Antiyal Kuyen, Maipo Valley, Chile

安提亞酒莊庫(kù)巖紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：42677

Fruity and fresh-tasting, with lots of meaty notes to the macerated dark plum and crushed red cherry flavors. Notes of hot stone on the midpalate and accents of cast iron on the finish. Drink now through 2018. 1,600 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–KM??Region: Chile / Central Valley-Chile / Maipo / Maipo Valley Select to Add

This is filled with ripe, dense dark chocolate, plum and dried blackberry flavors, featuring notes of roasted chestnut and cream. Shows lively accents of underbrush on the finish. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2016. 1,600 cases made.??–KM??Region: Chile / Central Valley-Chile / Maipo / Maipo Valley Select to Add

This round red delivers a spicy core of roasted plum and fig fruit framed by hints of mesquite and mocha that expand on the broad, rich finish. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Petit Verdot. Drink now. 1,000 cases made.??–NW??Region: Chile / Central Valley-Chile / Maipo / Maipo Valley Select to Add

The 2010 Kuyen is a blend of 57% Syrah, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Carmenere and 2% Petit Verdot raised for twelve month in a combination of one, two and three year old French oak. It has a refined bouquet of blackberry, wild hedgerow and raspberry leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with light tensile tannin. It is taut and natural; never entertaining the notion of complexity but with a soft, pleasing finish. Drink now-2015. Although I met dozens of winemakers during my time in Chile, meeting with Alvaro Espinoza is the one that sticks in my mind. Having entered many large-scale wineries producing decent, if sometimes predictable wines, Antiyal came as an antidote with its bijou size, biodynamic practices, the alpacas standing guard at the winery and the charismatic winemaker himself. Alvaro actually studied with Telmo Rodriguez and has lived in Bordeaux. His vines cover just 8 hectares, which includes the original single hectare homestead, although he has purchased conjoining land where he has planted some Grenache. I found his wines to be full of character and personality, wines that demonstrated flair and originality that Chile is beginning to show more and more.Importers: T. Edward Wines, New York, NY; tel. (212) 233-1504; Global Vineyard Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 527-5877

Polished, with a sanguine edge to the spicy cherry and dark wild berry notes that pick up light tannins on the focused, minerally finish. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Petit Verdot. Drink now. 1,200 cases made.??–NW??Region: Chile / Central Valley-Chile / Maipo / Maipo Valley Select to Add