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Viña Tabalí 2008 Reserva Especial Red (Limarí Valley)
- $23
Roasted berry, olive and herb aromas make for a traditional bouquet. The palate is juicy and a touch piercing, but despite having good concentration it’s not heavy feeling. Tastes intense, with plum, berry, tobacco and carob flavors. Driving on the finish; 74% Syrah with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
— M.S.
(2/1/2012)
Viña Tabalí 2007 Reserva Especial Red (Limarí Valley)
- $23
This winery, part of the San Pedro group, is on the right path as its wines have improved in recent vintages. This particular wine marks a high-water point; the nose mixes dry wood notes, leather, herbal berry and even some fine aged cheese. The palate is tight and forceful, with cassis, cherry and cola flavors. Powerful but poised. Drink now through 2012.
— M.S.
(9/1/2010)
Viña Tabalí 2007 Reserva Late Harvest Muscat (Limarí Valley)
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- $9
Wild and foxy smelling, but attractive and authentic. Clover, apricot and fresh melon aromas give this an enticing bouquet, while the palate is deep and delicious, with integrated flavors of orange, peach and botrytis. Long and smooth on the finish, and a steal for the price.
— M.S.
(3/1/2010)
Viña Tabalí 2009 Reserva Especial Sauvignon Blanc (Limarí Valley)
- $20
Cool, green, minerally aromas lead it off, and next there’s fresh bell pepper, jalapeno and gooseberry flavors. Bright, focused, edgy and stony, with proper acidity, bite and clarity. A good one similar to the winery’s Reserva SB, but clearer and more precise.
— M.S.
(3/1/2010)
Viña Tabalí 2010 Late Harvest Muscat (Limarí Valley)
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- $9
An overachiever among dessert wines. It opens with ripe melon and sweet stone fruit aromas, but it’s not overly challenging or heavy. The palate is thick but offers just-right acidity, which frames sweet, enjoyable orange, lychee and honey flavors. Rich yet bright; an extreme.
— M.S.
(12/1/2011)
Viña Tabalí 2008 Reserva Especial Syrah (Limarí Valley)
- $20
Dark, full, dense and foresty, with minty oak, controlled sauvage character and a strong identity. Flavorful, with intense blackberry, spiced plum and heat. Tight and rugged out of the chute, with oak on the finish. Will settle over the next year or two.
— M.S.
(3/1/2010)
Viña Tabalí 2009 Reserva Carmenère (Colchagua Valley)
- $15
A little herbal, briney and sharp smelling, but overall this racy style of Carmenère delivers honest, point-taken olive and red berry aromas and flavors. Mix in sweeter cassis notes balanced by spice and it’s a bright, driven wine with power and length.
— M.S.
(12/1/2011)
Viña Tabalí 2008 Reserva Carmenère (Limarí Valley)
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- $15
Dark, statuesque wine with concentrated, potent aromas of black olive, herbs and mulled blackberry. Tastes like textbook Carmenère, but without any jammy overripeness. Flavor of racy spiced berry, olive, black pepper and soy are all good, and there’s that patented herbal, roasted quality on the finish, but not too much.
— M.S.
(3/1/2010)
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