Weekend Wine Notes: Chile -- 12 Reds

Chile can be a source of excellent white wines, particularly sauvignon blancs from Casablanca and Leyda valleys, but the long, narrow, sinuous South American country is better known for its red wines. Most of these reds are based on the classic grape varieties of Bordeaux, including, of course, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, but also gra…