Winemaker Notes
This wine stands out for its intense ruby-red color. The nose is delicate with intense aromas of black cherries, dark chocolate, and licorice. The tannins are firm and intense, with great complexity that unfolds across the entire palate. Concentrated, elegant, and well-balanced, with good structure and sufficient depth to age beautifully for years to come.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
A wine that's been made since 1997, the 2021 Triple C is a blend of three of the most important varieties in Chile: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Carmenere. The Cabernet Franc provides heady aromatics of cedar, graphite, and oak, as well as balanced freshness and intensity. The Cabernet Sauvignon drives the backbone of the wine and underscores its muscular structure, while the Carmenere rounds out the finish. Aged separately in 50% new oak and 50% second use, it has an herbal finishing touch and grippy tannins. Age through 2036.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Triple C is composed of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc and 15% Carménère. After six months of maturation in barrel, it was blended and spent another year in 50% new barrels before bottling. It opens with red-fruited, herbal and slightly leathery aromas that introduce a palate defined by creamy, velvety richness and vibrant, refreshing clarity. While I prefer the more electric and singular wines in the Floresta range, this is a well-executed example of a classic Chilean blend.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
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.