Winemaker Notes
Deep red ruby color, in the nose elegant, violets, spicy plus very complex fruit aromas. The palate is very expressive and unctuous balance characterized by a long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Andrés Sanchéz produces this fresh, balsamic and floral Cabernet Franc from old, dry-farmed vines grown in granite soil in Maule. The wild but balanced and very pleasant profile features grippy, juicy tannins and a lengthy finish. Drinking Window 2020 - 2023
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Most wines from Gillmore have a balsamic and herbal profile, with notes of wild herbs, flowers and berries, and in the case of the 2014 Hacedor de Mundos Cabernet Franc, these notes are complemented by plenty of freshly crushed black peppercorns that give it a varietal character. It's very tasty and has very good freshness combined with good ripeness but without excess in any direction. It matured in barrel for 18 months. 5,000 bottles were filled in January 2016.
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James Suckling
A bright and fresh red with cherry and blackberry aromas that follow through to a medium body, fine tannins and a clean finish. Focused and refined.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
Maule is the Central Valley’s most southern and coolest zone, reaching a southern latitude of 35°S, yet it is still warmer and drier than Bío-Bío to its south. The Maule Valley enjoys success with a unique set of grapes.
It lays claim to the local variety, Pais (synonymous with Tinta Pais, which is actually Tempranillo), which has dominated much of the region’s area under vine until the recent past. Now many growers, not confined by the tradition and regulations of the Old World, also successfully grow Cabernet Sauvignon.
While Maule’s total area under vine remains relatively static, its old Carignan vineyards are undergoing a great revival. The VIGNO (Vignadores del Carignan Vintners) group, an association in charge of promoting this long-forgotten variety, is getting fantastic results from the old vines in its dry-farmed coastal zones.
The Maule includes the subregions of Talca, San Clemente, San Javier, Parral, Linares and Cauquenes.