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90
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
New listing. Classy, delicious merlot, with 13 per cent carmenère and two per cent petit verdot to bolster its structure. Cool, sweet blackberry and mocha nose, with tobacco and earth. Full, soft and supple, with some alcohol and oak on the
finish. Very good length. Best now to 2011.
- Price:
- $18.15
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Merlot
- Vintage:
- 2004
- Region:
- Aconcagua Valley
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