Chilean wines

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Hi again,
We had our SA tasting, and here is what we drank: 2000 Susana Balbo Cab, 1998 Sena Cab, 1999 Catena Cab, 1998 Montes Alpha Cab, and 1999 Montes Alpha M Cab. The Sena and Alpha M each cost $49.99, Susana Balbo cost $24.99, and the Catena and Montes Alpha were $15.99 each. We (a group of 18) liked them all, but found the Alpha M and Catena to be the best. The Balbo was disappointing, as was the Sena. Most had a pleasant but not complex bouquet, which faded. The majority had nice soft fruit upfront, which tended to fade also. A few had some vegetal and mineral tastes, but not over-strong or enough to make the wine unappealing or undrinkable. An interesting note is that after everyone left and I cleaned up, there was a little of each wine left in the bottles, which I re-tasted. I must admit that with the exception of the "M", all wines had lost any complexity or fruitiness, and were rather vinegary! I still feel that Santa Rita, Casa Lapostolle, and Catena produce decent inexpensive wines which are available certainly on the net, if not at your local store. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]