Casa Silva 2005 Microterroir de los Lingues Carmenère (Colchagua Valley)

Country: Chile / Colchagua Valley
Variety: Carmenère
Winery: Casa Silva / Microterroir de los Lingues

A lot of olive and herbs upfront, with cumin and other exotic, arguably unusual aromas. The palate is soft and a little low on structure, but the flavors are big and sweet, almost overripe and syrupy. There’s cola, blackberry, coffee and mulchy herbal flavors from start to finish. A big wine that needs to be drunk now; it’s not going to get better.