Santa Rita, Maipo Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon “Medella Real” 2004

($19, Palm Bay): In this era of over-priced and over-wrought red wines, it’s a distinct pleasure to taste Santa Rita’s top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon, Medella Real. Ripe black fruit flavors coupled with nuances of mint, which identify this wine as coming from the Maipo Valley, are supported by fine tannins. It has complexity and subtlety because the fruit is not over-ripe and the winemaker used restraint with the oak aging. Plus it’s a bargain. 90 Michael Apstein Oct 31, 2006