2010 Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2010 Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon contains 10% Carmenere in its blend. It saw 70% of the wine aged in barrel, 10% new. It exhibits a pleasant, uncomplicated perfume of spice box, tobacco, and black fruit leading to a soft, easy-going wine with no hard edges. Drink this tasty offering over the next 2-3 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