Le Dix de Los Vascos
Colchagua
Vintage 2006
2006 was a late vintage in Chile in spite of an extremely hot summer. It was followed by cool temperatures during the harvest, which permitted a good staggering during the picking for optimum maturity without an explosion of alcoholic degrees.
Le Dix 2006 has a deep garnet colour, almost black. The powerful nose develops aromas of very ripe black fruit and wild cherries complemented by aromas of wax, cedar, laurel, and liquorice. The oak is pleasantly integrated with the fruit. This adds to the wine enjoyable aromas of toasted coffee, vanilla, tobacco and cinnamon. The Syrah adds nuances of violets and raspberries.
In the mouth, it is round, dense, fresh and fruity. The wine is very concentrated, very balanced and elegant, fresh and long with rich but ripe and soft tannins. It finishes with a strong taste of cherry (kirsch) and a light bitterness of walnut peel typical of great Cabernets. The Carmenère adds an enjoyable touch of pepper. This superb wine is already very expressive and less austere than the 2004. It is still young but will rapidly gain in complexity and softness. To drink from 2009 and later. Very good ageing potential. A very fine vintage!
Le Dix de Los Vascos accompanied by stuffed onions 
Le Dix de Los Vascos and rib of beef with truffle jus 
Le Dix de Los Vascos accompanied by flambéd lobster 
