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URUGUAY |
| SAM-1478. 09 BOUZA LAS VIOLETA CANELONES TANNAT Well, that’s kinda sweet for a young one. Blackness but not toughness./ Yeah, good form and frame and extract but not too tight. Useful now. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
ARGENTINA |
| SAM-1480. 08 ALTA VISTA CLASSIC MENDOZA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Wow! As usual, big and sweet nose of blackberry jam and cassis. Sweet caramel oak./ 08 rich and generous. Full measure of material here. Good acid, tannin, balance. Delivers now, will grow. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1481. 08 BODEGA NORTON PRIVADA MENDOZA RED Wine Spectator 92: ‘Rich and dense, offering beautifully detailed mocha, boysenberry, fig and black currant notes all framed by alluring anise and graphite, with an alluring finish. A large-scaled style. Very impressive. Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2013. $25.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SAM-1482. 09 CASA DE CAMPO MENDOZA CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1483. 09 CUVELIER LOS ANDES COLECCION MENDOZA CABERNET SAUVIGNON By the Cuvelier family, proprietors of Chateau Leoville Poyferre. Hearty, rich, succulent, deep. Complete Mendoza cabernet nose./ Good oak and fruit/oak astringency of youth. All one could want in Mendoza cabernet thanks to the Cuveliers’ special touch. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1484. 09 CARO AMANCAYA MENDOZA MALBEC-CABERNET |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SAM-1485. 06 CHEVAL DES ANDES MENDOZA RED Parker 96: ‘The 2006 Cheval des Andes was bottled in early 2008 but has not yet been released. The 2006 vintage is superb throughout Mendoza and this wine, as in many other bodegas I visited in April 2008, shows off the extra dimension of complexity made possible in an exceptional year. The wine is composed entirely of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a bit more saturated than the 2005 with a splendid perfume of pain grille, mineral, espresso, black cherry, and black raspberry that leaps from the glass. More opulent and layered than the 2005, it also conceals a bit more structure. The finish seems to go on and on. Drink it from 2015 to 2035. Cheval des Andes is owned by the legendary Saint-Emilion producer, Chateau Cheval Blanc. The wine is sourced from their 50 hectare estate vineyard planted on its own roots in 1929. The first vintage was 1999 and over time the wine has evolved into having a majority of Malbec in the blend. New oak is used for the Cabernet component and one-year-old barrels for the Malbec. Altogether the wine spends 18 months in cask. $75.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 74.95 each |
| SAM-1486. 08 CLOS DE LOS SIETE MENDOZA RED Walled vineyard of the seven. They’ve done nice job with this 08. More fruit driven and less oaky than the earlier ones. Which probably accounts for why the critics aren’t as keen on it. Nice chocolate-caramel-spice oak background though. And 08 gives the bright, plump fruit. So for me, this is one of the champs of the series./ Oak dries it out some. Makes it astringent. Hopefully that will settle in. Michel Rolland goes full throttle on oak in his wines, and not even the 08 fruit can compensate in toto. Class wine though. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SAM-1487. 09 ALFREDO ROCA MENDOZA MALBEC-MERLOT Fresh, bright, uplifting. Styled to be lighter and more forward; works for me. Both varietals: two forms of cherry. Little or no oak./ Full 09 acidity. Bright and brisk. Reminds me of the good Carlos Basso equivalent. Tasty tad. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1488. 10 ACHAVAL-FERRER MENDOZA MALBEC Lovely. Cherry and blossom. Lots of blossom stuff. Elegance personified./ Delicious, bright cherry and flowers. Out of sight. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SAM-1489. 09 ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1490. 09 CASA DE CAMPO MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1491. 09 CATENA ZAPATA MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SAM-1492. 11 CIGAR BOX RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1493. 10 CRIOS DE SUSANA BALBO MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1494. 