Color - Purple, nearly black
Nose - Muddled berries and lots of alcohol
Taste - This is one of those wines that you get cheap, think you might have got a really good deal, and then realize why it was so cheap the moment you crack the bottle open. This tastes like they spiked sour grape juice with a healthy dose of hairspray and a smidge of rubbing alcohol. Besides the alcohol flavor there are definite flavors of raisin, acidity and a decent amount of bitterness at the end. The wine is dark in color but light-to-medium in body. There is no depth here unless you count the degradation of flavors and total lack of anything recognizable as wine. This one is a big mistake and probably destined to go straight down the drain.
Overall, I was much nicer in my review of Lucky Duck's Cabernet Sauvignon but that was just as bad as this is. For the same price the Vinas Chilenas is basically a 90+ point wine in comparison. This wine is absolutely terrible. Nothing can save it. Stay away from it. On a side not I looked up reviews of the other wines La Finca has and they apparently review quite well. I guess they just can't make Cabernet Sauvignon. I did find one good use for the rest of this bottle of wine. It made a great base for a hearty beef stew I made. The stew turned out great, so you could pick this up for a cooking wine if all else fails.
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