| Category | Name | Rating | | Notes |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Aguirre Palo Alto Reservado Cabernet Sauvignon | 3 | | Despite some attractive forward dark berry fruit this seems a bit overdone. Give it another year of cellaring. Flavors: berry spicy. |
| Merlot | Aguirre Palo Alto Reservado Merlot | 2.5 | | Fleshy spicy berry fruited example but rather drying on the finish. Flavors: peppery plum spicy. |
| Shiraz | Aguirre Palo Alto Reservado Shiraz | 3 | | Young vibrant distinctive and individual red with intense ripe and spicy fruit. Flavors: black pepper blackberry licorice raspberry spicy. |
| Red blend | Aguirre Tempus Reserva Especial | 3 | | Ripe with some attractive fruit but the oak is really a bit over the top. Some chewy oak tannins on the finish too. Flavors: berry oak spicy. |
| Malbec | Alamos Malbec | 3.5 | | Flavors: blueberry clove raspberry spicy. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Aresti Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva | 2.5 | | Soundly made but a bit under-ripe and extracted. Flavors: berry black currant dusty spicy. |
| Red blend | Aresti Family Collection | 3 | | Good ripe supple wine. Needs a couple of years to fill out. Flavors: blackberry leather licorice. |
| Chardonnay | Aresti Montemar Chardonnay | 3 | | A well-made straight forward wine with a hint of sweetness. Flavors: apple citrus lemon peach spicy. |
| Merlot | Bandiera Vineyard Reserve Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry blackberry jam canned fruit dusty earthy licorice plum spicy. |
| Carmenere | Calina Carmenere | 4 | | This silky spicy and affordable red captures the essence of the Carmenre which is a red grape unique to Chile. Carmenre used to be confused with Merlot because it produces such a soft juicy wine. Flavors: blackberry jam boysenberry chocolate cinnamon dried herbs licorice plum toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Calon-Segur Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Not as intense and complex as many of the '96s but lovely to drink now. Flavors: black cherry chocolate dill dusty. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Canepa Finisimo Cabernet Sauvignon | 2 | | Far too lean and attenuated with very hard under-ripe tannin. Flavors: green pepper leafy menthol. |
| Red blend | Canepa Magnificum | 3 | | Lots of chewy tannin but a savoury complexity too. Good in a slightly old-fashioned way. Flavors: berry plum tar. |
| Carmenere | Canepa Private Reserve Carmenere | 3.5 | | Classic Carmenre - spicy pepper and briar notes - deep and fleshy in the mouth. Flavors: berry spicy. |
| Malbec | Canepa Private Reserve Malbec | 1.5 | | Just too metallic lean and under-ripe. Likely to deteriorate fairly rapidly. Flavors: berry metallic. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Canepa Sauvignon Blanc | 3 | | Light dry with moderate intensity and some ripe tropical fruit aromas. Flavors: lemon mango tropical fruit. |
| Red blend | Casa Donoso 1810 Cabernet/Carmenere | 3.5 | | Dry rich and marked by excellent smoky blackberry fruit-great for lovers of Zin. Needs a couple of years. Flavors: allspice blackberry toast. |
| Chardonnay | Casa Donoso Reservado Chardonnay | 2 | | Evolved syrupy and a bit coarse-might already be past its best. Flavors: apple flint oxidized peach. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Casa Donoso Sauvignon Blanc | 2 | | Soft light uninspiring Sauvignon. Some green grassy fruit but quite washed out. Flavors: flint grassy green apple. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry blackberry cola earthy fresh herbs licorice molasses mushroom toast. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Casa Silva Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva | 3.5 | | Powerful with ripe sweet black fruit. Profound and structured. Best with 3 years or more. Flavors: blueberry cassis currant spicy toast. |
| Carmenere | Casa Silva Carmenere Reserva | 4 | | Deep dark powerful stuff. Intense and toasty with very impressive fruit. Needs 2-3 years and the best steak known to humanity! Flavors: berry blackberry oak toast. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Casa Silva Classic Sauvignon Blanc | 3 | | Some attractive gooseberry fruit fresh and clean. Flavors: grassy green apple. |
| Merlot | Casa Silva Merlot Reserva | 3.5 | | Very youthful at present but ripe structured and long. Give another year or two. Flavors: earthy plum tar. |
| Red Bordeaux | Casa Silva Red Gran Reserva | 3.5 | | Certainly a hell of a lot of wine here! Flavors: black cherry blackberry spicy toast. |
| Chardonnay | Casa Silva Reserve Chardonnay | 3.5 | | More style and elegance than almost all other Chilean Chardonnays but let down a little by a slightly harsh and chewy finish. Flavors: apple citrus nutty. |
| Syrah | Casa Silva Syrah | 3 | | Good ripe forward wine marked by attractive crushed berry fruit and supple tannin. Flavors: berry spicy. |
