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Legado Reserva Carmenère

Chile

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grilled meats · lamb · stews · aged cheeses

201384 pts

Almost difficult at first, this smells a lot like iodine, sweaty horse and stalky berry fruits. Although bumpy and hard, this is big and full in body. Roasted, herbal, peppery black-fruit flavors come back with an underripe stalky note on the finish.
201087 pts

This shows the varietal's spicy, earthy aromas in a fresh way. The mouthfeel is crisp, while herbal, peppery flavors blend properly with the spice and plum notes typical of Carmenère. The finish is brambly and drifts toward spunky red fruit.
200886 pts

Herb, toasty oak, mineral and berry aromas precede a snappy, crisp sort of palate that's showing mostly herbal, toasty flavors of red berry and plum. The wine is good but regular in its approach, with a dry, peppery finish.
200687 pts

A little sweet, dense and pasty on the nose, and that's also how the wine plays out. It's a ripe style of Carmenère, with brooding but not overly expressive black-fruit flavors. Ripeness is clearly not an issue as it shows no vegetal or herbal notes. Simply big, bold and not ter…