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Colina Negra Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
San Rafael, Valle del Claro, Valle del Maule, Region del Valle Central, ChileBig cassis, sappy, green bean, peppery, earthy coffee nose. Ripe, rich, round but warm palate with grainy, dry tannins. Very intense cassis jam, coffee, vanilla, spicy pepper. A real Chile-Bordeaux combination with some elegance and finesse but very intense young cabernet fruit. Needs about three years to round out. Grown at San Rafael 250 kilometres south of Santiago.Tasted: 23 July 2003Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| BC | $27.00 | 750ml | Speculative - Charton-Hobbs |
