highly recommended 90–94pts

Tarapacá, Gran Reserva, Maipo 2017 91 AC 92 DVJ 90 PR 92 £11.99 Enotria&Coe

Elegant, sleek, ripe dark fruit and a hint of wood smoke. It’s seductive and youthful, a chocolate and cassis delight. There’s pleasant fruit concentration with blueberry pie and spice. Cool and well made. There’s lots of wine here. Drink 2019-2021 Alc 13.5%

Château Los Boldos, Grande Réserve, Cachapoal Andes 2016 90 AC 89 DVJ 90 PR 91 POA Liberty Wines

Real Christmas spice, ginger, mace and clove on the nose which follows onto a succulent palate, with lovely underlying freshness. Good red fruit core at the heart of it all with a pleasant finish. Drink 2019-2022 Alc 14%

Koyle, Royale, Colchagua Alto 2016 90 AC 92 DVJ 90 PR 88 N/A UK www.koyle.cl

Ripe, juicy and exuberant. This wine is well structured and harmonious with overt dark fruit, tobacco spice, great concentration, nice freshness and a pleasant persistent finish. A lot of wine here to enjoy – needs some meat! Drink 2019-2022 Alc 14%

TerraNoble, CA1, Colchagua Andes 2015 91 AC 92 DVJ 90 PR 90 £27-£28 Dronfield Wine World, General Wine & Liquor Co, Milestone Wines, Neill & Co, Pimlico Dozen, The Vineyard, Vintage Cellars, Whitebridge Wines

A minty bombshell initially that eases into an attractive, intense mix of herbs, sage and spice with charred meat, kirsch, and a finish of mocha. An extrovert wine that will appeal to many. Drink 2019-2021 Alc 14%

TerraNoble, CA2, Colchagua Costa 2015 90 AC 90 DVJ 89 PR 90 £27-£28

Dronfield Wine World, General Wine & Liquor Co, Milestone Wines, Neill & Co, Pimlico Dozen, The Vineyard, Vintage Cellars, Whitebridge Wines

A lifted nose with some earth, balsamic and minty notes. The palate delivers, with cocoa and spice, fruitcake too. It’s dense and quite attractive with a touch of bitterness. Drink 2019-2021 Alc 14%

Viu Manent, El Incidente, Colchagua 2016 91 AC 90 DVJ 90 PR 93 £46.99

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Herbal, roasted red pepper notes. Good spice and energy, nice focus. It’s complex without being overly weighty. There is a lovely dense concentration to the fruit. It’s ripe, with coconut and coca spice. A nice rich style!

Drink 2019-2023 Alc 14%

Errazuriz, Max Reserva, Aconcagua 2015 90 AC 90 DVJ 89 PR £16.30

Dronfield Wine World, Ellie’s Cellar, Hailsham Cellars, Hatch Mansfield, Vino Wines

Elegant, complex nose of roasted herbs, sweet blackberry and toasty smoky hints. Bags of spicy character on the palate. Still feels young. The finish is long and generous, with slight vegetal notes. Drink 2019-2021 Alc 14%

Undurraga, TH Terroir Hunter, Peumo, Cachapoal 2016 90 AC 92 DVJ 90 PR 89 £19.99-£24.99 Eurowines

A huge hedonistic nose, with spice, blueberry ripe dark fruits and pencil shavings. It’s a really seductive palate with fine tannins that are really well integrated. There’s a lovely zip to the finish which really lifts this wine into another gear. Drink 2019-2022 Alc 14%

‘Cooper noted how the Peumo wines were “beautiful, with a delightful tannin structure”’