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Archive for the ‘Chile’ Category

April 13th, 2008

Rootstocks: Building Blocks to Good Wine

The other night I had a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon that was called Root:1. It was a 2005 from Colchagua Valley.  I wanted something big to go with the blue cheese hamburgers on rosemary ciabatta and asked for a Cab.  When BK suggested this Chilean one, I was a little hesitant at first. Sometimes I find […]

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January 31st, 2008

Not So Ample Amplus One

From what I can gather, amplus is Latin for large and plentiful. The 2004 Amplus One is a red blend (70% Carmenere, 26% Syrah, and 4% Carignan)  from the Maipo Valley in Chile that I opened the other night when BK made tri-tip. This wine produced by Santa Ema was rather big, true, but did not seem that plentiful as […]

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