Pungent, smoke-tinged aromas of dried cherry and blackcurrant are lifted by a suggestion of cracked pepper. Spicy and focused on the palate, offering light-bodied dark fruit flavors that show a refreshingly bitter edge. Closes slightly rigid, with dusty tannins adding grip.

From a south-facing slope – a cool orientation in Chile – this cabernet has fresh blue fruit, gentle acidity and refreshing herbal notes that make it easy to drink.

This complex red unfurls with a lithe minerality, flanking the red berry, plum and dark cherry flavors. Notes of cedar and cigar provide richness. Offers a crisp texture, with a firm finish that lingers with slate and dark chocolate details. Drink now through 2019.

The 2010 Legado Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is sourced from two vineyards in the Maipo Valley and aged for 12 months in French oak. It has a vibrant mint-fresh bouquet that is pure and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins. Drink now.

This medium- to full-boded red shows a polished feel to its fresh-crushed black cherry and light cassis notes. The finish displays full tannins, with hints of tobacco and game. Drink now.

This medium-to-full-bodied red shows a polished feel to its fresh-crushed black cherry and light cassis notes. The finish displays full tannins, with hints of tobacco and game. Drink now.

The 2009 Legado Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon spent 12 months in mostly seasoned French oak barriques. It sports an enticing bouquet of cedar, spice box, violets, tobacco, and black currants leading to a tasty wine. Drink this value over the near term while it retains its fruit.

Medium purple color; cedar, spices, and black fruit aromas; good depth, 1-2 years to 2016.

Dark and dense up front, with leathery, beefy aromas that suggest weight and size. The palate is indeed round and full, while the flavors are herbal and savory as you dig through blackberry and fig.

The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Legado Reserva raises the bar. Aromas of cedar, spice box, pencil lead, black currant and blackberry lead to a concentrated, spicy, savory wine with some underlying structure and a lengthy finish. It will drink well through 2015.

This offers medium-weight, focused dark currant, fig and black cherry fruit, supported by a nice loamy note. Coffee and bittersweet cocoa frame the modestly plush finish. A textbook Maipo Cabernet. Drink now through 2010.