Winemaker Notes
Deep, bright, intense ruby-red. Elegant black currant notes accompanied by red cherry and plum mingled with vibrant fresh black fruit. The ageing in French oak barrels lend complexity to the nose and highlight the smoky, vanilla and cedar aromas. This wine is structured and firm on the palate and offers elegant tannins. the fruit is well balanced by the oak notes to sustain its vibrant acidity, which is joined by a long, persistent finish.
This wine is excellent paired with different cuts of red meat. Ripe cheeses are
equally recommended.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Engaging, with some evolution of character. Creamy oak overlays the ripe/raisined fruits. Lots of wine for the price; concentrated and modern. Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc
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.
Part of the Coquimbo region and a key location for pisco production, the Limari Valley is one of the northern most wine producing regions of Chile. The other two, also part of Coquimbo, are the Elqui and less-developed Choapa Valleys. While more vineyard area is dedicated to pisco production (via the grapes of Muscat of Alexandria, Pedro Jimenez, Moscatel de Asturia and Torontel), the acreage under vine for still wine production has increased. The intense sunlight in the Limari Valley, coupled with little rainfall as well as the cooling effect of the Humboldt Current from the Pacifc Ocean, all make the area ideal for cool climate grapes like Chardonnay and Pinot noir.