The Time and Date:
The Event: Portfolio tasting of Concha y Toro wines, emphasizing carmenere. Select Wines is the agency.
The Venue: Over Joy, Leslieville
The Target Audience: wine writers
The Availability/Catalogue: everything is (or will be) available in the system except for the Brut.
The Quote/Background: we tasted a wide variety of wines, mostly from $10 to $25, with a very serious carmenere at $120. The range included their series Frontera,
The Wines: prices are retail, sizes are 750mL unless magnum specified.
**** Four Stars (
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-Concha y Toro Winemaker's
-Concha y Toro Carmin de Peumo Carmenere 2005
-Concha y Toro Terrunyo Block 27 Carmenere 2006
-Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay 2008 Maipo, $17.95
***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (
-Concha y Toro Frontera Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, +669093, magnum, $14.95.
-Concha y Toro Sunrise Cabernet, +47951, $9
-Concha y Toro
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-Concha y Toro Trio Sauvignon Blanc 2009, +678656, $12.95 Vintages
-Concha y Toro Trio Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Cabernet Franc 2008, +4333912, $16.95 Vintages
-Concha y Toro Brut Chardonnay Limari, $12.95 (possible)
-Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Maipo, +337238 Vintages Essentials, $19.95.
-Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere 2007 Maipo, +30957 Vintages Sept 18/10, $19.95.
*** Three Stars (
-Concha y Toro Frontera Sauvignon Blanc 2009, +113019, magnum, $13.95.
-Concha y Toro Frontera Chardonnay 2009, +465849, magnum, $13.95.
-Concha y Toro Frontera Cabernet/Merlot 2008, +286187, magnum, $13.95.
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-Concha y Toro Xplorador Carmenere 2009, +177816, $9.95 October General List
-Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Merlot 2007 Rapel, $19.95
The Food: first-rate platters of charcuterie such as sausages, salami, smoked duck, smoked salmon. As well there were spinach turnovers, cheeses, skewered meats, stuffed mushroom caps, bruschetta, plus three major dips.
The Downside: it was lightly attended.
The Upside: more food and wine for the attendees.
The Contact Person: haddleton@selectwines.ca
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 89.
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