Wine Villard Estate, Expresion Reserve Merlot, 2008
Tasting Notes
Wine rich and deep purple.
Wine with excellent taste, gently combining blackberry with hints of black currant.
Perfectly balanced blend of ripe plums and red berries, seasoned with pepper and bay shades, gives the wine an unforgettable aroma.
"Expresion Reserve Merlot" is served with dishes of beef, pork and veal, also great for hot and cold appetizers, goes well with smoked meats, sausages and cheeses.
Interesting Facts
The range of wines Villard Estate "Expresion" consists of five reserve monosortovymi wines: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot. These complex and stylish wines that perfectly expresses the terroir characteristics as well as of each grape variety.
"Expresión Reserve Merlot" - a delightful red Chilean wine with an unforgettable bouquet of flavors and great berry taste.
Additional awards and ratings:
• vintage 2004 - 90 points - Descorchados;
• Vintage 2003 - 3 stars - Vineyards, Wineries & Wines of South America.
Villard Estate Company was founded in 1989 by Frenchman Thierry Villars. The winery is located in Chile, in the valley of Casablanca. It is considered the best place for wine production. Thierry Villard himself spoke of the valley: "I chose Casablanca, as an exceptional terroir Valley meets all my requirements: it gives an excellent, elegant wines that express how my own vision of wine, and unique features of Casablanca."
Thanks to the local climate with plenty of sunshine and cool sea breezes, the grapes need more time to mature as a result of the berries become saturated and aromatic. Compared with other Chilean wineries, Villars Estate inferior in size, which is only 23 hectares, therefore, low yield can be more thoroughly and efficiently process and as a result get a quality product. During the development of the winery has received worldwide recognition, and its founder Thierry Villard, being an expert on aging in barrels of wine, imported oak barrels in the South American wineries.
