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[24] The Society's Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley

     

Description

Black-red with a hint of maturity on the rim, good spice and fruit that shows the depth and structure of cabernet sauvignon. A touch of leather, Christmas-pudding spice and warm earthiness combine to make a very good-value wine.
This wine finished 24th in The Great Society Wines Vote 2010.

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Product Code
CE2601
Product Type
Red Wine
Origin
Chile
Style
Full Bodied
Dominant Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Closure Type
cork, plastic
Availability
In Stock
Price
£5.95 per bottle
£71.00 per case of 12
     
[24] The Society's Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley
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Members' Reviews
"This is a benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon which has deservedly become a classic. It has excellent structure and length. Outstanding value for money and recommended without hesitation to other members who have not yet tasted it."
Bernard T Hawcroft Esq (10-Jun-2010)
"This wine backs up one of my obsessions: the variable quality control one finds everywhere. We bought a case - because it was so highly rated (by Stephen Spurrier recently and Toby Morrall more generally), because it was cheap (£5 under offer), because we've found it generally good in the past, because we think Chilean wines good value, because we should support Chilean wines at the moment (etc.). The first bottle was not in perfect condition - there was an initial acidity which smoothed out after 15-20 minutes; good but imperfect. The second was 'heavy' and charmless; drinkable but clearly not right. The third bottle was absolutely spot on - and clearly identifiable as such from the very first sniff. Very few wine writers acknowledge this problem - Jane MacQuitty is almost alone, but even her estimate of 1 in 12 bottles defective is way, way too low."
Mr John L Moles (19-Apr-2010)
"A great beautifully mellow wine in which the full flavour develops with time. We found the taste improved considerably when the wine had been in the glass for about 15-20 mins. It become considerably more palatable having been oxygenated. A definite buy and highly recommended."
Mr Michael Aldridge (21-Feb-2010)
"A distinctive, fresh and superbly flavoured wine. About as good value for money as you can get on wine."
Mr Peter J Baden (26-Dec-2009)
"I have been a fan of the Society's own range of Chilean wine for quite some time. I consider them to offer excellent value: good quality wine at an affordable price (important as we are pensioners!). The Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay has given us much pleasure with the Sauvignon Blanc being my wife's favourite tipple. For some unknown reason, until recently, I had never ordered the Cabernet Sauvignon. I always read with much interest the views of the Society's buyers. In the recent 'Buyers' Favourites' leaflet Toby Morrhall sang the praises of the Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo and that was sufficient for me to get a few bottles to try. We were not disappointed! We immediately ordered a whole case. On opening one is struck by the beautiful bouquet. Difficult to describe. A mixture of vanilla and perhaps cherries or blackcurrants. On tasting one experienced a certain roundness, smooth and balanced. Although 14% we have found it to be perfectly acceptable to drink both with and without food. - good all-rounder. Who knows - it might just become our red 'house wine'! Enjoy it!"
Mr William Burnett (12-Aug-2009)
"I have bought the Society's Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley on a regular basis for a number of years. This quality mellow wine consistently gives us a smooth and rich full bodied flavour which is enjoyed by family and friends alike. "
Mr Bruce Marshall (07-Aug-2009)
"We have been buying this wine for several years now and it is undoubtedly superb value for the money - it is our every day red wine of choice and we are never without some in the house . We were interested to read in the Society's March 2009 Review the description of the making of the wine . It explains why it is so good and in particular how carefully the oak effect is fine tuned - in our view overoaking is so often the ruination of many South American (and European) red wines."
Mr Timothy M Curtis (06-Aug-2009)
"This is our standard red of choice. It represents outstanding value for money and is consistently of a high quality. It has all the classic Cab Sauv qualities of summer fruit and berries and we've never had a duff bottle in the years that we have been ordering the wine. If you like warm, fruity and full red wine for the price of cheap supermarket plonk, you should definitely give the Society Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon a try."
Mr Nadi Jahangiri (05-Aug-2009)
"An excellent inexpensive wine, good value for money. Always have a few bottles to hand."
George Jamieson Esq (05-Aug-2009)
"As someone who is not infrequently underwhelmed by wines recommended by the cognoscenti, I was delighted to find that the praise given to this wine by the Society's buyers was well deserved. I cannot remember drinking a red wine costing under £7 with such depth of flavour without having to endure less enjoyable tannins or acidity. Unsure whether others would share my delight, I put this wine against other more expensive wines into a recent blind tasting with friends. All but one of us (he placed it second) declared it as their favourite. Give it a try, but please leave some for me!"
Mr Malcolm C Hodgson (05-Aug-2009)
"This is a fine example of Cabernet Sauvignon and the Society has, once again, 'delivered the goods'. It shows all the expected traits of the grape variety one would expect and provides great value for money. If you like Cabernet, you must try this!"
Mr Alan West (05-Aug-2009)

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