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<\/a><\/p>\n… and 16 Valleys (click the pictures above to explore mine)<\/p>\n
Copiapo Valley – Huasco Valley – Elqui Valley – Limari & Choapa Valleys –
Aconcagua Valley – Casablanca Valley – San Antonio Valley – Maipo Valley
Cachapoal Valley – Colchagua Valley – Curico Valley – Maule Valley
Itata Valley – Bio Bio & Malleco Valleys – Cautin Valley – Osorno Valley<\/p>\n
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Last year, I named a winery of the tasting. This year it’s a completely different winery, and they had the most wines I tried that were scoreable, and good scores at that.<\/p>\n
This year’s winery was Vina Sutil Wines – from the fruit driven Chardonnay to the Carmenere with its own frame of reference, without leaning on everyone else’s version of the grape. The Cabernet delivered on purity; and their blends, especially Acrux were wonderful wines to sip on – this winery just seemed to be showing off with each wine.<\/p>\n
Winery of the tasting: Vina Sutil Wines<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2022 Gran Reserva<\/em> <\/span>
(Chardonnay)<\/em>
Vineyard is 25km from ocean; This wine shows off with plenty of fruit, loaded with green apple freshness backed by lovely acidity … (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2020 Acrux ![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_4.png\")
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(Carmenere \/ Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Merlot \/ Cabernet Franc \/ Malbec \/ Petit Verdot)<\/em>
Spicy yet still silky; pretty, dark berries, pencil shavings – this wine is aged in 3000L foudres to keep the fruitiness front and center … (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2023 Bella<\/em><\/span>
(Garnacha Mourvedre)<\/em>
Pretty fruit with good acidity … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2022 Gran Reserva<\/em> <\/span>
(Cabernet Sauvignon)<\/em>
Good mouthfeel: blackberry, plum, smoked cherry … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2021 Limited Release<\/em><\/span>
(Carmenere)<\/em>
Pure fruit and fun … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nVina Sutil 2022 Gran Reserva<\/em> <\/span>
(Merlot)<\/em>
Good fruit core and even though the wine spends 10 months in oak, it never gets in the way of the fruit; a nice balancing act. … (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\nBest of the Rest …<\/strong><\/p>\nCasas del Bosque 2021 Pequenas Syrah<\/em> <\/span>
Silky black cherry with a nice spicy finish … (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_5.png\")
Perez Cruz 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Piedra Seca <\/em><\/span>
Spice, plum, and blackberry – very approachable; 1st ever production of this wine – well worth the wait … (****+)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Casas del Toqui 2021 Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon <\/em><\/span>
Smoky and smooth with nice berry fruit, vanilla, spice and a silky finish … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nConcha y Toro 2022 Diable Crystal ![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_9.png\")
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(Sauvignon Blanc)<\/em>
Young, fresh, lively and clean – drop of herbal with lots of fruity freshness … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nErrazuriz 2021 Aconcagua Costa<\/em> <\/span>
(Pinot Noir)<\/em>
Pretty floral, cran-cherry, gentle and easy across the palate, but with good acidity … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nMontes 2021 Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon <\/em><\/span>
Smooth and silky; easy drinking – lots of blueberry and plum … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nPerez Cruz 2020 Pircas Cabernet Sauvignon <\/em><\/span>
Black cherry and blackberry; this is a nice sipping wine … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\nSan Pedro 2021 Sideral<\/em> <\/span>
(Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Syrah \/ Carmenere \/ Cabernet Franc \/ Petit Verdot)<\/em>
Silky smooth, plum, black cherry with a smoky finish … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_6.png\")
Tarapaca 2020 Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul<\/em> <\/span>
(Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Syrah \/ Cabernet Franc)<\/em>
Lovely length, spicy, plum, blueberry and mocha … (****)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Casas del Bosque 2023 La Cantera<\/em> <\/span>
(Sauvignon Blanc)<\/em>
Richer and fuller bodied from their regular Savvy B, this is due to the lees contact … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nCasas del Toqui 2023 Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc<\/em> <\/span>
Fresh, bright and clean … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nMontes 2021 Alpha Chardonnay<\/em><\/span> ![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_7.png\")
A little spicy with good acidity … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nSanta Carolina 2020 Reserva de Familia<\/em> <\/span>
(Cabernet Sauvignon)<\/em>
Minty and easy; this is an after eight in the glass wrapped in cassis and blackberry … (*** ½+)
<\/strong><\/p>\nLeyda 2022 Reserva<\/em><\/span>
(Sauvignon Blanc) ![\"Chile](\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chile_8.png\")
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Lordy there’s a nice grapefruit, that’s fresh, fruity and zippy – good length on the finish … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nTarapaca 2022 Gran Reserva<\/em> <\/span>
(Cabernet Sauvignon)<\/em>
Spice driven, smoky, plum and other dark fruits … (*** ½+)<\/strong><\/p>\nArboleda 2022 Chardonnay <\/em><\/span>
Fresh and light … (*** ½)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(November 2023) … This year’s Chilean event was held in a much smaller room than in year’s past, which made for a cramped show, so you made friends quickly; and bumped into them often Chile is broken into 3 Regions – North to SouthAndes \/ Costa \/ Entre Cordilleras … and 16 Valleys […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6613\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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