ADOBE CARMENERE 2005

Its one of those nights where all you wanna do is lie down, relax and have a good bottle of wine. But ok, I'm accommplishing the first 2...but i'm not really enjoying the wine as much as i want to, not that the wine is not of quality, but its just i'm not really a fan of the grape Carmenere.

this one i'm having the privilege of tasting tonight is from REV DISTRINET SINGAPORE, a sample bottle that will be featured in Roo's Cellar Penang soon, its an organic Chilean wine from the Emiliana Family from the valleys of Colchagua.

I think that its time for me to really understand what truly are organic wines, since I'm beginning to see quite a LOT of wines with the organic label on. From my research, the basic organic wine definition are wines that are made from grapes that have been grown without the use of artificial fertilizers, chemicals, herbicides and pesticides. Truly the pure stuff. But the actual system used for organic wines vary from country to country, similar to the quality systems used in different countries, e.g. in the US, organic wines do not allow ANY use of Sulphites in the wines, while limited quantities are allowed in other countries. In this bottle tasting example, I'm pretty sure that sulpfites was used since the wine is labeled "MADE FROM ORGANICALLY GROWN GRAPES".

Ok, Tasting notes time :

APPEARANCE

A deep inky purple and blooming violet core with a misty rim and clarity, I guess it shows that it is not filtered and perhaps would have a more garrigue taste (i hope).

NOSE

An intense fresh blackberry fruits with a strong youthful alcohol burn at the back of the nose. Plummy in the middle nose, with a hint of weak vanilla oak.

PALATE

A medium bodied wine, but a tad bit flabby. A decent dark fruit characters with a tad shallow finish, but i guess it's expected given its age.

CONCLUSION/EVOLUTION

Its definitely a wine to appreciate within the next 2 years, since the lack of acid structure does not allow much maturation. but its a very decent wine, value for money. The more i look at it, the more inky black it seems, like a primitivo! The American oak in the nose is becoming more prominent,but still very.....separated from the rest.