Agustinos Carmenère (2006)

March 16, 2008 — -

Agustinos Carmenere 2006We really love this Agustinos Carmenère 2006 from Chile and I believe this is our last bottle from out rack. It is a Sunday evening and I am making spaghetti for dinner. In fact, I am simmering my last batch of sauce that I made last summer with tomatoes from my garden. This deserves a wonderful wine and this is it. The color is inky black. The nose is fragrant with oak and cherries. On the palate is plum and raspberries. The fruity finish lasts an exceptionally long time.

I think this may be one of Tom’s favorites. He is a huge fan of Carmenère. If you can find this wine, I can’t imagine that you would be disappointed.

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Agustinos Carmenere (2006)

January 4, 2008 — -

Agustinos Carmenere 2006This Agustinos Carmenère 2006 from Chile is fabulous.  We have had this wine before and blogged about it. But I (naturally) taste it as though it is my first time.  In the glass it is a rich dark violet.  The exorbitant nose is rich with pepper, cherries and oak. The taste is plum and raspberries. The taste lingers a long, long time with a fruity, lengthy finish. We will have this wine with a casserole of brown rice and leftover ham and a fresh salad. Coincidentally, it is a Friday night and the last time we had this wine was also a Friday night. I guess we think of a Carminere as a celebratory wine (because we always celebrate Fridays!).

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Agustinos Carmenère (2006)

December 21, 2007 — -

Agustinos Carmenere 2006Trigger 12-21-07This Agustinos Carmenère 2006 from Chile has both of us swooning. It is a deep, blackish violet in the glass. The nose is extravagant — cherries, spice, pepper, and oak. The taste is plum and boysenberries. The finish is densely fruity with velvety tannins. The taste lingers a long, long time. This wine would be great with spaghetti or lasagne but — alas — we are having leftover soup for dinner. It’s Friday night and we are just happy to be at the front end of the weekend. Cheers!

Tom: This Agustinos Caramenère 2006 is delicious. Big, tannic, chocolaty, cherries and berries. Excellent.

(And here’s a photo of Trigger staying warm on this cold December evening.)

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Casillero del Diablo Carmenere (2005)

November 15, 2007 — -

Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2005This Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2005 is deep purple. On the nose is woods and fields with shades of pencil shavings, tea, and cherries. On the palate is cherries and leather. It is dry and medium bodied with dense tannins. The wine is crisp with noticeable acidity.

It is nice to be home! I am sitting here with Trigger on my lap. I have a pot of turkey-barley soup on the stove. I have been on the road. I had the pleasure of working with a team of professionals: Dr. John Hitt, Dr. Jane Moore, and Ms. Amy Bair, as well as leadership from Mr. Byron Hatch and Ms. Cynthia Rail. We worked hard but had a great time together! Here’s to my colleagues [clink]!

Tom: This Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2005 is a great wine! It’s big and tannic, with tastes of coffee, chocolate, and cherry. A delicious, unusual, and intriguing wine.

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Casillero del Diablo Carmenere (2005)

October 24, 2007 — -

Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2005This Casillero del Diablo Carmenere 2005 is quite a find. Tom bought it tonight at our local grocery store, Polly’s Country Market. My first whiff of this Chilean wine is of white pepper. This Carménère is a rich and luscious red. Tom bought it on sale for $7.

It is full bodied, with bacon, oak, and soy sauce (flavors) along with plum and berry (aromas). On the palate is a round, juicy, and fresh mouth feel with a long, slightly dry, and bitter finish. Fabulous! If you can find it, buy it. If you like a big, dry red, I am confident you will like this one. We will have this with garlic encrusted roast beef, potatoes, carrots and onions, and a fresh, green salad.

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Panilonco (2005) Reserve Carménère

June 9, 2007 — -

Panilonco Carmenere 2005I 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.

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Chiñigue Andes Collection Carmenere (2006)

May 31, 2007 — -

Chiñigue Andes Collection Carmenere 2006This 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.

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