Winemaker Notes
The wine is deep burgundy red, with aromas of ripe red berries and spices highlighted by touches of dried fruit and vanilla. It is a very well-structured wine with mature tannins and a smooth finish. Certified Sustainable.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The varietal 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Estate was produced with grapes from their vineyards in Huelquén, in the Maipo Andes region, and contains 4% Syrah, 3% Carménère and 2% Petit Verdot. It fermented in stainless steel, followed by malolactic and one year aging in French and American oak barrels. It's fresh, harmonious and varietal, with nicely integrated oak. This is the biggest production of the winery, an easy-to-drink, approachable Cabernet with bright berry flavors and soft tannins. Super drinkable. 718,800 bottles produced. It was bottled in many small lots, and what I tasted was bottled in January 2018.
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.