| White blend | Casa Silva White Gran Reserva | 3.5 | | Grapy perfumed white wine with intensity and structure. Not complex but attractive and will keep for at least a year. Flavors: citrus mineral peach. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Casas del Bosque Cabernet Sauvignon | 2.5 | | Some reasonable black fruit and oak yet too lean and under-ripe with a lot of tannin for the fruit concentration. Flavors: currant leafy menthol. |
| Merlot | Casas del Bosque Merlot | 1.5 | | Two bottles were tasted both marred by a pronounced mouldy musty character. Flavors: dusty. |
| Chardonnay | Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay | 2.5 | | There is some attractive citrus fruit and a nutty toasty character but this wine lacks real intensity. Flavors: citrus tropical fruit. |
| Merlot | Casillero del Diablo Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: herbal mint raspberry jam toast. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc | 3 | | Flavors: lemon passion fruit tangerine. |
| Syrah | Casillero del Diablo Syrah | 3 | | Good ripe spicy fruit intensity but has some chewy tannins too. Cellar for a couple of years and this wine should soften. Flavors: blackberry boysenberry cranberry licorice spicy tar. |
| Merlot | Castle Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: black olive blackberry boysenberry. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Catena Agrelo Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Flavors: bing cherry chocolate cinnamon hay mocha plum. |
| Malbec | Catena Lunlunta Vineyards Malbec | 3.5 | | Flavors: boysenberry dusty molasses peppery spicy tar. |
| Red Bordeaux | Chateau L'Enclos Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry dried herbs pencil lead toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Chateau Lagrange Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry cedar fresh herbs leather spicy vanilla. |
| Red Bordeaux | Chateau Leoville Barton Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry dried herbs leather toast tobacco. |
| Red Bordeaux | Chateau Leoville Barton Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry black olive boysenberry cedar smoky. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Chateau Los Boldos Cabernet Sauvignon Vieilles Vignes | 2.5 | | Decent enough wine with straight forward berry fruit but a little simple and one dimensional. Flavors: berry mineral weedy. |
| Chardonnay | Chateau Los Boldos Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes | 3 | | No lack of intensity here some spicy complexity but already shows a slightly oxidised character. The fruit source certainly has potential. Flavors: buttery nutty oxidized toast. |
| Merlot | Chateau Los Boldos Merlot Vieilles Vignes | 2.5 | | Starts out with spicy oak and berry fruit but ends up a bit harsh and hollow. Lacks charm and needs to be fuller and riper. Flavors: berry earthy metallic. |
| Merlot | Concha y Toro Marques Merlot | 2.5 | | Sweet juicy fruit but slightly confected too. A little harsh and drying on the finish. Flavors: berry cranberry spicy. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Concha y Toro Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon | 2.5 | | Some good intense black fruit but also a rather leafy under-ripe element. Too harsh and earthy though it might improve with age. Flavors: earthy leafy oak spicy. |
| Carmenere | Concha y Toro Terrunyo Carmenere | 4 | | Carmenre is a red grape unique to Chile and like Merlot (with which its often been confused) produces a soft velvety textured wine. This wine shows Chile at its best with great texture and ultra-ripe complexity. Flavors: black pepper cassis green peppercorn mocha molasses. |
| Chardonnay | Concha y Toro Terrunyo Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Nicely concentrated wine with breadth and depth in the mouth. Stylish spicy fruit and good balance. Flavors: citrus spicy toast. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Concha y Toro Trio Cabernet Sauvignon | 2.5 | | Supple round forward and easy to appreciate but an under-ripe component is too marked and it lacks any real depth. Flavors: berry currant leafy. |
| Chardonnay | Concha y Toro Trio Chardonnay | 3 | | Light straight forward style but fruit-centred fresh and well-made. Flavors: apple lemon peach toast. |
| Merlot | Concha y Toro Trio Merlot | 3 | | Intense round and fruit rich. Only a suggestion of under-ripeness. Well-made with supple tannins. Flavors: berry cranberry plum tobacco. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Concha y Toro Trio Sauvignon Blanc | 3 | | Forward attractive gooseberryish Sauvignon for immediate consumption. Flavors: citrus flint grassy. |
| Viognier | Concha y Toro Trio Viognier | 3 | | Lightly aromatic with peach and musk. A little lean light and simple in the mouth but has some charm. Flavors: mineral peach. |
| Red Bordeaux | D Donoso | 2.5 | | Full but rustic and old-fashioned. There is some depth and ripe fruit but this wine needs to be richer and softer. Flavors: berry leafy medicinal menthol. |
| Merlot | Echelon Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: black pepper blackberry chocolate cocoa powder coffee fresh herbs spicy. |
