Since I have not blogged in over a month, I thought I would post the wine musings of my friend JK who recently returned from a trip to Chile. Many thanks to her for the tips! I am really looking foward to trying some of these.
Hint: anything 2005 is fabulous--otherwise choose odd years.
Sauvignon Blanc:
Casas del Bosque: amazing--crisp, grassy, and minerally.
Veramonte: also very nice--less minerally and more lemony
Cab Sav:
Splurge on Concha y Toro's Don Melchor 2005. It's not quite ready to drink, but already fantastic. Carter just bought a bottle for $55. And you know we don't like to spend a lot on vino.
Viu Manent 2007 Cab Sav. Probably under $15 and really yummy.
Carmenere:
My new favorite varietal.
Casa Silva 2007 is yummy.
Casa Montes also delish
Malbec:
Viu Manent beat the Argentinians! Their 2007 won the Gold Medal and really pissed off their neighbors. Fun.
Chardonnay:
Casa Lapostolle.
Look for: Casa Haras "Albis" blend. This is a joint venture between Chile and Italian winemaker Antinori. I bet it will be fabulous! We visited the Haras winery on a lark, but were not able to do a tasting.
By region: white wines: Casablanca Valley
red wines: Colchagua and Maipo valleys.
Noteworthy joint ventures: Almaviva (Concho y Toro plus French Baron Rothschild); Lapostolle (French Grand Marnier family + Chilean Chadwick); Haras (Chile + Antinori); Sena (Chile + Mondavi). All of these brands are producing spectacular wines. We have a bottle of the 2005 Almaviva. We accidentally drank one other bottle of the same (forgot we'd paid a lot for it). It was absolutely fabulous! It rated a 94 on Wine Spectator.
My favorite wineries were Casas del Bosque, Viu Manent, and Concha y Toro.
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