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Santa Ema Amplus Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Wine Review

Santa Ema Amplus Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Santa Ema Amplus Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Maipo Alto, Maipo Valley, Chile

Community Score:88/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $21.95

Drink: 2014-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Santa Ema

Agent: Russian Standard Vodka Canada Ltd

Natalie's Score: 89/100

A full-bodied, black-fruited Chilean red wine with aromas of cigar box, dried tobacco leaves and toasty oak. Pair with rare meats.

Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: pork tenderloin, hodge-podge, grilled burgers, Margherita pizza.

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This Santa Ema Amplus Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 was reviewed on December 12, 2015 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 830927
  • $21.28 
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Reviews and Ratings

Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

From Maipo, Chile a full-bodied Cab Sauv with red berry nose and palate showing red berries, vanilla, mint, slight milk chocolate and cedar. Well-balanced and very enjoyable.
Tasted December 2015
Wineboy rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

While the 14% gives you a full bodied wine, the power of flavours is a touch less. The smoothness of this wine is it's stellar quality, with an allocation of fruit, and soft tannins.
This full-bodied Chilean red wine is made from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the cool climate of the Alto Maipo Valley (alto meaning high altitude). Amplus is a Latin word meaning important or honourable. - Community Wine Reviews

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