Winemaker Notes
A fantastic year in Alto Jahuel, the yields were slightly lower than expected resulting in a rich, elegant and vibrant Cabernet sauvignon. The wine has deep and intense colour, the nose is dominated by cassis, black cherry and graphite. The mid sweet palate screams its Alto Jahuel origin with ripe and rich tannins holding gently in the mouth. Our Casa Real 2015 is bright, elegant and silky with layers of flavours and textures with great persistence.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Blackberries are certainly the main feature on the nose, in addition to sweetly spiced oak and vanilla undertones. Full-bodied and decadent on the palate with round and chewy tannins, some good acidity and a structured finish. Drink in 2025.
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Wine Enthusiast
Jammy plum and berry aromas are ripe and reflect a warm vintage. A thick palate with chewy tannins is more chunky than ripped, while this tastes of ripe blackberry, cassis and chocolaty oak prior to a lush finish with a touch of heat. This is too ripe and full to be a long-term cellar candidate; drink through 2023.
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Wine Spectator
Elegant and rich, featuring concentrated and pure-tasting spiced cherry, dark plum and raspberry tart flavors, backed by firm acidity and medium-grained tannins. Bittersweet chocolate notes fill the creamy finish. Drink now through 2024.
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.