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Date Printed: 5/21/2013
Concha y Toro Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Concha y Toro Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
 (search item no. 73518)
Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
Wine Enthusiast rating: 86 points
PRICE ON 5/21/2013: $8.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2009 International Wine Cellar rating: 87 points
2007 Wine & Spirits rating: 88 points
2005 Wine Enthusiast rating: 87 points
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 87 points
2002 Wine & Spirits rating: 88 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 87 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 86 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 85 points
2000 Wine Enthusiast rating: 85 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 86 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 85 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 This is an incredible value from Chile! One of the best Cabernets you'll ever enjoy for the price. Bright, dark red. Appealing ripe cherries, blackcurrant and dark plums with a touch of vanilla and toasty oak. Medium bodied with smooth and friendly tannins. Hints of plums and cherries and a generous touch of toasted American oak. Enjoy with Red meat, lamb, pasta with red sauces, paella, rabbit and gruyère cheese.
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About Vina Concha y Toro:

 In 1986, Rafael Guilisasti of Concha y Toro had a flash of inspiration that would set new precedents and raise the bar for Chilean winemaking forever. Armed with samples of Cabernet Sauvignon from Concha y Toro's Puente Alto vineyard, Cuilisasti traveled to France to meet Emile Peynaud, the father of modern winemaking. Peynaud was impressed and considered the samples to demonstrate the characteristics of a unique terroir. Guilisasti's pilgrimage echoed an equally significant voyage made a century earlier by founder, Don Melchor, who brought back to Chile the first samples of French rootstock. Now in its 22nd vintage, Don Melchor expresses the singular character of Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto and consistently demonstrates Chile's potential to create world-class wines.