2010 - De Martino

 DE MARTINO WINE REVIEWS ‐2010‐ 4 Stars, DE MARTINO Legado Reserva, Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 2008 Decanter, July 2010 3 Stars, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Las Águilas Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 2008 Decanter, July 2010 3 Stars, DE MARTINO 347 Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo/Cachapoal/Maule 2009 Decanter, July 2010 91 puntos, DE MARTINO Legado Syrah 2007 Choapa Una nariz típica de syrah de clima frío, con todas esas notas herbales y también a carne, aunque suene raro. La boca tiene sabores dulces, pero a la vez acompañados de una acidez refrescante que ayuda a aliviar la madurez y esa cosa medio acaramelizada que pide una pasta con salsa de tomates y carne. Patricio Tapia. Revista Wikén, 9 de julio de 2010 90 points, DE MARTINO 2008 Legado Reserva Chardonnay (Limarí Valley) Wine Enthusiast, July 2010 90 points, DE MARTINO 2008 Legado Reserve Chardonnay, Limarí Valley, Chile De Martino winemaker Marcelo Retamal was one of the early believers in the Limarí Valley as a source of well‐balances, highly mineral‐driven wines –Charsonnay in particular‐ and this example proves his instinct correct. With complexity well above the average , the Legado Reserve has well‐defined citrus, pear and stone fruit character, and mouth‐salivating, wet chal/stone flavours. Lively acidity is softened by complex and creamy lees, and the finish lingers nicely. Really well‐crafted, overall. Drink or hold 2 to 4 years. (JS) Wine Access, Jun/July 2010 2007 De Martino "Legado" Reserva Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Pure, deep blackberry flavors at their best. Complex fruitiness without being fruit forward. Nice balancing acidity. Very good wine for price. Chosen wine of the week by Roger Morris Roger Morris, Been There Tasted That, June 2010 (http://beentheretastedthat.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday‐lineup_13.html) 2008 De Martino "Legado" Limari Valley Chardonnay This is both a very enjoyable and a very interesting wine, starting with its floral nose of fresh clover and continuing with its lemon cream middle body and a vanilla finish. It has a touch of residual sugar, but not too much. The interesting part is that it comes from a small valley in Northern Chile which is much closer to the Equator than the white‐grape vineyards around Santiago. Yet the ocean proximity maintains the grapes' freshness and acidity. Roger Morris, Been There Tasted That, June 2010 (http://beentheretastedthat.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday‐lineup_13.html) 92 puntos, DE MARTINO El León Single Vineyard Carignan 2006 (Valle del Maule) Vinos & Más, Mayo‐Junio 2010 92 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Cancha Alegre Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 (Valle del Maule) Tiene una madurez rica, jugosa. En la nariz es generoso en aromas a frutas rojas dulces. En la boca, se suman las notas a maderas, que juegan aquí un rol de soporte antes que protagónico. Un excelente ejemplo de la búsqueda de De Martino por nuevas fronteras en el Cabernet. Precio estimado: $17.000 Vinos & Más, Mayo‐Junio 2010 DE MARTINO, reserva 347 Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Jugoso y lleno de frutas rojas bien maduras , a este vino hay que esperarlo un par de años para que sus taninos se suavicen. Precio estimado: $4.390 Descorchados 2010, Los mejores vinos bajo $5.000, abril de 2010 DE MARTINO 347 Vineyards Syrah 2008 Apelando al lado cárnico de la cepa, este Syrah huele a tocino y sabe a carno sobre una textura recia, pero no astringente. Muy bien. Descorchados 2010, Los mejores vinos bajo $5.000, abril de 2010 91 points, DE MARTINO Carmenère Alto de Piedras 2007 Dark and winey, with lovely mouthfeel and purity to the raspberry and plum sauce notes that glide through on silky tannins. Alluring black tea, tobacco and braised chestnut notes flash through the finish, boding well for cellaring. Drink now through 2012. $33; 1,500 cases made —J.M. Wine Spectator, May 31st 2010 90 points , DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley Legado Reserva 2007 A smoky, restrained style, with mulled black currant and blackberry fruit sitting in reserve and notes of mesquite, graphite and white pepper weaving in and out. The finish lets the smoky hint linger nicely. $15—J.M. Wine Spectator, May 31st. 2010 90 points, DE MARTINO Chardonnay Limarí Valley Legado Reserva 2008 Ripe and fleshy, but pure and focused, with gorgeous Jonagold apple, quince, chamomile and sweetened butter notes that stay lively on the full‐bodied finish. A fresh apple