And I do - one of my regular favourites - the 2008 Concha Y Toro Puente Alto Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon - has recently been joined by the 2009 Concha Y Toro Limari Valley Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay - Limari Valley - as a 90 pointer from the Wine Spectator magazine.
The Cabernet is huge - and a fantastic value wine year after year, a perennial 90 point winner. Blackberry, fig, raspberry, cherry, cocoa - everything you want in a cab and usually can't find for less that $40! I suspect it will age well but don't wait - it's drinking well right now and would be hard to put away in the cellar.
The Cabernet is huge - and a fantastic value wine year after year, a perennial 90 point winner. Blackberry, fig, raspberry, cherry, cocoa - everything you want in a cab and usually can't find for less that $40! I suspect it will age well but don't wait - it's drinking well right now and would be hard to put away in the cellar.
The Chardonnay is conversely lean and restrained - but delicious and what the Spectator calls "superfresh" with tangerine and apple notes. The winery alternatively suggests pear, fig and hazelnut. I'll take any of the above.
Their baby siblings are also worth trying for a lower dollar - Concha Y Toro Casillero del Diablo - cellar of the devil - Cabernet and Chardonnay - for just $13.99 each - a reliable wine but just don't compare the two levels.
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