Tarapacá Etiqueta Azul Gran Reserva Red Blend 2020

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 9% Cabernet Franc. One of the most encouraging qualities of those Chilean wines which made it through to gold and platinum this year, our judges felt, was a new aromatic complexity and a much finer understanding of aromatic maturity in the vineyard than in the past. This complex, subtle and still youthful blend offers an excellent example of this. It's dark black-red, with creamy plum and currant notes as well as a hint of fragrant, cured Havana leaf. On the palate, it is concentrated and long, with admirable freshness lending life and energy to the red and black fruits. Meaty yet supple tannins bring ballast. It's harmonious and accessible now, but there is enough density here to carry it effortlessly through half a decade's maturation. Best in Show. Score - 97. (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2022) 750 mL bottle