Winemaker Notes
The Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a selection of blocks that are carefully managed with lower yields for increased intensity. Intensely fruity aromas with good volume and a powerful, well-balanced palate.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A red with plenty of spice, berry and chocolate character. Medium body, firm and silky tannins. Delicious now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
One of five varietals in the Limited Edition range is the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Edition that, as all the wines here, always contains a small percentage of other grapes, 4% Petit Verdot in this case. The Cabernet comes from their oldest vineyards (ranging from 18 to 22 years of age), and the idea here is to show how five different varieties express the same place. The grapes were picked two weeks earlier than the average harvest date to keep the fresh fruit and herbal character of the grape in the zone. The grapes fermented in stainless steel after a four-day cold soak with a mixture of native and selected yeasts. It went through malolactic and 15 months aging in 225-liter French oak barrels. There's a little more depth and complexity in here compared with the Reserva, with a darker shade of fruit, a similar sleek palate and those peppery flavors in the finish, spicier, with notes of cola nuts. It's also minty and balsamic, only from alluvial soils with slightly older vines, which is translated in the seriousness of the wine.
Rating: 90+
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.