Santa Carolina VSC Red Assemblage

A plush, modern style with good depth and complexity. Hazelnuts, cocoa nibs, ripe blackberries and some charred spices on the nose. The full-bodied palate is rounded by firm, lightly chewy tannins. Structured, tight and long. Give it two more years.

Rich and smooth, this blend offers delicious notes of black and red fruit on the nose and concentrated flavors of blueberry jam, cassis, herbs and wood spice on the palate. It's generous and fruit focused.

A hedonistic delivery full of plush dark fruit, blackberries, dark chocolate, black figs and cedar. A rich and opulent style with a full-bodied palate and an attack of fresh acidity. Tannins are firm, round and creamy. A big wine that will go very well with steak. 45% petite sirah, 25% petit verdot, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 10% carmenere and 5% malbec. Drink or hold.

Ripe cassis and blackberries with savory, roasted spices, tobacco, cocoa powder and a hint of sandalwood here. Some walnut, too. This is ripe and full-bodied, coated by juicy fruit and lots of sweet tannins. Tightly wound and lengthy. Sustainable. Drink or hold.

Corte tinto composto de Petite S irah (45%), Petit Verdot (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%), Carménère (10%) e Malbec (5%), com estágio de 12 meses em barricas de carvalho e mais 12 meses em foudres. Apresenta ótima complexidade, com frutas negras maduras, empireumático, especiarias doces, balsâmicos e toques terrosos, que se confirmam no palato. Concentrado e opulento, tem acidez pronunciada, taninos numerosos e de boa textura e final persistente e cheio, com notas de ameixas escuras, de cacau e de alcaçuz. Álcool 14.5%.

Ripe blackberry and dark plum aromas are dense and full as they veer toward raisin, while this feels stocky and deep, with beneficial edginess to the well-structured palate. Dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and easygoing spice flavors sit atop the core blackberry and cassis, while this is smooth and silky on a finish with licorice and chocolate notes that ride on for a while. Drink this comfortably ripe and pure red blend through 2027. Michael Schachner

A full-bodied red with aromas of violets, cassis, blueberries, plums, sandalwood and walnuts. Smooth, rich and polished with firm, velvety tannins framing a deep core of ripe fruit. Drink or hold.

Deep dark and minty, the boldo takes me back to Chile quickly as the spice and coffee infill the nose. The assemblage is a mix of petit syrah, cabernet sauvignon, carmenere, and malbec grown at Peumo in the Cachapoal Valley. The attack is minty with spicy, intense black fruit flecked with espresso, olives, dried herbs, and licorice. A lot is going on here, so it might be best to cellar this for five to seven years before you begin to drink it. If you do open a bottle, lamb would be the preferred match at this time. (Anthony Gismondi).

This has a rich array of smoothly integrated, ripe red and dark berries on the nose. The fleshy, flavorful palate carries a bed of very silky, plush tannin. Long finish with ripe dark berries. Drink or hold.

Smooth blackberry and cassis aromas are spicy and only slightly herbal. On the palate, this blend is flush, with cheeky acidic bite. Blackberry, black cherry, chocolate and baking spice flavors extend onto a long finish that's propelled by acidity. Drink through 2027. Michael Schachner