Winemaker Notes
Ruby red Cabernet Sauvignon with fruity character and intensity. With slightly spicy notes with a fresh and elegant finish.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Pircas, sourced from Huelquén in the Maipo Valley, displays a purple hue with aromas of cassis, mint and cherry, along with a hint of garrigue. Dry and rich on the palate, it showcases polished tannins and a juicy flow, leading to a long-lasting, plush finish. This vintage presented the perfect conditions for a more precise style from the house.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A very classical Cabernet Sauvignon from stony soils in Maipo, the 2018 Pircas Cabernet Sauvignon follows the path of the 2016, textured and balanced, with full ripeness but without excess, showing balance and varietal character with a medium to full-bodied palate and fine tannins.
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.