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San Pedro 1999 Cabo de Hornos Cabernet Sauvignon (Lontué Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Harvested from dry-farmed vines 50 years old or more, rigorously selected on the sorting table, fermented after a short cold maceration, then put into French oak for 18 months and aged in bottle for a year before release, this wine gets coddled from start to finish. The results speak for themselves: floral, leather and dried fruit aromas; flavors of cedar, cassis…
— W.E.
(11/1/2005)
Valdivieso NV Caballo Loco Number Seven Red (Lontué Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Caballo Loco, now in its seventh edition, ranks as one of Chile’s most consistent ultrapremium reds. It’s spicy and deep on the nose, with dark berry and ripe cherry at its core. Shows the slightest hint of cappuccino on the pleasant finish. Woody but balanced. Imported by Laird & Company.
— M.S.
(3/1/2006)
San Pedro 2001 Cabo de Hornos Cabernet Sauvignon (Lontué Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Smells lovely, with cedar, tea and cassis mingling effortlessly on the nose. In the mouth, it’s bigger and fleshier than the ’99 or ’00, with a long finish filled with sweet fruit.
— W.E.
(11/1/2005)
Valdivieso NV Caballo Loco - No. 4 Red (Lontué Valley)
- $35
Smooth, rich and inviting, just like a top-of-the-line effort should be. Mounds of sweet red and black fruit floats effortlessly on the palate, while cherry, coffee and kirsch form the basis of what is a terrific finish. This unique wine is made using the so-called solera system, whereby older and newer vintages are blended in order to achieve a premium result.
— M.S.
(3/1/2002)
Valdivieso NV Caballo Loco No. 5 Red (Lontué Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $40
Few table wines are made in the solera style, whereby vintages are blended together to create a more harmonious whole. Here is that rare solera red, the fifth shot this winery has taken at the Crazy Horse. And it’s a fine effort that features spicy and sweet aromas, ripe strawberry fruit, and lots of toasty, charred oak. Warning: Airing helps tame the overt oak…
— M.S.
(1/1/2004)
Odfjell 2006 Orzada Organic Malbec (Lontué Valley)
- $20
Odfjell is one of a handful of Chilean wineries making top-shelf Malbec. And at $20 Orzada constitutes serious value because it’s a huge wine with copious new oak, extract and complexity. Expect shoe polish, some sawmill and immense black-fruit character from nose to palate to finish. It’s arguably overwooded, but the fruit and natural body to this wine can handle…
— M.S.
(7/1/2009)
Odfjell 2004 Orzada Malbec (Lontué Valley)
- $18
One big step up from the value level is this classy, succulent Malbec from Odfjell, a winery whose successes far outnumber its duds. Expect opening aromas of toasted coconut, black cherry, mocha and even fresh mushroom. The palate is blazing with sweet berry and plum flavors, and then chocolate and coffee take over on the finish. It’s the full package in terms of…
— M.S.
(9/1/2007)
San Pedro 2002 Cabo de Hornos Cabernet Sauvignon (Lontué Valley)
- $35
On the young side, with briary, berry-scented fruit that should calm and settle in another year or two. Dried herbs add complexity, while the mouthfeel displays Cabo’s trademark luxurious texture, extending right through the elegant finish.
— W.E.
(11/1/2005)
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