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Caliterra 2008 Tributo Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua Valley)
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- $20
Dusty, sweet, dark-fruited and properly herbal, this is a Cabernet that very much fits the Chilean blueprint of what the variety should smell and taste like. Creamy and full, with bold berry, herb and vanilla flavors, and then with a lush, dense finish. Drink now through 2012.
— M.S.
(12/1/2010)
Caliterra 2005 Cenit Red (Colchagua Valley)
- $75
Deep and earthy, with aromas of black fruits, shoe polish and tobacco. Cenit means the “highest point in the sky,” and this blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Malbec and 10% Petit Verdot is the highest point to date reached by Caliterra. It’s a full wine with fine acidity, cassis and blackberry flavors, and chocolate and smoked meat on the finish.
— M.S.
(11/15/2008)
Caliterra 2005 Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua Valley)
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- $11
Plenty of barrel-driven coffee and mocha aromas set the stage for cassis, black cherry and vanilla flavors. Feelwise, this is a moderately tight, structured wine with persistence and power. The finish, meanwhile, is chocolaty and stout. It’s yet another well-priced ’05 Cabernet out of Chile.
— M.S.
(3/1/2007)
Caliterra 2006 Tributo Edicion Limitada Carmenère-Malbec Red (Colchagua Valley)
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- $30
Very nicely done, with full-force berry and plum balancing off mild vegetal/herbal aromas. The palate is ripe, round and textured, with alluring plum, berry, leather and vanilla flavors. It folds in cinnamon and pepper on the finish to bring everything full circle, while keeping the herbal element under control; 60% Carmenère and 40% Malbec.
— M.S.
(11/15/2008)
Caliterra 2006 Tribute Carmenère (Colchagua Valley)
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- $17
With 14% Malbec and Syrah thrown in, this Carmenère is fresh, tightly wound and balanced. It starts with controlled herbal-vegetal aromas along with cherry, raspberry and tarragon. The palate has olive and spice to accent deep black fruit, and the finish is a little oaky but not what you’d call overdone or drying. Full-bodied and textbook for the variety and…
— M.S.
(11/15/2008)
Caliterra 2004 Tribute Shiraz (Colchagua Valley)
- $17
Bold and dark, with perfume galore on the nose. The palate is sweet and rich, a little bit creamy, and loaded with zest. For Chilean Shiraz this is quite good; the finish is flush and offers enough acidity to keep it dancing.
— M.S.
(10/1/2006)
Caliterra 2007 Tributo Edicion Limitada Red (Colchagua Valley)
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Rooty and rich at first blush, with dark, black fruit aromas leading the charge. The palate is lively and snappy, with fleshy but short flavors of blackberry, cassis liqueur and coconut. Quite extracted and full but also a touch hard and short, with a few holes in the texture. Carmenère (60%) and Malbec (40%).
— M.S.
(12/1/2010)
Caliterra 2008 Reserva Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca Valley)
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- $12
Quite pleasant and true to the variety. Punchbowl aromas of melon and passion fruit are friendly and not the least bit harsh. The palate is fresh and lithe, with layered, defined flavors of passion fruit and tangerine. Like a mountain stream in terms of freshness, with just enough intensity and style to draw attention.
— M.S.
(3/1/2009)
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