Winemaker Notes
The nose is elegant and complex with aromas of very well-blended ripe red and black fruit. Aromas of crème de cassis, tobacco, and black pepper stand out against a backdrop of toast and pastry notes. The palate is smooth, but well-structured with sweet tannins leading to a lasting and elegant finish.
Enjoy with red meats, pasta with Bolognese sauce, lamb chops or simply by itself.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Bright, fruity cabernet sauvignon with blackcurrants and raspberries. Medium to full body, round and soft tannins and a flavorful finish. Complex at the end.
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Wine Enthusiast
Dried herbs, tobacco and plum aromas are featured in the nose of this elegant Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from vineyards in the Apalta wine region. Gripping tannins provide a good structure to the rich palate. It has black- berry flavors and hints of dark chocolate alongside refreshing acidity. Medium-long finish with black fruit notes.
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.