Winemaker Notes
Deepest cherry red. Aromas of black and red fruits, such as plums, blackcurrants and cherries, with notes of fresh tobacco, cinnamon and roasted coffee beans. Great body with abundant velvety tannins, rounded, delicious, persistent, balanced and complex with great aging potential.
Pair with stews, game birds, boar, rabbit and red meats in general.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Stewed cherries, blueberries, chocolate and incense on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Smooth and transparent with a racy, fresh finish. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the varietal character of the grape in the Maipo Valley with subtle minty notes and ripe berries with integrated oak and a medium to full-bodied palate with textbook tannins and a clean finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
Crushed pebbles, peppercorn, and rosemary fill up the bouquet of this lively red. It has a mineral texture and juicy red fruit, with herbaceous notes on the midpalate. Smooth tannins and vibrant acidity provide a good mouthfeel. The finish is slightly warm.
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.