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Tastings.com Reviews Chilensis and Oveja Negra

Chilensis and Oveja Negra New Releases

Tastings.com
February 2015

The Beverage Institute’s Tastings.com was impressed with the latest offerings from Chilean winery Chilensis awarding two Golds and a Silver to it’s sister producer Oveja Negra (which is out of the Maule Valley):

 

GOLD MEDAL/BEST BUY

90 pts    Chilensis Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Dark ruby color. Bright, fruity, spicy aromas and flavors of berry tart, spiced nuts, and minty herbs with a silky, lively, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a smooth, interesting, medium-length finish that exhibits notes of cranberry chutney and cedar with well-integrated tannins and light oak. A well balanced and nicely spicy red that will cover a lot of bases.

 

GOLD MEDAL/BEST BUY

90 pts    Chilensis Reserva Pinot Noir 2013
Dark ruby black color. Bright aromas and flavors of dried cherry, spiced jerky, smoked nuts, and toffee with a silky, bright, dryish medium body and an interesting, medium-length finish that presents touches of pickled beet, honey, cedar, and minerals with crunchy tannins. A nicely layered pinot with subtlety and finesse.

 

SILVER MEDAL/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

88 pts    Oveja Negra Reserva Sauvignon Blanc-Carmenere 2014
Silvery straw color. Rich aromas and flavors of sliced green pepper, gooseberry jam, grapefruit, and honeyed rainier cherry with a silky, crisp, fruity light-to-medium body and a polished, interesting, medium-length finish with notes of straw with no oak. A very crisp and balanced sauvignon blanc with nice varietal character.

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