AuthorCharlie Leary earned his PhD in history at Cornell University. He has served as a wine director for restaurants in New Orleans, southern France, Canada, Costa Rica and Panama since 1995. He is a certified Spanish Wine Specialist, Cava Educator and Expert and has studied wine through Washington State University, the Wine Scholar Guild, California Wine Institute, and the Rioja Academy. Charlie is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Archives
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Tasting Note: undurraga demi-sec4/18/2024 Chile is generally not the first place I think of when choosing a sparkling wine. For value, I prefer Cava. Some twenty-something friends, however, recently tried this inexpensive ($7 in Panama) sparkling wine and liked it; and I appreciate the overall quality of Undurraga’s winemaking at all levels. Let’s see what we have . . .
This wine is made from 100% Chardonnay, and unlike the Brut is made using the Charmat method. The grapes came from the Valle Central. While uncorking, it had a decent amount of pressure in the bottle. Large bubbles. Indistinct aromas of white fruit, melon, flowers lead to tasting, yes, a Demi-sec. It’s sweet while I’m used to drinking Brut or Nature sparklers. Behind the sweetness is a lot of peach and maybe some Gala apple. The bubbles dissipate . . . Overall, this would make a grand, cheap aperitif wine on a hot Panama summer day. A good entry-level wine for Gen Z. What is it they used to say about gateway drugs. This is a gateway wine.
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