Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

One the nose, very dark currants, expreso roast, dark chocolate, vegetal notes, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, dry dark soils, vanilla, understated spice, fresh dark florals.

The body is medium full. The palate fresh a little leaner but fresh & ripe. Blackberries, blueberries, dark cherries, black plum, plum, raspberry cola, crushed stones, loamy dry soil, saddle/wood, underbrush and red florals, violets and blue florals. Acids pours over the palate and the ripe finish in very nice and easy to drink.

Photos of; the old residence, old large cask barrels no longer in use, Cabernet vine tasting area and part of their 86 hectares of Estate Cabernet.
— 8 years ago

Kenneth Emerson

8.9

Black and blue fruits. Cracked pepper. Tangy acidity. $12. Malbec — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

This did NOT suck! Luscious red and blue fruit, lavender essence, brilliant energy/acidity, some exotic spicyness dissolving into some tonal smoky minerality. Moderately long finish. I was not familiar with this producer but let the somm (at a restaurant with JB chops) guide me to something that made wonderful music with a brilliant pork collar feast. 100% Carignan...perhaps my first from Chile. And still a baby...should be even more fantastic in the 2020's. — 9 years ago

Justin Gilman CSW, CSS

9.0

Great #Syrah from #Chile. Good consistency year after year. This vintage is a little boozy at 14.5%.

Layers of aromas from cherry licorice, raspberry, fresh boysenberry, blue flowers, and coco. Smooth palate, dry tannin. Black cherry, maraschino cherry. The palate is alc/tannin dominant for 2012. The weak spot for the wine. — 9 years ago

Lina Guarin

9.5

A good one!! Full of black olives notes, easy to drink , wooden ,great with tapenade ,blackberry jam and blue cheese!! — 10 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.2

I tasted this wine daily for about 10 days, each time from a different bottle. I was quite impressed with the concentration and complexity coming from such young vines. This wine is best after about 1 hr in the decanter showing subtle and smooth tannins with medium acid and restrained alcohol. The black, red, and blue fruits were ripe and delicious. This wine is coming into it's peak but does not have the structure to live a very long life. #vik #chile — 10 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.2

Very cool old vine Carignan. Blue and bramble fruits. Something fun coming down the pipeline soon! — 10 years ago

Elizabeth Bolles

10

Deep, rich, hearty, flavorful, complex. Almost a blue cheese finish. — 10 years ago

Greg Pennisi

9.2

Smoke at it again! Went great with chile rubbed cod and red rice salad courtesy of Blue Apron... Thank you Danner's!! — 11 years ago

Víctor Venegas Salinas

9.7

Carignan 2011, Viña Blue Hands, Valle del Maule — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

As much as I like older wines with more evolution to them, I really enjoyed the 07, but this 2012 really grabbed my, mind, palate & body. Something special with this bottling that I look forward to trying again in another 8-10 years plus.

On the nose; brighter perfumed florals than 07. Beautiful violets & lavender. Black licorice, dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, smoke, scorched earth, dark moist soil, nice soft spice, light baking spices, leather and dry stones.

The body is full. The tannins are big, chewy & sticky. The structure is huge, the length beautiful, nice tension and excellent balance. The fruits are ripe & slightly ruby; dark currant/cassis, blackberries, black plum, blue fruits, black raspberries, raspberries with strawberries pulling up lightly on the rear. Leather, stones, dark moist soils, black licorice, vanilla, light spice, crushed rock powder, stems, lovely violets, beautiful acidity and well balanced, polished finish that lasts minute. The 12 far exceed the 07 in time. Drink 2020-33.

Photos of, Viña Almaviva, ancient wooded, Chilean Guardian statues, our tasting there today and their first barrel room with the 2017 vintage. — 8 years ago

Chris Hurd

9.2

Very easy to drink! — 8 years ago

with Maggie

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Deep ruby red. Very perfumey on the nose with both red and blue berries. Moderate tannins (6.5/10) and medium plus bodied. Starts off with some woody elements before opening up with some dark berries and a little bit of heat. A slight vegetal bite in the strong attack but thinning finish. Nice and dry but odd metallic note in finish too. Drink till 2021. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Maria Vano

9.5

Wonderful! Big and bold, nose could be nothing but syrah -- mouthful of mature berries and fruit (blue/black/plum), deeply spicy vanilla and chocolate. Beautiful finish that stays with you just enough. Perfect finish to any flight. — 9 years ago

Amanda Tyree

9.0

Got it at blue fog market. — 10 years ago

Andrés Solís Lira

9.0

Only after googling this wine I -oddly- came to know that terroir authority, saxophone player and owner Pedro Parra got inspiration from jazz record label Blue Note for this eye-catching wine label. But that's only the tip of the iceberg! A juicy, extremely refreshing, light-bodied red from Carignan and Malbec a.o, a multi blend that is different every year. My grandfather, a renowned local-drunk traveled every season to Cauquenes (a coastal, dry-farmed spot south of Santiago) to buy a number of demijohns for his own consumption, and I suspect that that wine tasted more or less like this. It's funny how young and iconoclasts winemakers are bringing Chile back to its roots by looking at the future. If you ever come across this wine don't think twice and buy a good number in the spirit of savvy drinkers like my grandad. @WineTraining @Dusan Bradanovich — 10 years ago

