Feb 22 2009
Peru Wines Tasting Note
Tabernero
Tacama Winery
Santiago Quierdo Gran Vino Borgoña-Ica
Developed colour, looks on in a way, no vintage indication on the bottle, brick light colour, candy cherry on the nose, uhhhsweet already, 11%ab., unbalanced dismissed, not my cup of tee.
Tabernero 2005 Merlot Malbec
Submitted for the IWC. Good colour, ripe red fruit whiff of wood on the nose. Very nice indeed. Pleasant drop, wasnt expecting it. Juicy, with some oak cover, very correct indeed.
tasted also the Tabernero 2006, Cabernet Sauvignon 19/01/09
Pleasant wine, good fruit round black fruit. Good finish, suprising.
23/01/09
Tacama Winery
Blanc de Blanc 2007
Pale colour, fruit drive on the nose clean and crisp. Dry, friendly and crisp acidity, correct fruit on the palate, clean and easy going, nicely made.
Gran Blanco 2007
Blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viogner, Chenin and Semillion.
Whiff of cream, Chardonnay going strong. Dry, malo-fermentation, juicier drive with a medium finish.
Selection Specialle 2007
Tannat and Petit Verdot
Ruby colour, slightly cooked on the nose, going coarse. Red fruit but the heat is turned on.
Gran Tinto 2007
Malbec, Petit Verdot, Tannat in 2008 also some Shiraz was added to the blend.
Medium ruby colour, quite a meatball on the nose. Red fruit with spice. Yet there is some heat in the wine, juice red fruit finish but slow on the palate. Medium.
Terroix 2007
Malbec and Tannat combination. Ruby colour, spice on the nose with some red fruit. Juicy, dry yet a soft drive on the palate. Good weight, medium finish.
Chenin Blanc 2007
Clean, medium straw yellow colour, with some pencil shaving and green apple, floral notes on the nose.
Medium dry, with medium acidity, more and more riper on the palate after a time, round, easy to drink, medium sweet wine.
Albilla 2007
Late harvest, and no must concentration. Straw yellow colour with an aromatic floral, apricot nose. Sweet, fresh zippy, aromatic with a tickle of CO2, delicious finish.
Albilla Pisco
Clean colour, grapy aroma on the nose, clean drive bit of a pine resin on the finish and has some bite to it.
[...] Overall I enjoyed the whites of the Tacama Winery, promising and good indeed while the reds were agreeable and correct.Good to see Peruvian wines as good as Tacama. See tasting notes here [...]