About the Wine: Cabernets come in a variety of styles that can range from fruity to dry to heavily oaked. This can make it difficult wine to buy. Asking for a "good" Cabernet is likely to confuse the salesman more than anything else (or give him the opportunity to recognize you as a neophyte and dump something undrinkable on you.) Part of what separates average Cabs from exceptional ones is whether they capture a range of the Cabernet Sauvignon experience or whether the wine maker only scratched the surface of the grape's potential.
About THIS Wine: It is dark in the glass with a violet rim. The nose is spicy and also heavy with dark red fruit and just a hint of green pepper. The fruit delivers on the palate. It is luscious with the taste of raspberry and black cherry which linger and mix with spice in a dry, lasting finish.
Drinking This Wine: This wine needs to be opened at least an hour before drinking. The wine is complex and it needs to breath and open up. It does well as a sipping wine and would also be good with any kind of red meat in heavy sauce or heavy Italian food such as a meaty lasagna or even good old spaghetti and meatballs.
Overall Impression: Chilean wines have a reputation for being under priced. This complex yet approachable Cab is no exception. At twenty dollars it is a good value.
