Very saturated purple, opaque color, KAI is a mix of concentrated bramble berries, cassis and spices (grounded black pepper & paprika) with accents of mushroom and graphite that gives it a nice complexity. It’s surprisingly soft and velvety, but still very firm, warm and dense in terms of structure.
Las Pizarras Pinot Noir is vibrant in every way full of raspberries, whortleberry, bilberry, rose petals, white plum, iodine and an interesting spicy character. It’s racy and proudly shows its coastal character. The palate is more savory than fruity, with saltiness, earthiness and spiced boldness. It’s finely textured and elegantly rich.
Pleasant apple, peach and melon aromas show a coastal-based saline side note. It’s overall crisp and focused with hints of more exotic flavors on the palate, papaya and mango. The finish is decent with a buttery, rounded character, but no apparent signs of oak except in the rich texture.
Le Clos des Fous is a beautiful Chilean project run by four viticulture enthusiasts. Clos des Fous is about terroir, the extreme terroirs in Chile, in this case a coastal expression. In the glass, this wine offers a full expression of red fruits, which agrees with the delicate notes of forest damp and sweet spices….
Seña estate was already focusing on chile’s best attribute before Chile was even considered a wine country. Chile’s first icon wine was the result of a joint venture between two visionary men, two pioneers in their own field, Eduardo Chadwick, owner and president of Viña Errazuriz in Chile, and the-now-late Robert Mondavi in California. Authentic…
The nose reveals notes of honey and candied pineapple associated with touches of peach in syrup, candy as well as slight notes of Corinth grape and a touch of date. The palate is fruity, fresh, ample, balanced and mineral. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fresh grape, lemon and clementine associated with touches…
The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of papaya and grapefruit combined with notes of flowers and a touch of white iris. The palate is fruity, quite fleshy and offers a certain / small saline minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of melon and papaya associated with a few notes of citrus (grapefruit,…