Tasting-Tabali Carmenere

Name: Tabali 

Variety: Reserva Carmenere

Region, Country: Cachapoal Valley, Chile 

Year: 2012

Price: Regular Price $15 Sale $7.95

Wine Review: Dark, statuesque wine with concentrated, potent aromas of black olive, herbs and mulled blackberry. Tastes like textbook Carmenère, 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.

Personal Review: This wine smelled and tastes very woody/ashy. It had a smokiness taste to it. There was a even a hint of green pepper aromas. I did not try this wine with food and I don't think I would ever try it again.