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Carmen Reserve Cabernet Sauvignontext
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Carmen Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileSpicy, peppery, bay, leather, black olive, sappy cassis, smoky coffee, tobacco and menthol aromas. Dry, round, elegant but rich palate with some chalky tannins. Cassis, peppery, black olive, bay, tobacco leaf, resin, coffee, menthol flavours with a vanilla, black cherry finish. Good balance if big and fresh. Needs a few years to soften further.Tasted: 11 November 2008Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
NF$19.00750ml 
BC$22.00750mlspecialty listing
AB$18.50750mlprivate wine shops
QC$18.00750ml 
Producer: ViƱa CarmenDistributors: Select Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 358309UPC: 00083300097512