10 DONA PAULA ESTATE MENDOZA MALBEC Sweet, bright, powerful. Stylish oak. Great stuff./ Yeah, oak is delicious. A little acidity and astringency of youth. Lovely, elegant oak taste, quality. Balance of malbec cherry. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1495. 08 FABRE MONTMAYOU RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC Sweet 08 fruit with good wood and reserva time in wood to temper the fruit richness and to add complexity. Perfect 08 reserva./ Yes, warm spices, vanillin, bountiful 08 fruit. Good power and dryness. Yes! At least as good as past vintages. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1496. 08 FABRE MONTMAYOU GRAN RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC Parker 91 - ARGENTINA’S TOP 55 WINES UNDER $20: ‘50 year old vineyard; opaque purple color, complex spice and black fruit aromas, savory flavors. $20.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SAM-1497. 08 FAMILIA ZUCCARDI MALAMADO MENDOZA MALBEC Wow! What a special take on malbec! It has 08's sweet fruit goodness plus porty overtones./ Yes, large, powerful, sizeable, and literally sweet edged. Delicious fruit concentration and flavor. Wears its 185% alcohol level well. Malbec on steroids. Closest thing to amarone I’ve tasted outside of Veneto. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SAM-1498. 09 FAMILIA ZUCCARDI Q MENDOZA MALBEC Wine Enthusiast 91 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘A home run in middle-tier Malbec. Excellent power and balance are on display. It’s firm, minerally and tight, but with generous berry and cassis aromas and flavors along with ample coffee, spice and mocha qualities. Impressive, especially given the price tag; drink now through 2014. $20. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SAM-1499. 09 FINCA EL ORIGEN RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC Wine & Spirits 93 - TOP 100 VALUES: ‘A 600-acres property owned by Chilean winery Santa Carolina, Finca El Origen rises to an altitude of 4,000 feet. In 2009, the vineyard grew a malbec with enveloping depth of flavor, generous ripeness and a lasting sense of freshness. The structure is tense, built to accompany a seared sirloin. $11.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1500. 09 LOPEZ NOCETI 1919 MENDOZA MALBEC 40 year old vines. Good and ripe 09. Yes, a full, ripe, powerful delivery. The old vines keep the production down and the concentration up. Forward black fruits, dark berries and plums, bitter chocolate. Oak adds cedar, sandalwood airs./ Sweet, pleasing vanilla oak. Really great acidity. Old vines ample all around. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1501. 09 KAIKEN MENDOZA MALBEC Good. Nice and ripe and modern./ Again. Why Argentine malbec is popular. Fine wood. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1502. 10 RACHA MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1503. 09 SIERRA LOS ANDES MENDOZA MALBEC Related to Chile’s Terra Andina. Bold, beautiful, black. Plump cherry-berry nose. Smells like an 08./ Abundant, sweet, clear, and beautiful fruit. Lasting and succulent. Adequate acidity. Nice oak dusting like the Terra Andinas. Superb value. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| SAM-1504. 09 TAMARI RESERVA MENDOZA MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1505. 08 TIKAL AMORIO ALTOS DE MENDOZA MALBEC Parker 93: ‘The 2008 Amorio is 100% Malbec which spent 12 months in 60% new French oak. A glass-staining opaque purple, it offers up a splendid bouquet of sandalwood, Asian spices, incense, black cherry, and blackberry. Dense, layered, and long, this packed effort has enough structure to evolve for another 4-6 years. It will offer a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2023.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| SAM-1506. 08 FINCA DECERO REMOLINOS VINEYARD AGRELO MALBEC Parker 92 - ARGENTINA’S TOP 55 WINES UNDER $20: ‘Purple/black; already complex nose, densely packed, plush, with 2-3 years aging potential. $20.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SAM-1507. 08 LUIGI BOSCA RESERVA LUJAN DE CUYO MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SAM-1508. 10 RENACER PUNTO FINAL PERDRIEL MALBEC Fresh, dark, plush, pure black fruit./ Deliciously sweet and modern. Runs deep, featuring a dried fruit and dried meat suggestions. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1509. 