
Tasted 9/27/2006
-BF $14
Libations Wine & Spirits carries this wine.
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