Santa Rita Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon, and Carmenere, and Sauvignon Blanc
Santa Rita is a major wine producer of Chile and in this case we have the opposite ends of the spectrum on our wine samples. At the top we have Santa Rita, Medalla Real, Special Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006, which I found to be rich and tasty and with an accurate back label discussing red and black fruits, full body, lustrous, ripe tannins, etc. Good stuff scoring 7 out of 10 for above average. Meanwhile their much cheaper "120" series is a disapointment. Santa Rita, 120, Carmenere, 2007, was harsh and I'd actually describe it as having hints of cigarettes. I score that just 3 out of 10 for bad. And Santa Rita, 120, Sauvignon Blanc, 2008, yields a boring and almost watery white but satisfactory for scoring a 5 out of 10 for lower average. Anyway, with Santa Rita skip the cheap stuff.