Originally posted by JaTo:
Concho Y Toro is producing some excellent cabs and decent merlots; Casillero del Diablo is a cheapo label that's good-drinking (both cab and merlot). I opt for the Don Melchor cab; that's my golden standard for Chilean wine right now. It's somewhat pricey ($30-40 a bottle), but the '02 and '03 years are unbelievable...

I've got a temp and humidity-controlled cellar, so storage isn't a problem for me. To be honest, I haven't run into any problems keeping pretty much any label for extended periods of time, though I must admit that I rarely keep anything sitting over 5 years.

If you've got some other Chilean labels that are good, let me know; Concho Y Toro is really the only group that I've run into that has had consistently good wines across most price ranges.




I'm not sure if I am spelling this right, but Vino De Eyzzagurea is a pretty good Chilean Cab. I liked the Merlot also, but their Shiraz sucked.

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