Full Review

La Playa

La Playa
2024 Estate Red Blend, Maule Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Red Varietal Blend

Date Tasted:
Country: Chile
Alcohol: 14% RS: .205%
Certified Sustainable
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$9

La Playa
2024 Estate Red Blend, Maule Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Red Varietal Blend

Date Tasted:
Country: Chile
Alcohol: 14% RS: .205%
Dark garnet color. Aromas and flavors of smoked berries, tar, matchstick, and barnyard and leather with a supple, bright, dry medium body and a graceful, swift finish that presents notes of mulberry and pencil shavings with firm, woody tannins and heavy oak flavor. A dry, oaky red that will be best with a meaty meal.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World, Oaky & Savory
Aroma Aroma: smoked berries, tar, matchstick, and barnyard and leather
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of mulberry and pencil shavings
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Grilled Flank Steak with Bacon Balsamic Glaze, Sauerbraten, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A dry, oaky red that will be best with a meaty meal.

The Importer

Cabernet Corporation

The Importer
285 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Suite K
Novato, CA 94949
USA
1 415-884-9000

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89 La Playa 2020 Estate Series, Carmenere, Colchagua Valley 12.5% (Chile) $9.00.
88 La Playa 2019 Red Blend, Colchagua Valley 13% (Chile) $9.00.
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