Winemaker Notes
Intense, dark ruby red color. An exquisite aroma displaying classic notes of forest fruit, blackberries, and hints of leather. Wonderfully elegant on the palate which concludes on a toasted bread note.
This wine reveals all its structure and elegance when served with roasted red meats and game meats.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Savory wet leaves, tobacco, currants and some cumin and raw spice. This is a juicy and bright cabernet, marked by tension and red-berry character on the palate. Tight, elegant and refined with an eucalyptus accent at the end. Unfiltered.
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Tasting Panel
Cordillera de Los Andes Reserva Especial Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley. Chile ($21) Smooth, juicy, and bright, with fresh berry flavors; clean, balanced, and long.
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.