| Chardonnay | Gredas Negras Chardonnay | 3 | | Rich and flavoursome. Not subtle and slightly flat but tasty now. Flavors: buttery citrus spicy. |
| Merlot | Griffin Creek Rogue Valley Southern Oregon Merlot | 2.5 | | Flavors: burnt toast cedar cherry toast tobacco. |
| Merlot | Huntington Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry dried herbs dusty. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | J. Bouchon Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva | 3 | | Straight forward fruit and moderate intensity but lacking in depth. Drink now. Flavors: blackberry mineral spicy. |
| Chardonnay | J. Bouchon Chardonnay Gran Reserva | 3 | | Fresh attractive Chilean Chardonnay with a little bit more style than some. Flavors: apple citrus spicy. |
| Malbec | J. Bouchon Las Mercedes Reserva Malbec | 2.5 | | Rather lean hard and extracted. Needs more richness and better balance. Flavors: berry metallic spicy. |
| Merlot | J. Bouchon Merlot Gran Reserva | 3 | | Oaky with dark ripe fruit. Not that concentrated but forward attractive and ready. Flavors: berry spicy vanilla. |
| Merlot | Lambert Bridge Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: black currant dusty mocha toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Les Forts de Latour Red Bordeaux | 3 | | Flavors: black cherry cedar dried herbs pencil lead smoky. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Luca Altos de Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry jam boysenberry cassis dusty leather molasses tar. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Luis Felipe Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon | 3 | | A very youthful wine. Despite a distinct leafy hint there is an attractive minty intensity too. Likely to be more harmonious with a bit of age. Flavors: berry spicy. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Luis Felipe Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva | 3 | | Big spicy Cabernet but the oak is too overdone. Could all come together but more likely to remain unbalanced and oaky. Flavors: blackberry spicy vanilla. |
| Merlot | Luis Felipe Edwards Merlot Reserva | 3 | | Round fruity example with a dash of earth and leafiness. Flavors: berry earthy plum. |
| Merlot | Luna Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry dusty fresh herbs hay molasses toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Mapema Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry boysenberry peppery plum toast. |
| Chardonnay | Montes Alpha Estate Bottled Special Cuvee Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Flavors: apple buttery caramel apple custard peach toasted grain. |
| Merlot | Morande Duete Merlot | 2.5 | | Bright youthful and fruity but needs to be riper and fuller. Flavors: dusty earthy plum weedy. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Morande Duete Sauvignon Blanc | 2.5 | | Starts out bright and tangy enough but needs a bit more fruit intensity; some sulfur aromas too. Flavors: apple citrus grassy lemon. |
| Malbec | Morande Limited Edition Malbec | 3 | | Unusual flavours for Chile. A good spicy fruit centred wine. Flavors: black pepper blackberry spicy vanilla. |
| Merlot | Mutt Lynch Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: cinnamon fresh herbs walnut. |
| Red blend | Norton Privada Owner's Reserve Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry cigar box cocoa powder licorice peppery spicy. |
| Red Bordeaux | Peteroa Carmenere | 2 | | Light lean and unripe and a bit soapy with some drying tannins. Flavors: berry earthy leafy. |
| Merlot | Peteroa Merlot | 3 | | Agreeable supple berry-fruited mouthful could be just a little riper and more concentrated. Flavors: berry mineral plum. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Peteroa Sauvignon Blanc | 2 | | Light slightly weedy and confected-not very Sauvignon like. Flat and fruitless. Flavors: flint. |
| Zinfandel | Peteroa Zinfandel | 2.5 | | Some attractive ripe berry fruit but let down by a distinctive metallic edge and some chewy tannin. Flavors: blackberry flint metallic. |
| Merlot | Quail Creek Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam cinnamon coffee. |
| Merlot | Rosemount Estate Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: boysenberry cranberry rosemary. |
| Carmenere | Santa Rita Reserva Carmenere | 4 | | Supple and ever so enjoyable to drink now. It's a touch exotic and wild. Flavors: blackberry cinnamon toast walnut. |
| Red blend | Sena Red Wine | 4.5 | | Uniquely Chilean with a velvety texture and deep complexity. A true classic made primarily with Cabernet Sauvignon but adds a dash of the Chilean grape Carmenre for earthiness and softness. Flavors: cassis green pepper green peppercorn plum spicy. |
| Merlot | Shooting Star Wines Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam sandalwood smoky. |
| Merlot | St. Supery Merlot | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry cinnamon dusty fresh herbs plum spicy. |
