Dallas Conte Merlot 2001

Merlot from Chile
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    Vintage
    2001

    Size
    750ML

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    Winemaker Notes

    Nose: Dark cherries, pepper and green olive.

    Color: Deep red.

    Palate: Dark cherry/mulberry concentrated fruit flavors with good depth of flavor and length, finishing with balanced tannins.

    Food Suggestions: Grilled rib eye steak, roast pork loin.

    Serving Temperature: Serve at room temperature.

    Cellaring: 5-8 years.

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    Dalles Conte, South America
    Dallas Conté is a joint venture between Beringer Blass and the fourth-largest Chilean wine producer, Vina Santa Carolina. Santa Carolina is the leading brand of Chilean wine in Australia.

    There has been a dramatic increase in Australian imports of Chilean wine. No longer is it sufficient for the wine lover to try Chilean wine - the questions are which Chilean wine brands, which varieties and which wine regions.

    Santa Carolina manages 600 hectares of vineyards in the four best vineyard regions of Chile.

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    Tied to the history of the so-called “lost grape of Bordeaux,” Carmenѐre, the story of Chilean Merlot is a fascinating one. For decades in Chile the former was actually thought to be Merlot, so the two were typically planted together and harvested at the same time. Since Merlot is an early-ripening variety and Carmenѐre much later-ripening, the resulting wines often tasted unripe and vegetal. Not until 1994 was Chilean Carmenѐre identified correctly. As awareness grew, growers and winemakers began handling both grapes more optimally, leading to significant improvement in the wines.

    Today Merlot ranks as the third most planted variety in Chile, behind Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. It is mostly found in the following valley DO’s, from north to south: Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Curicó and Maule. It can appear both in blends or on its own. Either way, Chilean Merlot tends to show characteristic aromas and flavors of ripe plums, dark berries and herbs, often accented by oak, with a mouthfeel that is round and full.

    AMR27624_2001 Item# 74416

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