08 RENACER RESERVA PUNTO FINAL PERDRIEL MALBEC Inky./ More oak complex here. Fine oak at that./ Tannic still. Dry fruit and oak tannins. Well balanced for aging. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SAM-1510. 10 VISTA DEL SUR HIGH NOTE ELEVATED UCO VALLEY MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1511. 10 BIANCHI ELSA SAN RAFAEL MALBEC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1512. 10 DON RODOLFO VINA CORNEJO COSTAS CAFAYATE MALBEC Vineyards at 5900 feet elevation; 200-year-old winery–oldest in the valley. Sweet and sassy, and typical of the warm, northern style of malbec./ Good form, with dark depths too. Black cherry malbec validity. True to varietal and region. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1513. 09 BODEGA COLOME AMALAYA CALCHAQUI VALLEY RED 75% malbec, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 5% each tannat, syrah. Oh! Sweet and nutty ripe and dried fruit. Admirably well crafted. And showing its latitude and altitude. Lots of regionality today./ Yeah, wild and juicy. Purple berries and cranberry. I love the craftsmanship here. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1514. 08 BODEGA COLOME ESTATE CALCHAQUI VALLEY RED Tanzer 91; Parker 91; Wine Spectator 91 - SMART BUY - #66 TOP 100: ‘Lush and rich, but not overbearing. Fig paste, crushed plum and dark blueberry fruit mingles with extra licorice snap and dark chocolate notes, with nicely embedded acidity carrying the finish. Now-2011.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| SAM-1515. 10 DON RODOLFO VINA CORNEJO COSTAS CAFAYATE TANNAT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1516. 07 ALMA NEGRA MENDOZA RED Tasted a younger age than the wonderful 06. Tighter build. Tasty. Wonderful balance of varietals. Good oak. Lots of tannin yet. Needs time. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1517. 09 TIKAL PATRIOTA MENDOZA RED Parker 92: ‘60% Bonarda, 40% Malbec; Earth/mineral/underbrush; dense and layered, ripe, mouth-filling, impeccable balance, lengthy.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SAM-1518. 08 COLONIA LAS LIEBRES MENDOZA BONARDA Sweet, ripe nose. With licorice, tar, and bacon. And plenty of black and red fruits./ There’s fruit sweetness on the palate too. Tastes of black licorice, cassis, brandied cherries, and black pepper. Soft smokiness and hint of bacon. As generous and reliable as the 07. Smokier, perhaps heftier. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1519. 09 MAIPE MENDOZA BONARDA Tight, tart 09 style. Lots of black fruit. Loaded. But still little bonarda give./ Full 09 acidity. Great dinner wine for that. Sweet core of fruit. None of the bonarda flowery expression yet. Serve with food or cellar further. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1520. 10 CRISTOBAL 1492 FINCA LA PINTA RIVADAVIA BONARDA Fresh, dark, ripe, strong. No flower./ Sweet and strong. Generous. Good with beef and BBQ. 88/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1521. 07 ICHANKA FAMANTINA VALLEY BONARDA Surely shows that northern ripeness. Beautiful, floral fruit spray of bonarda. Same ripe strawberry. Unique face of bonarda and I’m liking it./ Fresh as a daisy. Juicy acidity for the zone. Thoroughly delicious. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1522. 10 ALFREDO ROCA MENDOZA PINOT NOIR Four-generation estate-winery at San Rafael, southernmost wine zone of Mendoza; 100% pinot noir. Firm, dry, large, warm Mendoza pinot. Legitimate varietal character and terroir./ Good power, abundant cherry fruit. Some of pinot’s innate barnyard character. Like an old-time Burgundy. Unique pinot, as always. Liked by the group. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1523. 08 LAS PERDICES RESERVE LIMITED EDITION LUYAN DE CUYO PINOT NOIR Sweet nose of raspberry and black cherry and oak contributions. New World sweet but also high altitude bright./ Wow! Full, sweet pinot fruit. Bright acid clarity. Fine oak, toast, caramel. Rewarding Argentine pinot, worth the price. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| SAM-1524. 09 LUCA LABORDE DOUBLE SELECT UCO VALLEY SYRAH Parker 92; Wine Spectator 92: ‘A ripe, flamboyant style, with lots of creamy-textured toast, melted licorice, plum sauce and fig notes, backed by a dense core of black currant, boysenberry and Christmas pudding flavors. The finish is long and rich. Drink now through 2011. $25.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| SAM-1525. 