Carignan Reserve - 2016
Villalobos
- Region
- Chile 禄 Central Valley 禄 DO Valle de Colchagua
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Villalobos
- Vintage
- 2016
- Grapes
- Carignan
- Alcohol
- 12
- Sugar
- 1
- Volume
- 750 mL
- Cellar
- not available
Ratings
Clearly a bottle variation. Less tannic, less voluminous, and lighter with unbalanced acidity and palate reminding 'natural wines' due to VA and fruit spoilage. Still a complex and juicy thing. Just less fascinating.
Wow, a nifty Carignan with some great value. Complex bouquet: leather, forest berries, blood, brett, jam, and red flowers. Almost ideally balanced, juicy, voluminous and multilayered. The tannin is still young but so well integrated. A long aftertaste with flavours of violets and (dark) cherry.