by Brian K Miller » Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:51 am
Tasted an impressive Chilean Cab from 1998 yesterday, a vintage year rated by the usual suspects as "78 points" and "past prime". This wine had been opened THE DAY BEFORE. Yet, it was a beautifully savory, earthy, well-structured cabernet with great mouth feel and still showing some very nice currant fruit. All about the Umami here. This may be the first or second Chilean cabernet I can remember that wowed me. (*The other was the 1999 S.E.N.A.) Sergio Traverso Gran Reserva Lontue Valley 92 points!
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