PandArts
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PandArts, I dig that you're into Spanish and South American wines. In my limited experience, those are the ones that I seem to enjoy the most, although I also love chianti (sadly, it's the only Italian I find myself coming back to). Since, judging by your frequent posts on this thread, you drink a lot of wine (and I mean that in a good way), what Spanish and South American, specifically Chilean, wines would you recommend in the range of $15 or less? I don't really have a developed taste, although I lean towards stronger flavors as opposed to mild.
LOL, Yeah I love my Vinho!
Wow! Where to start...
For Chilean wines Chonos Carmenere (I guess these guys bottle upon request and have run out of bottles
For Argentina I love Luigi Bosca Reserva Malbec, in particular the 2005! If your really adventurous in your flavours try the Rodolfo Tannat! This is a very masculine wine with strong notes of roated red mean up front with dark fruits in the background. Let it sit over night and those roles reverse and it becomes a very bold and chewy wine!
And I have to rave about the P 15 Picada from Patagonia! The grapes in this wine had to stuggle through some really harsh climate conditions to produce about 10,000 kg/ha (which I was instructed by Candy as a pretty low yield) so they are bursting with string berry flavours, warm chewy tannins and lovely minerality. And this was under $15 as well!