Country: Chile / Gran Reserva
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley
Winery: TerraNoble /
Take a cool year like 2010—which is tough to begin with—on a late ripener like Cabernet, and throw in a ton of char and burnt oak, and what you get is a wine that smells like a smoldering campfire. The palate is tannic, while roasted flavors of charred black fruits and burning wood end with molasses.