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Carmen Nativa Cabernet Sauvignontext
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16½/20

Carmen Nativa Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileOpaque and organic. Smoky, black olive, resiny, garrigue, saddle leather, black berry, menthol aromas. Dry, tight, rich palate but moderately tannic with some finesse. Sappy, cassis, peppery, smoky, eucalyptus, bay leaf, Maipo flavours with some tobacco and olive on the finish. More Bordeaux style, lean with acidity, but the best Nativa we have tasted.Tasted: 10 March 2006Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$24.50750mlspeculative listing - Calibrium
AB$24.50750mlfine wine boutiques
MB$18.99750ml 
NB$19.99750ml 
NS$18.99750ml 
NF$19.99750ml 
Producer: ViƱa CarmenDistributors: Select Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 556779UPC: 677758000011