Antiyal Red 2015

The "regular" 2014 Antiyal is a blend of Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from organically grown vines planted in Maipo in 2003. It was the first "garage wine" from Chile. Fermentation is always with indigenous yeasts, and the élevage was in new and second use French oak barrels and lasted 16 to 18 months. This was their very first wine, with a strong influence from Carmenere, which clearly marks the wine. But, it does it in a very nice way, as the wines from Antiyal are one of the purest expressions of the grape, with spicy notes and an absence of green aromas. Quite balsamic. The palate is very elegant, polished and sleek, with very fine tannins. A very elegant, classical red blend. The 2010 and 2007 tasted next to it showed how the wine ages slowly in bottle. 7,000 bottles were filled in December 2015.

...ripe scents of caramelized red fruit and sweet spices. The tannin structure is intense and expansive, extending long into the finish. This is built to cellar for five years or more.