Top 5 Wines for Mar. 26 to 30

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  • Catena 2008 Alta Malbec
  • Navarro Correas 2006 Structura Ultra
  • Santa Rita 2008 Medalla Real Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tarapacá 2008 Gran Reserva Syrah
  • Chono 2007 San Lorenzo Estate
Chono 2007 San Lorenzo Estate
89Points

An intriguing carmenère-dominated blend that follows the Chilean trend of blending syrah (20%) with Bordeaux varietals. This makes a wine that is full of meat, plum, spice, blackberry and violet, with some more wild meat, pepper and earthy notes of carmenère.