I am not fond of the Panilonco Carménère nose; although I know Tom is enjoying the wine, I find it a bit too uriney, for lack of a better word. This smells like cat pee to me.
In the mouth the wine is more clean and pleasant enough; but all in all, I do not care much for this wine. I would have to rate this wine as average.
Tom: The Carménère grape is in the cabernet family, originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, now largely grown in Chile. This Panilonco Carménère tastes, to me, similar to a cabernet — big, tannic, chocolaty — but more fruit forward. A big, bold red (with perhaps a bit of astringency that Melody is picking up on). I would rate this as good and it’s a great price, well under $10, at Trader Joe’s.
