Viña Chocalan
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Viña Chocalan 2010 Selección Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo Valley)
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Dense and meaty up front, this has cola, wild berry and herb aromas. It feels big and bursts with spicy berry and pepper flavors. It finishes dark, with coffee-like bitterness, and it’s nicely balanced overall.
— M.S.
(12/1/2012)
Viña Chocalan 2008 Gran Reserva Blend Red (Maipo Valley)
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A typical Maipo red, but untypically it’s made from six grapes led by Cabernet Sauvignon. Smells mossy and of tobacco, olive, dried herbs and black fruits. Rich in the mouth except for a streak of acidity, with oaky flavors of vanilla, tobacco, stewed plum and berry. Finishes with coconut and power.
— M.S.
(4/1/2012)
Viña Chocalan 2010 Selección Carmenère (Maipo Valley)
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Rubber, tar, coffee grounds and crusty dark-fruit aromas set up a chewy, full palate with meaty flavors of blackberry, toasted oak and herbs. Round on the tongue and thick, but controlled on the finish, with a mild licorice flavor and herbal leftovers.
— M.S.
(6/1/2012)
Viña Chocalan 2009 Gran Reserva Red (Maipo Valley)
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Initial fiery aromas give way to notes of creamy oak, raspberry, plum and chewing gum. The mouthfeel on this blend of Cabernet, Carmenère, Syrah and Malbec is thick and syrupy, and the flavors suggest lemon peel, jammy berry and oak resin. Modest comlexity on the finish comes with a candied fruit flavor.
— M.S.
(3/1/2013)
Viña Chocalan 2011 Selección Sauvignon Blanc (Maipo Valley)
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For wine drinkers who don’t mind briny aromas, here is a wine with a funky-oyster quality on the nose. This adequate wine tastes of orange, brine, asparagus and pickled beans. It’s juicy and plump on the tail end.
— M.S.
(12/1/2012)
Viña Chocalan 2010 Selección Sauvignon Blanc (Maipo Valley)
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Smells vegetal, with aromas of canned peas and beans vying for attention with mature tropical fruit. Feels mealy despite decent acidity, while the flavor profile is from the garden, meaning it’s mostly about asparagus and green beans.
— M.S.
(6/1/2012)
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