Dallas Conté
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Dallas Conté 1998 Chardonnay (Colchagua Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
Mild tropical fruit and citrus aromas draw you right in. Medium weight, with bright acidity that keeps the flavors lively, the wine displays pineapple and spice on the palate and finish and has an appealing chalky, leesy feel.
— M.M.
(2/1/2001)
Dallas Conté 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
This is an excellent model for well-priced South American Cabernet. It’s technically a wine from Santa Carolina, but with Australian consultation. The result is an aromatic wine full of pepper, leafy forest floor and chocolate. Cassis, blackberry and vanilla dance on the full, tannic palate. A nice peek at what Chile is up to today. Best Buy.
— M.S.
(8/1/2000)
Dallas Conté 1997 Merlot (Colchagua Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
Chunky, with heavy dark fruit and lots of forward oak. Maybe not the sweetest, most mainstream Merlot around, but it opens up to reveal chocolate and coffee. Good balance and tightly knit. Absolutely nothing wrong here, it’s just not the most exciting wine in the world. Best Buy.
— M.S.
(5/1/2000)
Dallas Conté 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua Valley)
- Best Buy
- $9
Young and grapy, with plenty of heavily toasted oak, this is one Chilean red that could use a year or so to settle down. Right now the fruit is just too unformed and the charred oak too unintegrated, but the solid raw materials should knit together nicely in a relatively short time.
— J.C.
(2/1/2001)
Dallas Conté 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (Rapel Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
Potent aromas of red fruit, rubber and lemony oak kick things off, followed by a very typical mix of cherry and berry flavors. The finish is properly tannic and round, with an acid-driven freshness that secures the mouthfeel. This has more red than dark fruit, but it’s still a perfectly quaffable Cabernet.
— M.S.
(7/1/2003)
Dallas Conté 2000 Merlot (Rapel Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
There’s plenty of oak to this solid, peppery Merlot that’s also a touch green. The cassis and cherry fruit that drives the palate is healthy and sturdy, while the finish features some tight-grained oak and firm enough tannins. Maybe too much oak given the fruit quality.
— M.S.
(7/1/2003)
Dallas Conté 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Rapel Valley)
- $15
Pungent aromas of lemony oak, peanuts and maple are the opening act. The next act is a big, sweet palate with monster extraction and the flavors of brandied black cherries. For some it might be too sweet, especially when the acidity kicks in to create a juicy palate feel not unlike fruit juice.
— M.S.
(7/1/2003)
Dallas Conté 2002 Chardonnay (Casablanca Valley)
- $10
Pungent aromas of pine needles and saw mill start it off. Next comes a juicy palate with flavors of orange and pineapple. The finish is fine, but it’s kind of dull. The is a basic wine that veers toward flatness. But for now it’s hanging in there.
— M.S.
(7/1/2003)
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