Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Notes of dark cherries, strawberries, red bell peppers, chocolate and baking spices. Medium-bodied with creamy tannins. Round and silky with deliciously ripe berry fruit. Juicy finish.
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Vinous
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva from Isla de Maipo is one-fifth aged in barrels for 12 months. Garnet in color. The ripe nose offers notes of candied red currant and gentle pyrazine aromas. Smooth in feel with round, polished tannins, mild freshness and bold flavor, it ends with a cleansing finish.
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.