This affordable Chilean cabernet offers a credible, fruit-forward construction, with tart, red berries on the nose and hints of cinnamon. The palate follows suit, layering in some orange peel alongside a grippy, tannic character. There’s nothing fancy here, and the wine’s wood profile feels underdeveloped, but for a ten-spot you can do far, far worse.

B+ / $10

2015 Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Maipo Valley

$10

8.5

Rating

8.5/10

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