Tarapacá, Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul, Maipo Valley, 2014

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Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Stoney Street, London, 06 Jun 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2022
The incredible nose of this wine is enough to draw you in – like a distillation of blackcurrant pastilles, violets and raspberries. Complex, layered and elegant, full of spiced, creamy choc-cherry fruit, it is worth what many may think is a hefty price tag from Chile. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot, 11% Syrah and 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Only made in the best years, this was matured in French oak barrels (30% new) for 14 months.
Viña Tarapacá, Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul, Maipó Valley 2014
Producer
Tarapacá
Brand
Gran Reserva Etiqueta Azul
Vintage
2014
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Chile
Region
Maipo Valley
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.50%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
14% Petit Verdot
11% Syrah / Shiraz