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Misiones de Rengo 2007 Cuvée Carmenère (Rapel Valley)

Price $20

Looking for a juggernaut red that cries out for steak? Give this lush, stylish, nearly flawless Carmenère a shot and you won’t be disappointed. The nose opens with toast, mineral, herbs, olive and berry fruit, and the palate is more of the same. In terms of feel, it’s smooth and elegant, yet ripe and forceful. Finishes crusty and long. A winner from a winery that… — M.S. (5/1/2009)

Santa Carolina 2007 Reserva de Familia Carmenère (Rapel Valley)

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Price $15

Santa Carolina’s Reserva de Familia red wines from 2007 are vastly improved from what the winery has done for the past two decades. This wine—along with the RdF Cabernet Sauvignon—show immense color and fruit, but also balance, structure and a friendliness that can’t be mass produced. This wine is loaded with cassis, cherry, cola, mint, toast and bacon. And for $15… — M.S. (5/1/2009)

Concha y Toro 2001 Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon (Rapel Valley)

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Price $16

This sensational value has a range of flavors, structure and other important characteristics that some wines costing five times more can’t match. The nose is full of plum, black fruit and coffee, while the palate is pure dynamite; it’s a textbook modern Cabernet that hits the target squarely in the center. — M.S. (3/1/2004)

Anakena 2008 Ona Red (Rapel Valley)

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Price $15

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Big and earthy, with char, savory spice and black fruit aromas. The palate is full and bold, with ripe tannins and delicious flavors of herbs, baked berries, integrated spice and leather. Smooth, long and muscular; made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Syrah. — M.S. (9/1/2011)

Altaïr 2004 Sideral Red (Rapel Valley)

Price $30

All this Cab blend needs is time in the glass and it’ll show floral, alluring aromas and then big raspberry and plum flavors. It starts quietly and then pounds through with saturated fruit, chocolate and firm tannins. — M.S. (3/1/2008)

Altaïr 2003 Sideral Red (Rapel Valley)

Price $29

Finely oaked, with lovely cedar scents accenting robust but smooth black cherry and dark plum aromas. Sings a pretty tune in the mouth, with ripe berry fruit, tobacco, toast and a long finish. A significant step up from the first vintage. Imported by Bacchus International. — M.S. (11/1/2005)

Lapostolle 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Rapel Valley)

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Price $12

As good as this winery’s more elite Cuvée Alexandre. Represents one of the best values in the world of Cabernet. Clean, expressive spicy fruit in the nose. Weightless and ripe in the mouth, with a soft, vanilla-tinged ending. For a winery known for powerful oak treatment, this one is mild and is drinkable right away. Best Buy. — M.S. (11/15/1999)

Lapostolle 2002 Cuvée Alexandre Syrah (Rapel Valley)

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Price $22

The first Cuvée Alexandre Syrah on record is better than adequate; it’s exciting and intriguing, two huge virtues. The nose offers pepper, blackberry and vanilla, while the palate is entirely ripe, meaty and intensely spicy. A real comer amid Chile’s new wave of Syrahs. — W.E. (3/1/2005)

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