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By: Women to Watch in Chilean Wine « Eat Wine

Women to Watch in Chilean Wine « Eat Wine — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:51:14 +0000

[…] on expressing the grapes born from the secano costero, dry-farmed grapes, with red wines like their Carignan and Cabernet Franc. This is a winery where you can taste the enthusiasm in the wines. These wines push are edgy with […]

By: omegaet

omegaet — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:10:11 +0000

We purchased a couple of bottles of Epu at El Mundo Del Vino at Alto Las Condes…final price US$38, which was a slight savings over the price at the airport.

We had tasted the ’06 earlier during our trip and wanted to bring a couple of bottles back home. They now rest along side of our two vinatges of Almaviva.

We are fortunate to have a friend who flies for AA into SCL and agrees to bring back an extra Epu for us now and then!

By: Liz Caskey

Liz Caskey — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:00:50 +0000

In reply to omegaet. Love Epu. The 2001 we still have half a case and the 2006 is delicious. I like the fact it only sold in Chile and is a taste of Almaviva without the price tag. Not sure what 2006 price is, I think it went up a little.

By: omegaet

omegaet — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:54:18 +0000

Liz is back!

Liz, what about Epu? Impressions?

Do you like it?

Do you think it is a fair price for the bottle?

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:58 +0000

Looks like Liz has shut down….nothing new since early Dec’09

By: LUIS

LUIS — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:34:44 +0000

LIZ,

WHERE CAN ONE BUY HACEDOR DE MUNDOS?

WHO IMPORTS IT?

THANK YOU,

By: omegaet

omegaet — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:55:42 +0000

Hey Dave…..after your last posting, I went shopping and found Escudo at Whole Foods for $12.99….guess the distributor is looking to push out some ’07. I decided to pick up six bottles and find a home for them in my bin. Glad to hear there is another fan!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:10:35 +0000

I have been buying and enjoying Escudo Rojo for several months. I am usually able to get it for $14.99 a bottle, but recently, there have been some special savings of $2.00 offered at my local Publix in Key Largo. I stocked up on a case last week, since I think the wine is substantially one of the finer Chilean reds.

By: omegaet

omegaet — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:52:56 +0000

Liz….we have our last two bottles of ’05 Almaviva “resting” in our wine cabinet for a special evening…the ’06 seemed to have dropped down a notch or two, but still delightful.

We visited their vineyard and winery the day following our walking tour with you and were impressed with their facilities.

Back to Escudo Rojo….is there a reason to skip a visit to their vineyard?

In your case, have you simply not found time to check them out with so many other choices available?

By: Liz Caskey

Liz Caskey — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:46:08 +0000

I know Escudo Rojo, very lush. Haven’t been the vineyards. We tend to visit mostly Almaviva, the other Baron Phillippe investment in Chile, a J/V with Concha y Toro. Almaviva 2007, which will come out end of this year, is going to rock the wine world. I got to taste it in its infancy and it was already impressive.