"A thickly spiced nose laced with black currants, black cherry and vanilla. Nice mouthful of fruit and spice, well balanced with touches of chocolate and mint. A unique and stylistic Chilean red."

	- Rick Vansickle - Ottawa (ON) Sun - 29 March 2007

“Lavishly oaked, and that’s just fine given that this wine shows ore than adequate depth of fruit and lushness. Coffee, popcorn and chocolate appear throughout its creamy, rich profile. Along the way berry and cassis flavors thrive. Quite lively and free of holes. It shows 21st-century Chile (and organic farming) in a positive light.”   90

	- Wine Enthusiast - 15 December 2005

“A structured, minerally blend of Merlot and Cabernet from organic producer Viñedos Organicos Emiliana.”

	- Connie McCabe - Food & Wine - November 2005

“A smoky, herbal and dense Banfi import with lush, ripe plum and blackberry fruit; very serious wine for the price. Organic.”   90

	- Anthony Dias Blue - Patterson’s Beverage Journal - October 2005

“Straightforward black cherry and black currant fruit, with a healthy layer of smoky toast lending a slightly firm feel to the finish. Drink now.”   85

	- Wine Spectator - 30 September 2005

“So good that I also recommended this wine in my Delta Air Lines magazine column this month. Multilayered biscuity freshness and texture lead the charge.” Recommended   * * *

	- F. Paul Pacult - Spirit Journal - September 2005

“An excellent blend: velvety in texture, full bodied, medium intense in flavor, and lightly tannic on the finish. It tastes of black currant, plum, toast and baked potato. Organically grown grapes. (2006-2008)”   * * * *

	- Ronn Weigand - Restaurant Wine Issue # 108 - September/October 2005

“While I loathe the pretense of the name and imagine the remarkably ugly label is no magnet for consumers either, what matters most is what's inside the bottle, and the 2003 Sincerity Merlot Cab blend is a beautifully structured red wine from Chile with ample power and complexity to satisfy even the most demanding oenophile. The vineyards that produce this wine are biodynamic. Tremendous value.”   90

	- Robert Whitley - The Record - 10 August 2005

“This delicious wine deserves your attention even if you weren't looking for one that was crafted from organically grown grapes. A blend of 55 percent Merlot and 45 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, it is packed with ripe, rich, vivid fruit, and it also offers a softness that seems unusual in a wine packing such deep flavors. Most wines costing $30 should seek cover when this one enters a room.”

	- Michael Franz - The Washington Post - 27 July 2005

“. . .blend is as supple as brushed cotton. It's earthy with hints of leather, cedar and pencil shavings. There's a solid core of jammy Bing cherry fruit too. It glows softly, like an ember.”

	- Lisa Airey - Howard County Times - 21 July 2005

"Organically grown. Deep dark color and so much body. Really jammy, but not chewy or tannic, just full and rich. Tastes like a $60 bottle of wine. We’d buy a case of this so fast it would make your head spin. Grand with medium-rare roast beef."

	- Renie and Sterling Steves - Froth Worth Business Press - 1 May 2005

“The second vintage of Sincerity is tight and firm. Under the dark mineral scent of schist, you can pick out the flavor of sweet black berries and strawberry jam, while the tannins keep the tension with their muscular texture. It’s 75-percent Merlot and 25-percent Cabernet Sauvignon, a delicious red Alvaro Espinoza crafted at Santa Emiliana’s biodynamic vineyard in Los Robles Estate, in the northern hillsides of Colchagua Valley.”   90

	- Wine & Spirits - Buying Guide 2005

“Consultant supreme Alvaro Espinoza has made a winner in this organic blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet. The nose is nicely roasted, with big, creamy fruit and strong chocolate notes. The palate is thick and balanced, with smooth flavors of black fruit and milk chocolate. All told, it’s meaty and huge, but not overdone and the tannins are pure velvet.” Editor’s Choice   91

	- Wine Enthusiast - August 2004

“Plush mix of black and red berry fruit, with ample toast and cocoa notes. Hints of dried herbs on the nice, rich finish. Drink now.”   88

	- Wine Spectator - 30 June 2004

“Smooth, grapey and simple, this is the first wine to be released by the Guilisasti family and winemaker Alvaro Espinoza, from the vineyard they are farming under a biodynamic regimen in Colchagua. Sincerity is juicy and balanced, a jammy red for organic beef.”

	- Wine & Spirits - October 2003

“This blend offers vivid color, purity and flavor, as it bursts with blackberry and currant fruit, sweet toast, mouthfilling texture and intriguing earth and mineral notes underneath. Nice cocoa-accented finish. Very solid. Drink now through 2005.”   89

	- Wine Spectator Weekly - 27 May 2003

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