Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Low yields and hand harvesting indicate the care given to the superior fruit from this single-vineyard winery located on the gravelly slopes of the Maipo Valley. These standards extend to the wine-making process, with meticulous grape selection and aging in French oak barrels for 12 months. Made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, this is a complex and velvety wine with a soft structure, spicy tannins and a fruity finish.
Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot
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The super balsamic 2019 Peñalolen Cabernet Sauvignon has tons of aromatic herbs and exotic spices, reminiscent of a vermouth, with notes of vanilla and cinnamon, nutmeg and cola nut. It's ripe and exuberant, with high ripeness and alcohol (14.9%) but the usual XL balance. Like most wines here, it contains small percentages of other grapes, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Merlot. Very exotic and showy.
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Wines from Peñalolén in Maipo Valley have a distinctive spicy and herbaceous char- acter that makes them unique. This one isn’t the exception. It opens with aromas of eucalyptus, lico- rice and black pepper. The palate is full bodied, with prominent toasted oak flavors followed by fig, herbs and light notes of paprika wrapping up the slightly warm finish.
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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.
The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.
White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.