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Date Printed: 5/21/2013
Concha y Toro Terrunyo Carmenere 2008
Concha y Toro Terrunyo Carmenere 2008
 (search item no. 112276)
The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
PRICE ON 5/21/2013: $39.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2007 Wine & Spirits rating: 95 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 92 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
2006 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2006 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2005 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
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

Winemaker's Notes:

 Dark and deep red with violet nuances. On the nose, this wine is very elegant and complex with great character of pure Carmenere - plumy, red ripe fruit, spicy and black cherries. On the palate, it has great structure. It is mouth filling with mineral, sweet tannins, graphite, powerful as it is delicate, with lots of fruit giving a long finish.

Blend: 85% Carmenere and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
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About Vina Concha y Toro:

 In 1986, Rafael Guilisasti of Concha y Toro had a flash of inspiration that would set new precedents and raise the bar for Chilean winemaking forever. Armed with samples of Cabernet Sauvignon from Concha y Toro's Puente Alto vineyard, Cuilisasti traveled to France to meet Emile Peynaud, the father of modern winemaking. Peynaud was impressed and considered the samples to demonstrate the characteristics of a unique terroir. Guilisasti's pilgrimage echoed an equally significant voyage made a century earlier by founder, Don Melchor, who brought back to Chile the first samples of French rootstock. Now in its 22nd vintage, Don Melchor expresses the singular character of Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto and consistently demonstrates Chile's potential to create world-class wines.