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Altaïr 2003 Red (Cachapoal Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $59
Terrific Chilean red wine; seductive and succulent, with a beautiful burgundy hue matched by pure, ripe Bordeaux-like flavors. Deep and satisfying, and smooth as silk. If ever a Chilean red ranked as world class, this is it. Imported by Bacchus International.
— M.S.
(11/1/2005)
Altaïr 2004 Altaïr Red (Cachapoal Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $80
Altaïr is a fortressed high-end Cabernet blend with mineral and charred aromas announcing a palate coated with dense berry flavors, tobacco, vanilla and balsamic notes. It’s a complex wine that is fairly tough out of the bottle. Ideally it should be cellared for another three to five years.
— M.S.
(3/1/2008)
Altaïr 2005 Altaïr Red (Cachapoal Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $65
One of Chile’s best red blends is back with a vengeance. The nose is a wonderful mix of almond candy, fine leather, baked pastry, prune and licorice all bundled up in a comfortable blanket, while the palate is mouthfilling and loaded with cassis, coffee, herbs and pepper flavors. Excellent structure and depth, with power and balance. Drinkable now but ageable…
— M.S.
(7/1/2009)
Altaïr 2004 Sideral Red (Rapel Valley)
- $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)
- $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)
Altaïr 2006 Altaïr Red (Cachapoal Valley)
- $65
Starts out foxy and mossy, with leather, char, earth and herbal notes. The palate is nothing if not saturated and big, and the flavors run toward baked, meaty black fruits. Quite roasted and rich, with toasty oak on the finish and darkness throughout. Not the best Altaïr but still a fine Chilean red blend.
— M.S.
(9/1/2010)
Altaïr 2005 Sideral Red (Rapel Valley)
- $25
The 2005 vintage of this Cabernet-Carmenère blend is dark as night, thick as a side of beef, and sweet like a dessert. Licorice, molasses, graphite and blackberry share the unctuous nose, while the palate is tannic, rich and tastes like baked black fruits, coffee and chocolate pudding. Bordering on syrupy in its ripeness, so drink sooner rather than later.
— M.S.
(7/1/2009)
Altaïr 2006 Sideral Red (Rapel Valley)
- $31
Olive, herb and earth aromas vie with foresty fruit aromas, while the palate is rough and ready, with rugged tannins and full flavors of baked fruit, caramel, herbs and chocolate. A catchy blended wine with a sweet finish and tons of flavor. Cabernet is the main player here; drink now through 2012.
— M.S.
(9/1/2010)
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