Issue: November 15th,2007

88 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2005 Reserve Shiraz Maipo Valley
# 35 of 100 Best Buys! Best of Year 2007 issue

Big and burly, with aromas of ground spices, leather, roasted meat and blackberry. The flavors of plum, wild berry and espresso draw no complaints., and overall this is one good, ripe, big-boned wine with texture and body. Best if you like saturated but balanced modern reds.

88 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2003 Gran Reserva Cab Sauvignon
“For Full-bodied, true Cabernet at a reasonable price, Santa Alicia’s 2003 Gran Reserva, is a winner. The plum and berry flavors are clean and supported by proper creamy oak and the tannins are pliable and add backbone. “

86 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2006 Reserve Malbec Maipo Valley
Malbec from Chile may not seem as natural as from Argentina, but you will not go wrong with this stocky, soft, lightly baked offering. The palate has a touch of herbal lift to accent the black fruit, while the finish is firm, comfortable and consistent.

86 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2005 Reserve Carmenère Maipo
Round and warm on the nose, with turned earth, baked tomato and red plum aromas. The palate follows the nose by dealing backed plum and earthy/herbal accents, while the finish is harmonious. With a good mouth feel, the wine comes across fairly generous.

85 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Made in the heavier, denser style. That means the aromas are rich and jammy, while the wine has a soft, doughy texture supplemented by pruny berry flavors. Texture is the wine’s focal point; it finishes with some spicy heat and stickiness.

84 pts Best Buy Santa Alicia 2005 Reserve Merlot Maipo Valley
Leafy and dry at first, and thenmore lively and brusing as it opens. The palate shows herbal plum and berry flavors along with spiky tannins and plenty of acidic snap. Not a dull wine, but it rates as rugged and demanding.