Hi Duhlink!
The wines were exceptional. We began with the citrusy 2010 Perpetuum Torrontes. With crisp tropical fruit on the palate, this white has a clean, mineral-driven finish and a final floral note that lingers. Pablo told the crowd that this is the official summer Sunday family lunch wine for the Gimenez Riilis. The 2008 Perpetuum Merlot has plenty of dried fruit, flower, and black cherry with a pleasant smokiness. This wine was the first star of the bodega, selling more than Malbec in the beginning of the project. The 2008 Vista Flores Reserva Malbec was a lovely melange of black pepper spice, black plum, and violet with a hint of smoked meat. Rich, with spicy tannins, this single-vineyard Malbec earned 89 points from Steven Tanzer.
Finally, the super-star of the night, Riili’s 2008 Altamira Malbec displayed sweet red plum, pepper, and red flower petals on the nose, with bright fresh red fruit and toast on the palate with a rich, chocolaty finish.
2009 Chono Reserva, Carmenère, 65%, Syrah, 34%, Elqui Valley, 14.5%, soft ripe, spicy,
Calgary: Betty's salmon steaks, roasted red spuds, asparagus, green saladin with mandarin , nuts and vinaigrette, fresh strawberries for dessert. 2009 Dona Paula Los Cardos Malbec, Mendoza, 14%,
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914)
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