Tasting - Tabali

Name: Tabali Reserva Carmenere
Variety: Carmenere
Region: Cachapoal Valley
Country: Chile
Vintage: 2012
Price $15, sale $7.95

My review: This wine had an earthy smell, and definitely had a spicy taste. The black pepper was very prominent, and maybe even a little like jalapeno? I did not have it with food.

The wine shop's review: Dark, statuesque wine with concentrated potent aromas of black olive, herbs and mulled blackberry. Tastes like textbook Carmenere, but without any jammy overripeness. Flavor of racy spiced berry, olive and black pepper are all good, and there's that patented herbal, roasted quality on the finish, but not too much.