Friday, October 18, 2013

Viña Tarapacá Merlot 2004

Variety: Merlot
Country of origin: Chille
Wine appellation: Maipo Valley
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: deep garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: cherries marmalade, roasted coffee, toasted wood
Taste: medium body, round, cherries preserve, quite nice coffee and spices tones with perfect matured tannins,pleasant acidity, medium to longer
Recommended food pairing: venison
Overall score: 4+8+12+6+7+50=87
Price: CZK 199 in 2008
Stopper: cork
Very nice, I would not guess new world on blind due to excellent barrique tones transformed to coffee. Check my previous tasting of the same wine in May 2013.

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