This Chiñigue Andes Collection Carmenere 2006 is a wine from the Curico Valley region of Chile. We picked this wine tonight because our son, Tony, called today from Guayaquil, Equador. He was leaving shortly for Peru. Hence, the Chilean wine! Hey, it’s close, relatively speaking. We are celebrating hearing from Tony and knowing he is safe and having quite the adventure. The wine is very good — my kind of big red. It is almost black in color with a mellow-spice nose. On the palate is earth, lush fruit and a hint of caramel. This will go well with our roasted chicken dinner tonight.
Tom: This is very, very nice. Dry, tannic. Bitter chocolaty. A bit more fruit forward than some of the very austere cabs we have had lately. Very drinkable, very nice.
June 21, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Dear Tom & Melody :
Very pleased and happy in read your comments of our wine Andes Collection Carmenere, this one of the few wines we have available in USA , we’re negotiating with some importers, this is just our varietal line, still better we do have Andes Collection Reserve line, Terrantai Premium line and Terrantai 1 a huge blend Malbec , Carmenere, Merlot and a bit of Cab. Franc, also adding some new wines this year as a Sushi wine, Ice Wine and Andes Collection Rosse.
Cheers
Hernan Ovalle
Chinigue Winery - Chile
June 22, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Hello Hernan, We were delighted to get your comment on our blog. We would certainly love to try your reserve line of wines and will be watching for them. As it is, we have already purchased a supply of the Chinigue Andes Collection Carmenere because we enjoyed it so very much. If possible, please let us know when you will have other varieties available in the USA. In particular, the blend you describe sounds wonderful! Cheers! Melody & Tom
February 3, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Today more than half a dozen powerful, complex reds, crafted with state-of-the-art methods made possible by huge cash infusions from both home and abroad, are entering the U.S. market at $20 to $60 per bottle. The money to finance the rapid modernization is coming from some very formidable players. Some of the new wines were born of powerful partnerships between Chile’s wine giants and prestigious foreign wineries: Almaviva, by Viña Concha y Toro and Château Mouton-Rothschild; Seña, by Viña Errazuriz and Robert Mondavi Winery. Others are local endeavors: Montes Alpha ‘M’ by Montes, a brand formed in 1988 by four Chilean wine veterans; Zavala, by Viña Tarapaca, a winery founded half a century ago by Arturo Zavala. Together, or in competition, the local and international wine players are seeking to propel Chilean winemaking into the 21st century. the wine chilean is cool I have the Pleasure of i can drink this wine and Has nothing to envy to any wine from abroad
February 3, 2008 at 10:22 pm
ahh and were your from tom melody? chile ? ee.uu europe were? :S
my mail is strange.rock@live.cl I live in chile viña del mar
good bye!
November 16, 2008 at 8:30 pm
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