90POINTS
16½/20
Santa Rita Triple C 2005
Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileBig chocolate, cedar, menthol, sappy, cassis, peppery, leather, tobacco, minty, bay aromas. Rich, dry, elegant, round but slightly austere style with some youthful tannins. Spicy, black olive, cassis, riparian, vanilla, cedar, tobacco, bay leaf, smoky, coffee, peppery, sappy, orange peel flavours. Good intensity and finesse but youthful with the carmenère showing strongly at this point. Will cellar with ease through 2015.Tasted: 09 August 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $58.00 | 750ml | Everything Wine |
ON | $48.00 | 750ml | |
AB | $45.00 | 750ml | fine wine shops |
QC | $48.00 | 750ml |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - CarménèreCSPC: 098442UPC: 089419007312