Legado Carmenère
De Martino’s Legado range showcases specific varietals and their cultivation in the best terroirs of Chile resulting in wines that reflect the true character of each region. The Santa Ines vineyard is located in the Maipo Valley. This wine’s bouquet is filled with fresh raspberries and cherries, hints of white pepper and plum, all balanced by sweet aromas of vanilla. A pleasant acidity coats the palate with well-structured tannins followed by a long, red fruit-filled finish. A smooth wine that is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.
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2013
Wine Advocate - 88 pts
The 2013 Carmenere Legado Reserva is from Maipo, and aged in used French oak barrels for one year before bottling. It shows ripe black fruit and some dark chocolate aromas, quite mainstream Carmenere. There are some herbal flavors that lend a slight bitterness, but at the same time give some freshness
2012
Vinous - 88 pts
Smoky cherry and blackberry on the nose, with hints of cracked pepper and licorice adding interest. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering gently sweet dark berry flavors and a hint of gaminess. Closes with lingering sweetness, no obvious tannins and a late kick of peppery spices.
2010
Wine Advocate - 87 pts
Dense flavors of dark plum and chocolate filled with plenty of sanguine notes. Mocha and green herb details show on the smoky finish. Drink now.
Wine Advocate - 87 pts
The 2010 Legado Carmenere Reserve comes from two vineyard parcels in the Maipo Valley and is aged for 14 months in French oak. It has a pleasant bouquet of mocha tinged black fruit that exhibits more purity than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with juicy tannins, licorice-tinged black fruits. Drink now-2014.
Wine Enthusiast - 87 pts
This shows the varietal’s spicy, earthy aromas in a fresh way. The mouthfeel is crisp, while herbal, peppery flavors blend properly with the spice and plum notes typical of Carmenère.
Wine Spectator - 88 pts
Aromatic and inviting, with notes of incense and grilled herb leading to mulled black cherry, cassis and dark fig notes, as moderate grip adds weight to the lengthy finish. Drink now.
2009
Wine Advocate - 86 pts
The 2009 Legado Reserva Carmenere was sourced from a single organically farmed vineyard. Aromas of cigar box, herbs, lavender, blueberry, and cherry cola. The wine should be consumed near-term while it retains its fruit.
2008
Wine Enthusiast - 86 pts
Herb, toasty oak, mineral and berry aromas precede a snappy, crisp sort of palate that’s showing mostly herbal, toasty flavors of red berry and plum, with a dry, peppery finish.
2007
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 90 pts
Deep violet color. Cherry-vanilla, cola and blackberry preserves on the nose, with complicating floral and spice nuances. Supple, deeply concentrated dark berry liqueur flavors are framed by velvety tannins and show a strong oak influence supported by fruit. The finish repeats the cola and spice notes and lingers with very good tenacity. Emphatically modern and drinkable now.
