Casa Donoso Clos Centenaire 2004
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A complex red Bordeaux blend composed with great fruit flavors and touches of pepper, smoke and wood.
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Release Notes:
Clos Centenaire is a red blend composed from some of Casa Donoso’s finest grapes. The 2004 vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Malbec (30%), Carmenère (20%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). Carmenère is rarely found in modern Bordeaux blends; it was not replanted after the Phylloxera blight of the late 19th century. In the early 1800s, Carmenère was brought to Chile from Bordeaux where, until recently, it was often mistaken for Merlot.
This excellent red blend is comprised of grapes from the estate’s best vineyards in the Maule Valley’s rich volcanic soil, that were hand harvested in April, 2004 before being fermented and aged in French and American oak for 12 months.
Tasting Notes:
A deep garnet-purple colored wine with an attractive nose of red and black fruits (cherries, plums, and berries) blended with wood. A deep and complex wine in the mouth with black fruit, leather, tar, pepper, smoke and wood flavors leading up to a long, smooth finish. This wine possesses the complexity of good Bordeaux with multiple layers of fruit flavors. Still young, it will continue to evolve in the cellar until 2015. Serve with grilled or roasted meat dishes, stews, lamb, fowl, and strong cheeses or enjoy with a fine cigar.
Barricas of Casa Donoso.
Winery:
Casa Donoso is a French-owned winery near Talca in the center of the Maule Valley, one of the southernmost Chilean wine regions. Although it is wetter and colder than other regions,... Read more
Country:
Overview
Chile is a country of amazingly diverse landscapes, with over 4,000 miles of South Pacific coastline on one side and the Andes on the other. Cool maritime winds drift across the... Read more
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