08 CRISTOBAL 1492 FINCA LA PINTA RIVADAVIA SANGIOVESE Sleek, tart, and vinous at the start. Then swells up to display sweet sangiovese fruit and sangiovese glycerol./ Good and rugged sangiovese texture and the right sangiovese acidity. A really good meal-time wine. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| SAM-1526. 10 DONA PAULA LOS CARDOS MENDOZA SAUVIGNON BLANC Spritzy still; very grassy. Cutting, penetrating. Just right./ Yeah, tangy, sharp. Sweet too. Has it all. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1527. 11 SANTA JULIA UNWOODED ORGANIC MENDOZA CHARDONNAY Fresh, with good apple personality./ Wow! Juicy and refreshing. Tender plumpness on the aftertaste. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1528. 10 TAPIZ UNOAKED MENDOZA CHARDONNAY A great example. Crisp and appley. Everything you could want in this style. Refreshes./ Soft, balanced, juicy. Like a ripe golden delicious. Got it down. Commendable. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1529. 10 CRISTOBAL 1492 FINCA LA PINTA RIVADAVIA CHARDONNAY Clean, cool, crisp, appley, unwooded. Ideal, really./ Suave textured, with good edge. Perfectly constructed. Even better than the lovely 09. Enjoyed by the group. 91/100, |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1530. 10 CONDOR’S SUMMIT LA RIOJA CHARDONNAY Fresh, bright, upbeat, tingly, textured./ Deliciously sweet and smooth and succulent. Great acid. Ideal for the zone. Very delectable. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1531. 10 LURTON VALLE DE UCO PINOT GRIS Nose more reticent than the 09 at the same stage./ Nicely padded palate. Good mouthfeel. Just delicious. Peach, melon, nut, glycerol. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1532. 10 CRISTOBAL 1492 FINCA LA PINTA RIVADAVIA VERDELHO Parker 90: ‘Medium straw, melon, pit fruits, floral notes; smooth texture, spicy, savory flavors; long finish. $11.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1533. 09 CASA DE CAMPO MENDOZA TORRONTES Very aromatic. Cold cream. Gewurz oriented. Blind, I’d say gewurz./ Delicious flavor intensity. Great precision. Really sings. Exceptional flavor, focus, brightness, acidity. Long finish. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1534. 10 BODEGA GOULART MENDOZA TORRONTES Tanzer 90: ‘Intriguing aromas of lemon, minerals, menthol and white pepper; reminded me a bit of gruner veltliner. Then tactile and supple but dry, with good density and an almost sauvignon-like tang to the flavors of minerals, ginger and flowers. Should make a very flexible wine at the dinner table. This is made from the more minerally Mendocino clone of torrontes, not the Salta clone.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1535. 10 CRISTOBAL 1492 FINCA LA PINTA RIVADAVIA TORRONTES |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1536. 09 FAMILIA ZUCCARDI SERIE A SALTA TORRONTES Very nice, creamy, flowery Salta torrontes with some airs of viognier. But mainly its own thing. No gewurz-muscat identity crisis. Beautiful achievement. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1537. 10 MAIPE SALTA TORRONTES |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1538. 11 DOMINIO DEL PLATA CRIOS MENDOZA TORRONTES Wow! More powerful than usual, but not too much. Just big on the nose. Classic. Leaning more toward muscat than gewurz, but, really, a torrontes through and through. Glycerol, astringency, power, and a succulent core. Long aftertaste. A complete torrontes that surpasses even its own high standards. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| SAM-1539. 10 COLOME CALCHAQUI TORRONTES My goodness. Varietal intensity in spades. A little toward the gewurz side../ Oh, more than a little. Luscious cold cream stuff. Dry, with varietal astringency. Very little viscosity. Definitely a good food wine. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
CHILE |
