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2017 Errazuriz Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve

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March 31, 2024 - $66

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RATINGS

95Jeb Dunnuck

...classic Bordeaux-like nose of darker currants and cassis as well as lead pencil, spicy oak, and tobacco...carries to a medium-bodied, beautifully balanced, elegant Cabernet with good concentration, ripe yet savory tannins, and outstanding length.

93+ The Wine Advocate

...notes of black fruit, cassis and blackberry, serious and with better-integrated oak.

93Wine Enthusiast

Patented Chilean aromas of herbas, blackberry and dark plum are spicy and feature a fair amount of oak and related wood smoke. On the palate, this Cabernet Sauvignon-driven blend is juicy and high in energy. Plum, currant and wild berry flavors maintain a sense of freshness on the finish.

91Vinous / IWC

The ripe nose contains blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant jam, a touch of oak and cocoa. Indulgent in the mouth with firm, juicy tannins.

17.5Jancis Robinson

A classically styled wine. The oak stands out, but it is polished and delicate. It has a bordelais profile. Complex nose with notes of forest floor and wood. It is a perfectionist wine, with a delicate and polished palate and perfect balance. Classy.

REGION

Chile, Aconcagua Region

Chile has produced wine since the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadores brought grape vines and established vineyards. Sweet wines were favored until well into the 19th century, when French immigrants began making dry wines with a decidedly French character. Chile’s long, narrow, coastal geography has made the transportation of wines challenging over the centuries, though today it is a major exporter. To the west is the Pacific Ocean, to the east are the Andes. But the isolation has also meant that Chile vineyards have so far never been attacked by phylloxera, meaning that unlike viticulturalists in many other part of the world, Chilean vineyards can be planted with original rootstock, saving producers the laborious job of grafting vines onto phylloxera-resistant rootstocks. Chile started an appellation system in 1994, and there are five regions each with numerous sub-regions. Chile has attracted investment from European and American producers, including Robert Mondavi Winery, Kendall-Jackson, Lafite-Rothschild and Miguel Torres.