Winemaker Notes
Notes of ripe red fruits, black pepper, vanilla, dried fruits, and a classic note of aromas of fine herbs such as tarragon and bay leaf. On the palate is concentrated with round tannins.
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Vinous
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva from Maipo Andes spent 12 months in used barrels. Garnet-red in the glass. The lovely nose delivers textbook fruity flavors of black currant and sour cherry interspersed with oak from the aging process and a whiff of menthol. Indulgent in the mouth with moderate freshness and fine, juicy tannins followed by a long, pleasant aftertaste, this is a very Maipo wine.
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.