Tasting--Tabali

Name: Tabalie

Variety: Reserva Carmenere

Vintage: 2012

Origin: Chachapoal valley, Chile

Price: 7.95

Winery Review: Dark, statuesque wine with concentrated, potent aromas of black olive, herbs and mulled blackberry. Tastes like textbook Carmenère, but without any jammy overripeness. Flavor of racy spiced berry, olive and  black pepper are all good, and there's that patented herbal, roasted quality on the finish, but not too much.

Personal Review: This wine had a nice tangy and spicy smell to it. It then had a nice front taste to it but the an odd side or background taste accompanying it. here was a sour after to the wine.