This wine was created to celebrate Chile's 200 year anniversary of independence. It's a blend of Carmenère from the famous Colchagua Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon from the historic Maipo Valley.
The wine is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Carmenére and was aged in both French and American oak barrels for a total of 8 months.
On the nose I get aromas of blackberry, pepper, dark chocolate, oak, and a loamy-earth character.
On the palate the wine rich and spicy and shows flavors of black currant, black plum, spice, vanilla, and cedar. It's a very dry wine with some pretty hefty and almost austere tannins on the finish.
The wine is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Carmenére and was aged in both French and American oak barrels for a total of 8 months.
On the nose I get aromas of blackberry, pepper, dark chocolate, oak, and a loamy-earth character.
On the palate the wine rich and spicy and shows flavors of black currant, black plum, spice, vanilla, and cedar. It's a very dry wine with some pretty hefty and almost austere tannins on the finish.
I really believe this wine is still very young and needs another year or two more in-bottle before it completely becomes harmonised. As it is right this moment it's an 88+ point wine. This score could go up with a few extra years of aging.