title: Cono Sur 2001 Reserve Merlot (Rapel Valley)
description: Bright violet in color and well extracted, but also vegetal. You'd think from the hue and vintage that it would be seamlessly ripe, but it seems green at the core. Thus while it delivers texture, rich plum fruit and tannic structure, there's a gap in  clarity of fruit flavor.
variety: Merlot
designation: Reserve