Red Wines	Carmenere	Chile	South America

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Date Printed: 1/9/2009

Concha y Toro Terrunyo Carmenere 2005

(search item no. 92784)
collectible wine
Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
PRICE ON 1/9/2009: $38.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
2004 The Wine News rating: 92 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2004 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2003 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2003 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
2003 Wine Enthusiast rating: 90 points
2002 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
2002 Wine Enthusiast rating: 90 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 89 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
2001 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2001 The Wine News rating: 91 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 89 points
2000 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
2000 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
1999 The Wine News rating: 92 points
1999 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points
1998 Wine & Spirits rating: 89 points

Winemaker's Notes:

Color: Dark, deep red.

Bouquet: Hints of berries, chocolate, cigar box, pepper and mineral notes.

Taste: Tasty and full-bodied with a bright, deep red color. It is an elegant, powerful wine which lingers in the mouth.

Enjoy this wine with red meats, cheeses, pastas and wild rabbit.

My Notes:

Additional wines from Vina Concha y Toro:

2005 Casillero Del Diablo Merlot (search item no. 86942)
2005 Casillero del Diablo Reserva Privada (search item no. 95075)
2005 Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 93800)
2006 Casillero Del Diablo Carmenere (search item no. 92441)
2006 Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 93927)
2007 Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 94949)

About Vina Concha y Toro:

In 1883, Don Melchor de Concha y Toro and his wife, Doña Emiliana Subercaseaux, brought the most noble of the Bordeaux region's wine grape stocks to Chile, founding Viña Concha y Toro. Don Melchor planted his first vines in the Maipo Valley, and it was there that he built his home, known today as the Casona de Pirque. In October 1994, Concha y Toro became the first Chilean winery to have its shares traded on the New York stock exchange.

In 1997, Eduardo Guilisasti and Baronness Philippine de Rothschild endorsed a joint venture between Concha y Toro and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, creating Viña Almaviva. Its goal was to produce the first Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé equivalent in Chile, a "Primer Orden" wine. Concha y Toro contributed 40 hectares of its best Puente Alto vineyards for the production of Almaviva, and built a château-type cellar for this unique wine, to be run the same way as for a "Grand Cru Classé".

Dedicated to producing wines of unprecedented quality that fully demonstrate the potential of Chile's natural resources, Concha y Toro has become the quality leader in Chilean winemaking.