note lingers nicely. $15. —J.M. Wine Spectator, May 31st 2010 90 points , DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley Legado Reserva 2007 Smoke, black currant, blackberry, mesquite, graphite, white pepper. $15. Wine Spectator, Savvy Shopper, May 31st 2010 90 points, DE MARTINO Chardonnay Limarí Valley Legado Reserva 2008 Ripe and fleshy, but pure and focused, with gorgeous Jonagold apple, quince, chamomile and sweetened butter notes that stay lively on the full‐bodied finish. A fresh apple note lingers nicely. Drink now. $15, 5,000 cases made. —J.M. Wine Spectator Insider, March 2010 90 points , DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley Legado Reserva 2007 A smoky, restrained style, with mulled black currant and blackberry fruit sitting in reserve and notes of mesquite, graphite and white pepper weaving in and out. The finish lets the smoky hint linger nicely. Drink now through 2011. $15 | 5,000 cases made —J.M. Wine Spectator Insider, March 2010 91 points, DE MARTINO Carmenère Alto de Piedras 2007 Dark and winey, with lovely mouthfeel and purity to the raspberry and plum sauce notes that glide through on silky tannins. Alluring black tea, tobacco and braised chestnut notes flash through the finish, boding well for cellaring. Drink now through 2012. $33; 1,500 cases made —J.M. Wine Spectator Insider, March 2010 90 points, “BEST BUY”, DE MARTINO 2008 Legado Reserva Chardonnay (Limarí Valley); $15. Wine Enthusiast, February 2010 90 points, DE MARTINO 2008 Legado Reserva Chardonnay (Limarí Valley); $15. Composed and showing no overwrought oak or tropic fruit aromas that so often plague Chilean Chardonnay. A smooth operator, with toasty apples and mineral aromas leading to a ripe but cleansing palate and finish. This is like winemaker Marcelo Retamal’s favorite child; with proper guidance it is growing better every year. Best overall Chardonnay to date from Limarí. Imported by Opici Import Company. Best Buy. Wine Enthusiast, February 2010 91 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Carmenère Alto de Piedras 2007 (Valle del Maipo) Vino considerado el tercer mejor Carmenére de Chile, sabroso y muy concentrado, un vino con personalidad que año a año logra una extraordinaria calidad. Muy bonito color rojo violeta profundo. Con mucho carácter de Carmenére en el aroma, especias, vainilla, chocolate y pan tostado junto a fruta roja y negra, moras y cassis, todo muy bien acoplado e integrado. En boca es equilibrado, de gran volumen y concentración, sabroso y potente, con taninos delicados, jugoso, la fruta roja aparece gratamente, un vino con personalidad con un final algo dulce, muy rico. Guía de Vinos de Chile 2010 91 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Las Cruces 2006 (Valle de Cachapoal) Un delicioso vino que probamos por primera vez y obtiene el segundo lugar entre todos los vinos de ensamblaje probados, un vino concentrado y de gran personalidad, sabroso y atractivo que cautiva desde un comienzo. Muy buen color rojo rubí concentrado, bien conservado. Aroma delicado y muy frutal frambuesas, distintivo, vivo y alegre, algo de alquitrán, menta y chocolate, todo muy bien integrado y expresivo. Equilibrado y de gran volumen en boca, complejo, con una acidez que le da estructura y carácter, fruta negra muy presente, arándanos, un vino jugoso y sabroso, aún debe seguir evolucionando en botella, muy llenador y con un largo final. Guía de Vinos de Chile 2010 92 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Parcela El Mariscal 2007 (Valle de Maipo) Una excelente mirada al alto Maipo, una mirada austera, eso sí, con una acidez severa y con una fruta roja madura, pero que conserva la suficiente acidez como para dar tensión. Las notas herbales prevalecen, pero también esa textura rígida, conservadora. Uno de los mejores cabernet de este año, nace de una terraza aluvial, plantada hace 20 años. Maridaje: pierna de cordero con romero y ajos confitados. Temperatura de servicio: 18 grados y decantar. Consumo ideal: desde 2010 hasta 2020. Descorchados 2010 91 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Quebrada Seca Chardonnay 2008 (Valle de Limarí) La nariz no dice mucho; casi nada, la verdad. En donde este vino realmente habla es en la boca con esa tremenda solidez marcada por una textura casi tánica y por una acidez severa y austera, todo enmarcado en frutas blancas dulces; papayas en almñibar bañadas de limón si queda así más claro. Maridaje: bisque de camarón del río Limarí. Temperatura de servicio: 10 a 12 grados y decantar. Consumo ideal: desde 2011 hasta 2015 Descorchados 2010 91 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Carmenère