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Date Printed: 6/18/2013
Concha y Toro Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Concha y Toro Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
 (search item no. 80768)
Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
Wine Enthusiast rating: 88 points
PRICE ON 6/18/2013: $23.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2007 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
2005 Wine Enthusiast rating: 92 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 92 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2001 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
2000 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
1999 Wine Enthusiast rating: 90 points
1998 Wine Spectator rating: 86 points
1997 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
1997 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 Grapes were selected from the La Terrazas area of our Pirque Viejo vineyard, a 25-year-old vineyard on shallow, rocky soil. Proximity to the Maipo River makes this a unique area within the upper Maipo Valley. Yield per hectare was 25hl. Region: Pirque Vineyard, Maipo Valley, Chile Grape Variety: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Merlot 10% Carmenere Description: Deep, intense and ruby-red in color, with shades of tobacco and cedar skillfully intermingled with red berries. Great character and finesse. This wine is mainly defined by its great elegance and sophistication. Grapes were stemmed, and following a light pressing, the juice was pumped into 10,000-liter stainless steel tanks. Temperatures were kept within 27ºC and 29ºC. Tank contents were pumped over in full once a day in three stages. Following fermentation, the wine was macerated for two weeks in sealed tanks. The wine was subsequently transferred to small French oak barrels where it was aged for 19 months. This wine is an excellent accompaniment to leg of lamb with spicy sauces, blue cheese, Gruyere and Emmentaler.
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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.