Todd Trzaskos

9.1

Intoxicating eucalyptus & lavender aromatics. Deep dark black and blue fruit tannin, both silken and rustic. Would love to taste a case of this over a decade. Gracias @Rémy Charest — 10 years ago

Lynn Gowdy

9.2

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenére, Syrah and Petit Verdot. Intense blackberry and cocoa aromas. Almost voluptuous-like on the palate with blue fruit, a hint of oak, balanced acid and well-integrated tannins. — 11 years ago

Carla OC

9.8

Un vinito de postre combinado con un blue cheese — 12 years ago

Garrett Pierce

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.1

Blue fruit, spice and damp, damp earth. Old-ass vines, I've heard. — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

On the nose, beautiful, perfume florals of, fresh & dry, dark red florals, lavender, violets, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, dark currants, cassis, plums, huckleberries, mulberries, blackberries, creamy black raspberries , black licorice, vanilla like I haven’t had on a nose, dark moist soil and blue fruit cobbler.

The body is round & full. The palate is flat out gorgeously elegant. Ripe, ruby fruits of; dark currants, cassis, plums, huckleberries, mulberries, blackberries, creamy black raspberries that are like liquid candy. Black licorice, sweet tarry notes, tobacco, used leather, dark moist black soils, dusty tannins loamy dry soil & clay, softened, slightly gritty dark minerals, spice, black pepper, perfume florals of, fresh & dry, dark red florals, lavender, violets, round beautiful acidity, length, structure and relaxed tension and an elegant, round, ruby, ripe finish that goes on and on. Amazing Syrah from Colchagua. Delectable has it incorrectly as Rapel Valley.

Photos of; the La Mision cellar, the vineyard this wine was is grown, the restaurant and wine service staff.

If you have been ignoring or underestimating Chilean wines, this one is proof you shouldn’t. One of the better Syrah’s I’ve had, regardless of region. @La Mision — 8 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.7

Amazing. So so good. Big blackberry, blue berry, and chocolate flavors. Creamy full body wine with smooth velvety tannins. — 8 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.2

Unique cab, very good with blue fruit and cassis but had earthiness - wet earth backbone — 9 years ago

with Jill and Stephen

Tim Parkhouse DWS, CWE

9.0

Probably the best Syrah in the world at this price point! Truly deserving of the Decanter world wine award! Smoked Meat & spice, violets, black pepper and beautiful blue and black berry fruit with a light handed touch in the winery. Not quite as good as the '10, but still smoking! — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Loads of black and blue fruits. — 10 years ago

Carlos Deupi

9.3

Oaky leathery aromas; deeply saturated wine, berry flavors, blue fruit, good structure. — 10 years ago

Ingmar Lak

9.0

Amazing with a sharp blue! — 10 years ago

Brian Matuk

9.1

2012 vintage. Nose has a hint of blue cheese. Fine oak balance. Great Chardonnay. — 10 years ago

with Thomas

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.2

blue cheese and lees with florals on nose palate biscuity and umami filled. VinExpo Tasting — 11 years ago

Camila Najiher

9.5

88 Dark purple. Powerful aromas of dark berry preserves and licorice, with a smoky overtone. Lush and expansive, offering hefty black and blue fruit flavors. This seamless cabernet packs a lot of fruit for the money and finishes with good energy and cling. May 2012, "Cabernet Sauvignon" Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 88 BEST BUY! Very good priced Cab with fresh herb, black cherry, blackberry and earthy aromas. The palate is healthy and stands up to scrutiny, which the flavors of cassis, berry, chocolate and pepper are correct and more than pleasant. Long and lasting on the finish. The best Root:1 Cab to date. February 2011, "Cabernet Sauvignon" Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Consumer Reports Root: 1 Cabernet Sauvignon is selected as Best Buy download December 2010, "Cabernet Sauvignon" Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 88 Ruby-red. Spicy red berry and cherry aromas are complemented by mint, licorice and black cardamom. A fresh, focused midweight, offering sweet raspberry and cherry flavors and good tangy snap. Very lively; the finish is focused, brisk and nicely persistent. March 2010, "Cabernet Sauvignon" Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Living Wine for the taking -- Don't arrive to a Christmas party empty-handed, bring a fabulous wine such as Root:1 Cabernet Sauvignon. Root:1 is a "crowd-pleaser for both novice and seasoned red wine enthusiasts" and a very good value for the price." December 2009, "Cabernet Sauvignon" Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 — 12 years ago