Alto de Piedras 2008 (Valle del Maipo) Un Carmenère inmenso, de una textura impresionante, carnosa, rígida, acompañado por una madurez extrema en frutas negras pero, paradójicamente, combinada con una acidez tensa y severa. Un vino para esperar. Maridaje: magret de pato con especias marroquíes. Temperatura de servicio: 18 grados y decantar. Consumo ideal: desde 2011 hasta 2019 Descorchados 2010 90 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Cancha Alegre 2007 (Valle del Maule) Un cabernet que mezcla muy bien un lado goloso y dulce con una cara nerviosa y ácida. Sería interesante ver cómo evoluciona en, digamos, dos años en botella. Por el momento es un buen ejemplo de los vinos de Cauquenes, desde donde viene este vino en Maule. Maridaje: Civet de conejo. Temperatura de servicio: 18 grados. Consumo ideal: desde 2010 hasta 2016 Descorchados 2010 90 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Las Cruces Old Bush Vines Malbec Carmenère 2007 (Valle de Cachapoal) Una mezcla rústica en sus aromas. Más que a frutas, huele a notas terrosas y también a especias. La boca es suave, pero corpulenta y la acidez es una buena y sólida columna vertebral desde donde todos los sabores parecen descolgarse. Las Cruces es otro de los viñedos descubiertos por el incansable Marcelo Retamal. Maridaje: pierna de cerdo en cocción lenta y salvia. Temperatura de servicio: 18 grados y decantar. Consumo ideal: desde 2010 hasta 2016 Descorchados 2010 90 puntos, DE MARTINO Single Vineyard Carmenère Alto de Piedras 2007 (Valle de Cachapoal) Rojo intenso y en evolución. En nariz elegante, franco, fruta roja, mentol y bálsamos. En boca buena concentración, jugoso y equilibrado. Taninos firmes. Guía de Vinos La Cav 2010 ‐2009‐ 92 puntos, DE MARTINO Familia (CS/CA/MB) 2005 (Valle del Maipo) Rojo cereza intenso. En nariz con notas a tierra húmeda, cuero, carne y fruta negra. En boca ataque envolvente, austero, firme, con buena madera y final largo. Revista La Cav ‐Vinos Íconos‐ Noviembre 2009 16.5 points, DE MARTINO 2008 Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley Classy, savoury nose built on pebbly minerality and a sprinkling of herbs, plus fresh gooseberry. Palate is lean and green with real definition and focus. A distinctly grown‐
up example of its type. Drink now. POA; BWC Decanter, September 2009 16 points (3 stars), DE MARTINO 2006 Colluvia Syrah (Choapa Valley) Big, meaty and oaky with ripe black fruit flavours and savoury notes of coffee, black olive, dark chocolate and pepper. Now – 2011. 7.99 pounds, M&S. Decanter, September 2009 91 points, DE MARTINO 2006 Single Vineyard Old Bush Vines Las Cruces (Cachapoal Valley) A broad, ripe wine, with crushed plum, red cherry and raspberry fruit layered with alluring spice, aged tobacco and licorice snap notes. The long finish has nice briar and shaved vanilla hints. This should flesh out with modest cellaring. Malbec and Carmenère. Drink now through 2011. 600 cases made. Wine Spectator, September 2009 90 points, DE MARTINO 2005 Familia (Maipo Valley) A dense, loamy style, delivering coffee, mint, sage, tobacco and crushed currant fruit notes, all stitched together by cedary yet fine grained tannins. This solid, dense finish lets a hint of pepper flash. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Malbec. Drink now through 2010. 1,200 cases made. Wine Spectator, September 2009 90 points, DE MARTINO 2006 El León Single Vineyard Carignan (Maule Valley) From 70‐year‐old bush vines, this is excelent Maule Carignan. Ir has a brightness of fruit that puts the spotlight on cherry ans raspberry, and while the color is a brilliant ruby it isn’t dense, deep or heavy. There’s a lightness of being to it, but also structure and acidity that will allow it to age. Wine Enthusiast, September 2009 91 points, DE MARTINO 2006 Single Vineyard Old Bush Vines Las Cruces (Cachapoal Valley) A broad, ripe wine, with crushed plum, red cherry and raspberry fruit layered with alluring spice, aged tobacco and licorice snap notes. The long finish has nice briar and shaved vanilla hints. This should flesh out with modest cellaring. Malbec and Carmenère. Drink now through 2011.