Friday, March 04, 2011
The Truth about Chilean Wines
The current issue of Wine Spectator magazine features reviews of 108 Chilean wines. James Molesworth says that the current vintage shows tremendous value and greater diversity, noting that exports to the US are up.
But if you look closer, here's what he has to say about the wines themselves. These are adjectives he used to describe some of the TOP wines from the current crop--these are the ones they like!:
...tangy iron and tobacco notes
...raspberry ganache
...plum sauce and fig paste character
...Linzer torte
...a pure beam of fruit
...fig and apple fruit bouncing along
...notes of sweet pea, mache and lime
...spice cake and smoked apple wood
...Cavaillon melon and honeysuckle notes
...macerated currant
...a core of white asperagus. Stays nervy.
Note: Plum in its many forms is always correct when describing any of Chile's diverse wines.
