Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Jun 17, 2010 Bodegas y Viñedos Santa Emiliana Eco Balance Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestMaipo Valley, Chile $12-$15 www.emiliana.clSo here I was, sitting down, ready to write another South African wine review in honour of the World Cup (3rd SA wine this week). And then I heard that Chile earned their first World Cup victory in 48 years, bringing great joy and pride to Chileans everywhere. The underdog always gets my vote, so instead of reaching for a SA wine, I picked up this brand new Chilean release.In 1998, Bodegas y Viñedos Santa Emiliana, one of the best-known major Chilean wineries, contributed premium vineyards from the Casablanca, Maipo and Colchagua Valleys to an organic farming effort. From this was born Emiliana Orgánico, a project that is unique in Chile and a pioneer in Latin America. Viñedos Emiliana also produces premium ranges Emiliana Gê and Coyam, commanding scores in the 90’s and prices quadrupling this bottle.Their brand new range, Eco Balance, was farmed sustainably, with no pesticides or herbicides, packaged with eco-glass, labeled with ecologic paper and shipped in boxes of recycled material. I’m getting where the name came from. Eco Balance wines were “created for relaxed, everyday enjoyment.” I translate that into pleasant, simple, widely appealing and uncomplicated – which is exactly what this is. Plum, licorice and cherry popsicle on the nose lead to a medium body sip with fresh red fruit flavours, spice and soft tannins. This Cab Sauv (with 15% Syrah) goes down easy – bring this Chilean for your red wine hating friend and you’ll score like Jean Beausejour.If you need a vuvuzela break and would like to find out more about organic and biodynamic winemaking, play at the interactive vineyard on Emiliana’s websiteRating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean)ChileRed WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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