‐J.M. Wine Spectator Insider, July the 8th 2009 4 STARS, DE MARTINO, Legado Syrah, Choapa Valley 2007 Not for the faint hearted. Intense, brooding ripe cassis, spicy oak and sun‐dried flowers come together in a massive yet smooth‐textured palate. Drink now–2014. Decanter July 2009. Peter Richards Top´s Red of the Vintage 15.8 DE MARTINO, Legado Syrah, Choapa Valley 2006 Big, crunchy fruits, slightly Smoky and leathery. Rich, plumy fruit expression and a touch of oak. Good for the price. From 2009. Decanter June 2009 DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley “Legado” 2006 (90 points) DE MARTINO Chardonnay Limari Valley “Legado” 2006 (89 points) Chosen as “Top Values 2008”, which grouped the wines “rated 88 points or higher with SRPs of $20 or less per bottle”. Wine Spectator, Jan 31‐Feb 28 2009 ‐2008‐ 88, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley “Legado” 2006 Wine Enthusiast, December 2008 DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley “Legado” 2006 Chosen as one of the “Great Values of 2008”, which grouped the “outstanding wines for $16 or less” during 2008. Wine Spectator, December 2008 90, DE MARTINO Syrah Choapa Valley “Legado” 2006 This is alluring, with shaved vanilla and cocoa powder notes followed by a ripe beam of focused black cherry and currant fruit. The long, fine grained finish stretches out nicely. Drink now through 2010. Wine Spectator, October 2008 90, DE MARTINO Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca “Single Vineyard” 2006 ‐2007‐ 91, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley “Legado” 2004 Firmly built, the blackberry and cassis flavors are held against a wall of tense tannins, bright acidity and oak. Wine & Spirits, December 2007 DE MARTINO was selected as a “New World Icon of Tomorrow” by Decanter Magazine (UK), September 2007 90, DE MARTINO Chardonnay Limarí Valley “Single Vineyard” 2005 The 2005 Chardonnay Single Vineyard is outstanding. Medium straw‐colored, it has an expressive nose of toasty oak, baked apple, and spiced pear with a hint of butterscotch in the background. On the palate, the wine is crisp and dry in the style of a premier cru Chablis. It has a long, pure finish and should continue to provide pleasure for another 4‐5 years. Wine Advocate, Chile Tasting, September 2007 92, DE MARTINO Carmenère Maipo Valley “Single Vineyard” 2005 Wine & Spirits, June 2007 91, “Top 100 Values of the Year”, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley “Legado” 2004 Wine & Spirits, June 2007 92, “Editors Choice”, DE MARTINO Carmenère Maipo Valley “Single Vineyard” 2005 Wine & Spirits, June 2007 90, “Best Buy”, DE MARTINO Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 2005 Wine Enthusiast, March 2007 ‐2006‐ 90, DE MARTINO Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca “Single Vineyard” 2006 Bright and nervy, with lots of lime zest, flint and chive flavors that run through a lengthy finish. Deceptively rich too. Impressive. Not imported into the US. 600 cases made. Wine Spectator, December 2006 90, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo “Gran Familia” 2003 A solid, modern Cabernet, with emphasis on the currant and blackberry fruit. Tobacco, loam, herb and cocoa flavors work in the background. Rich finish. Drink now through 2010. Wine Spectator, November 2006 91 points, DE MARTINO Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 2004 Made with organic grapes from Chile's Maipo Valley, “this intense, tannic cabernet has sunny black plum flavors and dark cherry aromas, diminishing the impact of oak and covering the tannins with layers of sweet flavor. Exceptional.” Wine & Spirits, February 2006 ‐2005‐ 93, Best wine from the Maipo Valley, DE MARTINO Carmenere Maipo Valley “Single Vineyard” 2003 Pure, spicy black fruits, yet quite restrained. Dense, structured and intense on the palate with good complexity and length. Wine & Spirits International, December 2005, Chile Tasting 90, DE MARTINO Chardonnay Limarí Valley “Legado” 2004 Wine & Spirits International, December 2005, Chile Tasting 90, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo “Gran Familia” 2001 If you like muscular cabernets, get this. It’s presented in an international style, with blackberry flavors and vanilla scents that smell ripe and sweet. The generous texture is built on strong tannins that need four to five years to mellow into complexity and roundness. Wine & Spirits, February 2005 90, DE MARTINO Syrah Colchagua Valley “Single Vineyard” 2003 The remarkable thing about this syrah is how it manages to combine all its elements in balance: ripe black fruit with fresh strawberry aromas, vanilla scents and oaky flavors in the back, soft yet firm black pepper tannins playing with lovely acidity. A gentle giant ready for a juicy cut of beef. Wine & Spirits, February 2005 90, DE MARTINO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo “Gran Familia” 2001 Plush and very ripe, with streamlined black currant and black berry fruit that runs along fine grained tannins. There’s plenty of tar, loam and cedar here too, but the fruit shines through the finish. Drink now through 2006. Wine Spectator, January 2005