| SAM-1541. 10 TERRA ANDINA VALLE CENTRAL CABERNET SAUVIGNON Nice and dark and woody-spicy. Younger than the 09. Really sweet and well balanced though. Nice./ Great, sweet brown spices and caramel oak flavors as always. Fabulous value. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| SAM-1542. 09 TERRA ANDINA VALLE CENTRAL CABERNET SAUVIGNON The usual lavish display, the abundance of toasty oak and cabernet blackberry-black currant fruit. Fabulous complexity and delivery for the price./ And it all echoes on the palate. Good form and acidity. Little tannin interference despite its variety and youth. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| SAM-1543. 10 PALO ALTO RESERVA MAULE CABERNET-CARMENERE-SYRAH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1544. 07 ECHEVERRIA RESERVA CURICO VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sweet oak. Long aging in oak. Reminds me of a Rioja reserva. The quality fruit of 07, fully up to the barrel aging regimen. First class. Earns its BTI 92 rating./ Sweet and finely oaked. The suavity of time in barrel and the fullness and sweetness of ripe 07 fruit. Complete package and value. The group agreed. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1545. 08 RAYUN RAPEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON Lovely blackberry-black currant cabernet character, cool and classy. More elegant than the average Maipo cab. Good juice. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1546. 10 APALTAGUA ESTATE RESERVA APALTA VALLEY COLCHAGUA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Firmness of 10 and cabernet./ Bright blackberry flavor. Super taste. Good balance. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1547. 09 CALITERRA ESTATE RESERVA COLCHAGUA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Sweet, pleasing, definitely snappy black currant. Good job./ Flavor confirms. What 09 Chilean cab is all about. Fine effort. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1548. 09 CASA LAPOSTOLLE CUVEE ALEXANDRE APALTA VINEYARD COLCHAGUA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Youngest and firmest of the Alexandre set today. Needs time. Really compact. Hard to judge./ Sweet fruit core. Drying cabernet tannins. The oak is not explicit. I like its poise and potential. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1549. 09 CHILENSIS RESERVA COLCHAGUA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON Beverage Testing Institute 93 - BEST BUY: ‘Intriguing aromas of artisan gingerbread, clove, eucalyptus, and chocolate covered cassis with a satiny dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, roasted carrot and beet and dusty mint accented finish. A delicious and appetizing red. $12.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1550. 08 MONTES ALPHA COLCHAGUA CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1551. 08 VERAMONTE PRIMUS COLCHAGUA VALLEY RED |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SAM-1552. 10 COUSINO-MACUL MAIPO VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1553. 09 COUSINO-MACUL ANTIGUAS RESERVA MAIPO CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| SAM-1554. 08 TERRA ANDINA RESERVA MAIPO CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1555. 08 VERAMONTE RESERVA MAIPO CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| SAM-1556. 06 ERRAZURIZ MAX RESERVA ACONCAGUA CABERNET SAUVIGNON Wine Enthusiast 90; Tanzer 90: ‘Spicy redcurrant and cassis aromas are complicated by cedar, tobacco and musky herbs; really smells like a traditional Bordeaux. Firm and focused, with juicy red berry and bitter cherry flavors; picks up dusty tannins on the sappy finish. This possesses impressive balance and precision. $21.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| SAM-1557. 09 ECHEVERRIA VALLE DORADO CURICO VALLEY MERLOT Sweet, full, wholesome, ripe, deep, pure, framed. Great value. Continues to build momentum as it airs./ Wow! Even a sense of oak in what is likely an unoaked wine. Positive gaminess. Great buy. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| SAM-1558. 07 CASA LAPOSTOLLE CUVEE ALEXANDRE APALTA VINEYARD COLCHAGUA MERLOT Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Black in color, with sweet, full-force aromas of cola and black fruits. There’s staunch acidity on the palate, something that will barely be noticed if drunk with food. Meanwhile, the flavors are flashy but smooth, with a play toward coffee, blackberry, chocolate and herbs. Dense and deep; very nice Merlot. $24.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1559. 09 ESTACION COLCHAGUA MERLOT Softer, broader, smokier than the cabernet. More elan. Delicious oak to this. Inviting now. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
