Tasting Notes for Viña Santa Ema 60/40 Reserve

by gtv_john

Wine Tasted:

60 % Cab, 40% Merlot, ist a beaut blend from 8 months in some smoky claustrophobic enhancing oak down in vin heaven, Chile. Initial bottle whiffs of bread dough. Glass nose of deep raisin e black raspberry notes, has to taste same fruits along with crushed kirsch like raisin, yeastieness, raspberry fruits, slight smoke, balanced tannin clean edge easy spice finish that lasts, ah hem, 5 minutes, give or take a few nano seconds? I will lay up quite say 5 bottles of this 2006 for 2-3 more years of control temp rest...just to see what the gods of Incas have wrought.. Highest quality Chilean vintner art experience; salute Viña Santa Ema!

I would serve this wine for:

Most anyone including humans that stroll by the veranda, if they can get past Gustopf e Gretchen on der grounds.

I shared this wine with:

Senore Taj Moto.

The nose on this wine reminds me of:

Fresh bread dough rising soaked in black raspberry liquor.

This wine would pair well with the following foods:

Beef Wellington e Yorkshire pudding mitt sugo.

I think this wine is priced:

Unbelievably low, less than 1/3 actual added value.

If I have any gripe with this wine, it's that:

Neinster.