Casa Silva, Petit Verdot "Gran Reserva", Chile 2005

Deep purple.

Blueberry/cream cheese, and earth nose reminds me, strangely, of Copain's Madder Lake Syrah. There's a lurking salami/citrus note too.

Plush and mouth-filling, with acid-driven structure ultimately constricting the mouth. Very nice mid-palate flesh, particularly for PV. Good length. Not complex, yet, but well-worth a few years in the bottle.

Interesting stuff, does not seem overly manipulated, other than a decent bit of fining, I'd guess. Or is it filtration?

Works for me.

$30