Comments on: Wine Blogging Wednesday #52: Value Reds from Chile http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/ Helping you get the most bang for your buck in wine Sun, 20 May 2012 15:51:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: mike beltran http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-3245 mike beltran Sat, 02 May 2009 04:54:15 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=595#comment-3245 Chilean Cabernet can be much fuller than the wines reviewed but for not much more than $8. Recently have had Santa Ema Reserve '05 and Santa Rita Reserva '06 the Ema is $10 Santa Rita $15.---- each wine is as good as any quality Cab coming from Napa or other quality areas. They are vinified and aged in a similar manner and the end product is so rewarding. Chile looks like what the Napa Valley was in the '40s. Farming lands and lush hillsides full of natures bounty. It is the California of South America. Topography and climate are quite similar. As in Argentina, the labor force is large, skilled and work for nominal pay. Money has come into the wine areas and improved all levels of wine. Foreign capital has made it possible to turn wines which at one time were low in fruit, oxydized and poorly made, into at times world class wines, ie: Montes, Casa Lapostolle, Mont Gras, Los Vascos, Santa Rita, Concha y Toro, etc. Prices for the most part are as I mentioned from the start of this response. Chile is on a roll and it is in your best interest to take advantage of it.... Mike B. Chilean Cabernet can be much fuller than the wines reviewed but for not much more than $8. Recently have had Santa Ema Reserve ’05 and Santa Rita Reserva ’06 the Ema is $10 Santa Rita $15.—- each wine is as good as any quality Cab coming from Napa or other quality areas. They are vinified and aged in a similar manner and the end product is so rewarding. Chile looks like what the Napa Valley was in the ’40s. Farming lands and lush hillsides full of natures bounty. It is the California of South America. Topography and climate are quite similar. As in Argentina, the labor force is large, skilled and work for nominal pay. Money has come into the wine areas and improved all levels of wine. Foreign capital has made it possible to turn wines which at one time were low in fruit, oxydized and poorly made, into at times world class wines, ie: Montes, Casa Lapostolle, Mont Gras, Los Vascos, Santa Rita, Concha y Toro, etc. Prices for the most part are as I mentioned from the start of this response. Chile is on a roll and it is in your best interest to take advantage of it…. Mike B.

]]> By: Affordable Red Wine from Chile - Wine Blogging Wednesday 52 http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 Affordable Red Wine from Chile - Wine Blogging Wednesday 52 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:26:54 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=595#comment-2351 [...] at Wine Peeps tried two bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.  She tried the 2006 Calina Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva and [...] [...] at Wine Peeps tried two bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.  She tried the 2006 Calina Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva and [...]

]]> By: Kori http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Kori Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:25:42 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=595#comment-2279 Dale, It wasn't that I didn't enjoy them. They were both decent sippers; they just didn't knock my socks off. But both are great buys at 5 bangs for your buck. Glad to hear that you had a good Syrah. Tim, Thanks for hosting. You're exactly right. These are both good options if you are on a budget. Dale,
It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy them. They were both decent sippers; they just didn’t knock my socks off. But both are great buys at 5 bangs for your buck. Glad to hear that you had a good Syrah.

Tim,
Thanks for hosting. You’re exactly right. These are both good options if you are on a budget.

]]> By: Tim http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2238 Tim Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:49:43 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=595#comment-2238 Great QPR and decent sippers is a great way to characterize a lot of Chilean wine in this price range. They're not going to knock your socks off, but can be enjoyable if you're on a budget. Thanks for your contribution. Great QPR and decent sippers is a great way to characterize a lot of Chilean wine in this price range. They’re not going to knock your socks off, but can be enjoyable if you’re on a budget. Thanks for your contribution.

]]> By: Dale Cruse http://winepeeps.com/2008/12/10/wine-blogging-wednesday-52-value-reds-from-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2237 Dale Cruse Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:22:54 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/?p=595#comment-2237 Sorry you didn't enjoy either of your Cabs. I had a pretty decent Syrah, however. Sorry you didn’t enjoy either of your Cabs. I had a pretty decent Syrah, however.

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