| SAM-1560. 07 VERAMONTE RESERVA CASABLANCA MERLOT Sweet and up front merlot backed by a light woodiness and suggestion of reserve time in cask. Pretty aromas of dark fruits and blossoms./ The palate shows lots of depth and dimension. Plenty of oak and fruit flavors and textures in harmony. Really good acidity. Long finish. Good with food for sure. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1561. 08 MISIONES DE RENGO VALLE CENTRAL CARMENERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.99 each |
| SAM-1562. 09 TERRA ANDINA VALLE CENTRAL CARMENERE Oh, boy! The usual Terra Andina range and exotica. Great work with oak here. At this price, it must be chips or staves or some shortcut or other. Who cares?! They’ve got it down. All the right carmenere stuff too. The seductive stuff. Dark plum, vanilla, mocha. Lots of dimension. Best vintage of this yet./ Oh, boy! Sassy oak spices. Rich carmenere fruit. Fine acidity, fine tannin. Yes! Bargain. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| SAM-1563. 09 CHILENSIS RESERVA MAULE VALLEY CARMENERE Beverage Testing Institute 91 - BEST BUY: ‘Aromas of blueberry cobbler, custard, and pickling spices. Round and supple with a fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body. Long juicy finish with accents of chocolate, spice, apple, and tobacco. Delicious. $12.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1564. 10 ODFJELL ARMADOR MAULE CARMENERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1565. 09 ECHEVERRIA RESERVA CURICO VALLEY CARMENERE Good oak. Young. Meaty. Lots of extract./ Sweet carmenere fruit with nice caramel oak complement. Well balanced. Spicy. 09 fruit quality. Young and rising. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1566. 10 CASA LAPOSTOLLE RAPEL CARMENERE Founded and owned by the great granddaughter of the creator of Grand Marnier, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle. Cool vintage carmenere loganberry. Carmenere thick./ Pretty tannic, heavy, dense. Big red wine for the dinner table. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1567. 09 SANTA RITA RESERVA RAPEL CARMENERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| SAM-1568. 10 APALTAGUA ESTATE RESERVA APALTA VALLEY COLCHAGUA CARMENERE Sweet, bright, ideal./ Again. Fine tannin to balance the sweet and plush carmenere fruit. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1569. 07 MONTES ALPHA COLCHAGUA CARMENERE Wine Enthusiast 91: ‘Fans of this Chilean specialty should be thrilled because ths wine is well made and complete. Mint, plum, blackberry, cola and fine leather grace the nose, while the palate sings with forward but balanced black fruit and tobacco flavors. Elevated Carmenere, great for the faithful as well as newcomers.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1570. 10 MONTGRAS RESERVE COLCHAGUA CARMENERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1571. 08 SANTA EMA BARREL SELECT RESERVE PEUMO CARMENERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1572. 07 MONTES PURPLE ANGEL COLCHAGUA RED Parker 94: ‘The 2007 Purple Angel is a blend of Carmenere and Petit Verdot that might be the only competition for Terrunyo’s Carmin de Peumo for top Carmenere-based wine in Chile. Purple/black in color, it displays a splendid nose of exotic spices, herbs, lavender, incense, blueberry, and blackberry. Dense, chewy, and opulent on the palate, this is a rich, already complex offering that is meant strictly for pleasure-seekers. Enjoy it from 2013-2022. $72.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.95 each |
| SAM-1573. 08 TERRA ANDINA ALTOS VALLE CENTRAL CARMENERE-CARIGNAN |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| SAM-1574. 10 CONO SUR VALLE CENTRAL PINOT NOIR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1575. 10 CHILENSIS RESERVA MAULE VALLEY PINOT NOIR |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1576. 10 LEYDA CLASSIC SAN ANTONIO VALLEY PINOT NOIR Tanzer 88: ‘Spicy red berries, orange zest and herbs on the nose and in the mouth. Light-bodied, attractively sweet strawberry and raspberry flavors show a tart edge and are sharpened by a white pepper nuance. Dry and nervy, backed by good finishing clarity and tangy cut. This would be good lightly chilled.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1577. 09 RAYUN VALLE CENTRAL SYRAH Tanzer 87 - SUPERB VALUE: ‘Ruby-red. Dark berry and vanilla aromas and flavors, accented by suggestions of licorice and black pepper. Light-bodied, spicy and incisive, with good clarity and lift. Silky and easygoing, featuring good finishing snap and length for a wine at this price.