| Merlot | Stonegate Merlot | 4 | | Don't analyze this! Smooth and seamless and sexy. Drink and enjoy. Flavors: black currant cinnamon cocoa powder coffee mocha plum spicy toast walnut. |
| Red blend | Susana Balbo Brioso Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry jam cassis coffee mocha plum smoky. |
| Red blend | Tarapaca El Ciruelo Merlot/Mouvedre | 2 | | Good intense berry fruit that is marred by dirty sulphides. Flavors: berry metallic. |
| Red blend | Tarapaca El Cuesta Cabernet Sauvignon/ Syrah | 3 | | Quite an extracted black fruit style. This is a bit harsh and angular at present but should drink well with another year or two. Flavors: blackberry spicy toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Tarapaca El Tranque Cabernet Sauvignon/ Merlot | 3 | | Good spicy smoky red with tight structural oak and supple tannin. Has potential. Flavors: currant plum spicy. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | Tarapaca Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon | 2.5 | | Despite some attractive spicy dark fruit it is somewhat over-extracted. Needs time yet likely to evolve quite quickly. Flavors: allspice blackberry vanilla. |
| Syrah | Tarapaca Reserva Privada Syrah | 3.5 | | Promising intense young red with distinctive flavors and the structure to develop nicely over the next 3-4 years. Flavors: blackberry smoky. |
| Chardonnay | Terra Mater Chardonnay | 2.5 | | Simple soft toffeeish Chardonnay with a touch of residual sugar on the finish. Flavors: butterscotch citrus peach vanilla. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Terra Mater Select Cuvee Sauvignon Blanc | 2 | | Very dull fading Sauvignon with a dirty component. Two bottles tasted. Flavors: apple dusty onion. |
| Red Bordeaux | Tikal Jubilo Red Wine | 4 | | Showing what Argentina can do with reds this is a big league wine that will improve with 3-5 years of aging. Flavors: blackberry jam cassis cinnamon cocoa powder coffee fresh herbs mocha soy sauce toast. |
| Red Bordeaux | Vieux Chateau Chauvin Red Bordeaux | 4 | | An explosion of silky softness. This is what St.-Emilion is all about. Flavors: black cherry cassis cinnamon coffee herbal pencil lead. |
| Red Bordeaux | Villard Estate Equis | 3 | | Has intensity but no richness. The deep leafy seam running through the black fruit character and prominent oak spoils what potential this wine might have had. Flavors: berry mint oak. |
| Chardonnay | Villard Estate Escencia Reserva Chardonnay | 3 | | Not special but does show good flavor complexity in the mouth. Flavors: citrus peach spicy. |
| Merlot | Villard Estate Escencia Reserve Merlot | 3 | | Intense characterful wine but with a strong leafy component. It is just a bit too green and under-ripe. Flavors: berry earthy leafy. |
| Chardonnay | Villard Estate Expresion Chardonnay | 3 | | Attractive Chardonnay with little oak but good intensity and depth. Flavors: apple cheese nutty. |
| Sauvignon Blanc | Villard Estate Expresion Sauvignon Blanc | 3 | | Fresh perfumed with zesty fruit. Flavors: grassy lemon. |
| Carmenere | Vistamar Niebla Carmenere | 2 | | Starts out round and flavoursome but a bit evolved weak and washed out on the finish. Flavors: berry dusty earthy. |
| Chardonnay | Vistamar Niebla Chardonnay | 2.5 | | Unusual not particularly Chardonnay-like. A bit simple and lacks intensity. Flavors: lemon mango. |
| Chardonnay | Viu Manent Chardonnay Reserva | 3.5 | | Plenty of flavour good style; could merit a higher score if this fattens up with another 12 months. Flavors: buttery citrus peach toast. |
| Malbec | Viu Manent Malbec Reserva | 3.5 | | Full and fleshy with peppery black fruits. It's worth keeping a year or two or enjoy now. Flavors: blackberry peppery spicy tar. |
| Merlot | Viu Manent Merlot Reserva | 3.5 | | Powerful quite serious stuff. The tannins need to soften some more but it's delicious. Flavors: blackberry nutmeg plum prune toast. |
| Red blend | Viu Manet Special Selection | 3 | | Good rich smoky wine but a bit tough at present. Needs 2-3 years to fill out and soften. Flavors: berry spicy toast. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | William Fevre Gran Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon | 3 | | Plenty of good sweet black fruit and reasonably soft tannin. Flavors: berry spicy toast. |
| Carmenere | William Fevre La Mision Carmenere | 2.5 | | Light slightly soupy with a green character that comes either from unripe fruit or the oak. Flavors: berry herbal leafy vegetal. |
| Chardonnay | William Fevre La Mision Chardonnay | 2.5 | | A full fruity style that is already a bit past it. Flat dull needs to be drunk up. Flavors: buttery citrus spicy. |
| Merlot | William Fevre La Mision Merlot | 1.5 | | Poor out of condition marked by sulfur. Two bottles tasted. Flavors: earthy garlic onion rubbery tar. |
| Cabernet Sauvig | William Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry cinnamon cola sandalwood. |
| Merlot | Windy Ridge Merlot | 2 | | Flavors: boysenberry vegetal wet wood. |
| Merlot | Woodbridge Merlot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry earthy hay mocha. |