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Primus The Blend Alto Casablanca Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2012 Wine Review

Primus The Blend Alto Casablanca Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2012

Primus The Blend Alto Casablanca Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2012

Colchagua Valley, Chile

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2013-2017

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Primus

Agent: Rogers & Company

Natalie's Score: 91/100

Juicy-wonderful! This full-bodied Chilean red wine is just dripping with fleshy berry flavor and plums with some real vibrancy and lift on the mid-palate. I love it! This wine is a blend of about a third cabernet sauvignon, a third syrah, and the balance split between merlot and carmenere grapes. Superb craftsmanship; great value. Judicious use of oak has a toasty weave throughout the wine. Balanced acidity and polished tannins, but the dark fruit power and energy leads in the glass. Pair with prime rib.

Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere food pairings: brisket, beef ribs, pork chops, braised meats, winter stews.

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This Primus The Blend Alto Casablanca Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Merlot Carmenere 2012 was reviewed on April 18, 2015 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 505958
  • $19.80 
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Reviews and Ratings

Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Primus The Blend Alto Casablanca is a blend of Cab Sauv, Carmenere, Syrah, Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. It has an aromatic red fruit nose with vanilla notes. The palate shows ripe red and black berry fruit with vanilla and baking spice. There's a soft, velvety smooth very well-balanced mouthfeel, with a satisfying red/drk berry finish. Excellent value here.
Produced by the Chilean winery Veramonte, this is a red wine blend of 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Carmenere, 25% Syrah, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet France and 5% Petit Verdot grapes. Finishes with tart blackberry and spice. Good balance and structure. - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

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