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Score 91/100 · James Suckling, Mar 2019

This is another blockbuster with swathes of plum liqueur, blackberry pastille, vanilla and leather. Very chocolatey on the palate with tons of chewy tannins and dried fruit. This feels like a wine that will never quite shed its enormous body and weight. Impressive for what it is. A blend of 90 per cent carmenere and 10 per cent petit verdot. Drink in 2023.

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92
92/100

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91
91/100

James Suckling

93
93/100

Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate

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93 points
Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
Score 93/100 · Drink 2015-2024, Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate, Dec 2011

The 2009 Tatay de Cristobal is composed of 90% Carmenere and 10% Petit Verdot aged for 21 months in new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it sports a brooding bouquet pain grille, pencil lead, dried herbs, lavender, blueberry, and blackberry. In the glass it reveals a voluptuous body, layered fruit, incipient complexity, and impeccable balance. This surprisingly elegant wine will benefit from 3-4 years of additional cellaring and deliver prime drinking from 2015 to 2024. Von Siebenthal's wines are produced entirely from estate-grown fruit. Importer: Steve Ward, Oasis Wines, Napa, CA; tel. (410) 340-0057

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Viña von Siebenthal
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Red

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Dry

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