A Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon
Havingrecently posted a wine from Argentina, I thought I’d keep up with the SouthAmerican theme and move over to their western neighbour Chile. Chile occupies astrip of land that has the Pacific Ocean along its western coast line and the Andes Mountains on its eastern border. They have had long history of winemaking, with the introduction of European varieties such Cabernet Sauvignon inthe 18th century, their has been a real renaissance since the 1980’swith the introduction of modern winemaking techniques. To the extent, that theyare now the ninth largest producing country, and the fifth biggest exporter inthe world, according to Wikipedia.
Casillerodel Diablo is one of the biggest brands on UK supermarket shelves today; producedby the Concha Y Toro winery and is one of many brands under their umbrella. Thename Casillero del Diablo according to the website is supposed to translate tothe cellar of the devil, however if you use Google translate, you get pigeonholes/box of the devil, I think their translation sounds much better.
They producean extensive range covering all the major varietals, including the South Americanfavourites of Malbec and Carmenère, and aromatic whites, such as Viognier,Riesling and Gewurztraminer. We went for the Cabernet Sauvignon, where thefruit comes from the Central Valley, about 70% of the vintage will spend aroundeight months in new American Oak before being bottled.
On pouringthe wine, it had a deep, bright ruby colour, with nice aromas of cassis, plumsand cherries, with a touch of coffee coming through in the background. On thepalate all the aromas were there and came at you in waves, with a good lengthto them and a good level of tannin. Combining these together, you got an enjoyablefruit driven wine with a good body and is very well balanced. Would I recommendthis wine, yes I would, and at around the £7 mark it shows excellent value.
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