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Santa Carolina 2007 VSC Red (Maipo Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
Probably the best-eve wine from Santa Carolina. It’s rich and earthy, but also shows pure fruit and just a mild hint of fresh herbs. Saturated and broad on the palate, with a nice mix of sultry fruit flavors and savory notes. Refined but robust; classy and elevated. 2,000 cases made.
— M.S.
(7/1/2010)
Santa Carolina 2007 Herencia Carmenère (Peumo)
- $90
Dark as night, with mildly leafy, herbal, varietally appropriate aromas of olive, earth, tea and black fruits. The palate is big but nicely chiseled, with good acidity and tannic support for roasted berry, plum, fig and peppery flavors. A smooth, correct high-end Carmenère. Drink now through 2013.
— M.S.
(2/1/2011)
Santa Carolina 2007 Reserva de Familia Carmenère (Rapel Valley)
- Best Buy
- Online Exclusive
- $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)
Santa Carolina 2007 Reserva de Familia Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley)
- Best Buy
- $15
One of the best Santa Carolina wines in years. The nose is big and floral, with tons of plum and berry. The mouth is packed tight and tastes great, with ripe cassis and a lot of chocolate to back things up. Finishes chewy and broad, with mocha and vanilla accents, yet there’s still enough acidity to keep things moving. Very nice wine for the money.
— M.S.
(5/1/2009)
Santa Carolina 2009 Reserva de Familia Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley)
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- $20
Graphite, deep black fruit, earth and cola aromas make for a full-force, inviting entry. The palate feels lifted and healthy, with a thorough blend of tobacco, herb, barrel spice and ripe berry flavors. Toasty, spicy and long on the finish. High quality for $20 Cabernet.
— M.S.
(6/1/2012)
Santa Carolina 1998 Reserva de la Familia Chardonnay (Maipo Valley)
- Best Buy
- $15
Rich and complex from the start, the nose and palate of this wine feature a fruit melange of mango, melon, banana wrapped in nicely integrated oak. For some, the acid may be a touch high but this keeps the wine bright and crisp, and sustains this fairly full, barrel-fermented wine’s long finish.
— M.N.
(2/1/2001)
Santa Carolina 2008 Reserva de Familia Carmenère (Rapel Valley)
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- $20
This particular wine is fast becoming one of Chile’s go-to Carmenères. For the second year in a row it impresses with a heady nose of black fruits, pastry and cola. After that, you get a palate full of spicy, rich baked berry, dusty pepper and smoked meat. As a whole it offers character, structure and kick.
— M.S.
(12/1/2010)
Santa Carolina 2008 Reserva de Familia Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley)
- $20
Perfectly good and very much as expected. The nose is firm, crusty and a bit herbal in that patented Maipo way. The flavors are a mix of dark berry, cassis, herbs and medicinality, while the mouthfeel is solid. Very nice Cabernet for the money; the only quibble is that it’s highly regular and not all that individual or unique.
— M.S.
(6/1/2011)
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