Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Complex and deep nose with plenty of nuance. A fine twist of balsamic with some graphite, cigar box and walnut to the background of cassis and sweet berries. Juicy and medium- to full-bodied on the palate with fine tannins. 92% cabernet sauvignon and 8% syrah.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Los Vascos Le Dix shows a complex and refined mix of nuances. The wine was "Introduced in 1998 to celebrate Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite's first ten years in Chile." Now it is one of Chile's red wine standard bearers. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of baking spices, dried herbs, and blackberries. Pair it with an oven-roasted, rosemary, and garlic-infused leg of lamb. (Tasted: August 16, 2023, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
Silky in feel, this shows precision and restraint, offering white pepper, fresh tobacco and floral notes up front. A ripe core of fresh raspberry and plum lingers nicely around the herbal nuances and fine tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2036. 9,000 cases made, 250 cases imported.
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.
Well-regarded for intense and exceptionally high quality red wines, the Colchagua Valley is situated in the southern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with many of the best vineyards lying in the foothills of the Coastal Range.
Heavy French investment and cutting-edge technology in both the vineyard and the winery has been a boon to the local viticultural industry, which already laid claim to ancient vines and a textbook Mediterranean climate.
The warm, dry growing season in the Colchagua Valley favors robust reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec and Syrah—in fact, some of Chile’s very best are made here. A small amount of good white wine is produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.