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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For March 19, 2011

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  • 08 Emiliana Coyam (Colchagua): 8 red varities, 1 vineyard, 2 oak profiles, a ton of dark red fruits, & just touches of grit & green. $32 B+ #
  • 09 Emiliana Novas Carmenere/Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua): Herbs, red fruit, spices, pepper, and a lot of sexiness. Needs 3-4 yrs. $15 B #
  • 10 Emiliana Natura Chardonnay (Casablanca): Your food will like you for pairing it with this papaya, peach & slightly creamy good buy $10 C+ #
  • 10 Emiliana Natura Carmenere (Colchagua): Greeen herbal notes & soda-pop, peppery shiraz action make for a bit of a strange combo. $10 C #
  • 08 Morande Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca): A touch too sweet, but with botrytis at this price I should stop my bitching. $10 B- #
  • 07 Morande Edicion Limitada Carignan (Loncomilla): Black, bold, spicy, concentrated & smooth as silk. Large amount of ass kicked here $23 B+ #
  • 09 Morande Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (Maipo): Great sweet spice coupled w/ not-so-great green, but currants & earth work it out $15 B- #
  • 08 Morande Gran Reserva Merlot (Maipo): They ought to need a license to carry a finish this nice @ that rpice in these here parts. $15 B #
  • 10 Morande Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca): Refreshing, but with acidity that can only be tamed by a healthy portion of cerviche. $11 B- #
  • 07 Los Vascos Le Dix (Colchagua): Like a Bordeaux native in a Chupalla hat. Dark fruit, earth, woody spice, cinnamon,& a lot to love. $50 B+ #
  • 08 Los Vascos Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua): Sexy red fruit bosom supported by chalky, mineral-driven, spicy bra. $20 B #
  • 09 Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua): The red-fruity, easy to handle, lighter side of Cab. Maybe a tough *too* light actually $10 C+ #
  • 10 Los Vascos Chardonnay (Colchagua): A little slice of steely Chablis (at a bargain price) in the warm south of the Rapel Valley. $10 B- #
  • 10 Los Vascos Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca): Starfruit & cream? The combo kind of works in this refreshing sipper, actually. $10 C+ #

2 thoughts on “Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For March 19, 2011”

  1. "A touch too sweet, but with botrytis at this price I should stop my bitching"…would make awesome back label copy!

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