Northern Chile's Aconcagua Valley is home to a generation of winemakers, creating wines in difficult conditions The cool-climate tipples are labour-intensive but make an amazing match with the cou ...

Sustainably farmed grapes from Chile’s Aconcagua Valley go into this refreshing red; it avoids Carmenère’s more herbal side, leaning instead toward dark tobacco and mulberry notes.

These wines were tasted for the Chile report in the May 31 ... Malleco Valley Sol de Sol 2006 90 $22 VIÑA ARBOLEDA Carmenère Colchagua Valley 2007 87 $19 Merlot Aconcagua Valley 2006 88 $19 Sauvignon ...

Full, deep and concentrated. Intense cassis and blackberry flavours set against an admirably dry, chalky texture, with nuances of mint and spicy oak. Approachable now but worth cellaring for up to ...

The lankiest child of all is Aconcagua, towering above his classmates. Imagine Kilimanjaro, and then add another 1,000m. It is a section of the trip neither Joe nor I can really digest at this ...