Cachapoal Valley, Las Kuras Vineyard
Decanted about 20 minutes before dinner.
Very dark purple in the glass.
A lovely nose: toast, black cherry, earthy, cedar, chocolate and mint.
Quite tangy, mint, chocolate, thick and weighty in the mouth, black cherry, spicy, vanilla extract, rich, intense, drying, tarry-roasted, pencil lead.
Toward the end of the decanter, the 14.5 per cent alcohol made its presence felt and the wine tasted a little harsh.
A long, rich finish.
A truly decadent wine (before the alcohol kicked in).
Went very well with some nice steak.