2010 Casillero del Diablo Shiraz

The 2010 Casillero del Diablo Shiraz which saw 70% of the wine aged for 8 months in barrel, 15% new. Notions of smoke, blueberry, and lavender set the stage for an easy-going, uncomplicated wine. It offers soft fruit, spicy flavors, and no hard edges in a wine meant for drinking over the next 3 years. Cocha y Toro is the largest wine producer in Chile as the above list attests. Remarkably, they are also one of the quality leaders and innovators leading the country forward. The Gran Reserva Serie are wines made from a single vineyard meant to display a particular terroir. The Marques de Casa Concha wines are also sourced from single vineyards but exposed to more new oak and a longer elevage. Some of the finest wines produced in Chile, particularly from the Carmenere grape, are being bottled and sold under the Terrunyo label under the direction of veteran winemaker Ignacio Recabarren. Importer: Banfi Vintners, Old Brookville, NY; tel. (516) 626-9200