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1578. 08 MAYCAS DEL LIMARI RESERVA ESPECIAL LIMARI SYRAH Parker 91: ‘A glass-coating opaque purple. The nose offers up bacon, game, violets, blueberry, and blackberry leading to a wine with plenty of ripe, spicy fruit, very good volume, excellent balance, and 3-4 years of aging potential. It will deliver pleasure from 2013 to 2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1579. 10 SANTA RITA 120 VALLE CENTRAL SAUVIGNON BLANC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| SAM-1580. 10 EMILIANA ECO BALANCE BIO BIO VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC Wine & Spirits 90 - TOP 100 VALUES: A simple, refreshing delight, this sauvignon smells like green apple and tastes like ripe lime. It’s juicy, smooth and light, hinting at white flowers in the finish. An ideal aperitif–and you saw the price, no?’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1581. 11 ECHEVERRIA ESTATE CURICO VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC Silver Medal - Tastings. Brisk and lovely Chile sauvignon classic./ Crisp and edgy. Just right. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| SAM-1582. 10 CASA SILVA RESERVA COLCHAGUA SAUVIGNON BLANC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| SAM-1583. 10 KU DE TA CASABLANCA SAUVIGNON BLANC I like this. Gooseberry, grapefruit, cut. Super harbinger of 10. So clear and cool without going overboard./ Juicy, flavorful, persistent. Great balance of softness and acidity. Lovely wine. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| SAM-1584. 10 CALITERRA RESERVA CASABLANCA-LEYDA SAUVIGNON BLANC Whoa! Big surge of gooseberry. As good as it gets in Chilean sauvignon. Both padded and penetrating./ Oh, yeah, that yin and yang. Both the richness and the cut. Long, lingering peach aftertaste. Go for it. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1585. 10 MAYCAS DEL LIMARI RESERVA ESPECIAL LIMARI VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC Wine & Spirits 93: ‘This grows in calcareous soils along the banks of the Limari River, near the Pacific coast. It starts off with a soft touch of green garlic, then the minerality builds in force until it fills the mouth with acidity, deepening to flavors of lime in the sense of both citrus and stone. It’s juicy with an almost ferocious power, needing a year of bottle age to settle down. For grilled calamari.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1586. 09 ERRAZURIZ WILD FERMENT CASABLANCA VALLEY CHARDONNAY Tanzer 90: ‘A wild, highly perfumed bouquet evokes dried pear, orange, iodine and toasty lees. The palate offers sappy, densely packed orchard fruits along with suave spice and floral nuances. A note of toasted grain comes up with air and lingers on the long, focused finish. This rich, fleshy wine would be great with a buttery fish or chicken dish. $22.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| SAM-1587. 09 MAYCAS DEL LIMARI RESERVA ESPECIAL LIMARI VALLEY CHARDONNAY Wine & Spirits 91: ‘Saline rather than fruity, this wine’s mineral flavors seem to drive right out of its acidity with a force that’s almost hallucinatory–the kind of wine that needs food to calm its intensity. Coming as it does from vineyards close to the sea, that food might best be seafood such as piure, a barnacle-like Chilean specialty, or other creatures with powerful briny flavors. $23.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| SAM-1588. 09 EMILIANA NATURA RAPEL GEWURZTRAMINER Really quite full (14%). Genuine and generous gewurz aroma profile. Lychee, peach, tonic, ginger. Much more to give than the 08. Flashes Alsace power and intensity./ Yes, much larger and more expressive than the 08. Has gewurz astringency. Short of Alsace’s best on the glycerol. Still, a well priced and impressive New World take. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| SAM-1589. 08 SANTA ALICIA LATE HARVEST LIMARI MUSCATEL half liter Strong, bright, warm, sweet, lush, creamy. Big botrytis expressions: honey, apricot, tobacco. Also lychee, orange peel, candied citrus, flowers./ Yowsa! Sweet honey, apricot, tea, and tobacco botrytis definitions. Boasts precision as well as unctuosity. Lemon-tinged acidity. Another winner in this series. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
