Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of chocolate, berries and light vanilla follow through to a full body with velvety tannins and a delicious finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
On a worldwide basis, there are few wines like the 2011 Cousiño-Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon that are as good a value as this wine. Ripe and smooth, with loads of red and black fruits, this is a wine perfect for a standup cocktail situation or a sit-down dinner comprised of lighter roast meats. Drinks well now. (Tasted: September 7, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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.