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2020 Vina Almaviva Puente Alto

Removed from a subterranean wine cellar

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RATINGS

98James Suckling

Aromas of herbs and fresh flowers with currants and blackberries follow through to a full body with chewy yet polished and refined tannins...so harmonious and beautiful...gorgeous.

96The Wine Advocate

...abundant notes of sweet spices, a creamy touch and some smoke...clear note of baked peppers.

95Wine Spectator

Beguiling on the nose...offers layers of cardamom, chrysanthemum, balsam and loganberry. Offers a palate that's equally engaging and elegant yet powerful, with a silky smooth frame and concentrated blackberry and cassis flavors. Packs lively acidity that brings freshness and cohesion and extends the finish, where details of peppercorn and olive emerge around fine tannins, all while echoing back to the core flavors.

95Vinous / IWC

...ripe, complex nose is both fruity and jammy with cassis and blackberry notes, layers of herbs and ash, sweet spices, cardamom, traces of vanilla, cedar, and orange petit fours. Indulgent and broad with grippy tannins...concentrated but relaxed, gently sculpted red in which the wood lends volume, with a fine balance and a long finish.

94Wine Enthusiast

...ripe and has a delicate nose. Peppercorn and subtle aromas of black fruit rise from the glass. A velvety and elegant palate offers excellent acidity, backing oak-driven spices and plums that extend into a fruity finish.

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16Jancis Robinson

Sweet and sour on the nose...blackcurrant cordial, dried herbs and a mulchy bitterness. Very polished in structure...wood and herbs are a strong overtone to the dark-cherry and kirsch notes in the fruit... Long and sweet...

PRODUCER

Vina Almaviva

Vina Almaviva was founded in 1997 by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Chairman of the advisory board of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, and Eduardo Guilisati Tagle, chairman of Vina Concha y Toro. The 200-acre estate is in the Maipo Valley, in Central Chile, and the first vintage was in 1998. The flagship wine, Almaviva, is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine wins ratings in the 90s from international reviewers.

REGION

Chile, Central Valley Region, Maipo Valley

The Central Valley is Chile’s most productive wine region, and it includes four sub-regions. The Maipo Valley is one of those sub regions. The Maipo Valley has nearly 8,000 acres under vine. Grapes grown are, in order of acreage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Carménère, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Pinot Noir. Maipo is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. 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.

VINTAGE

2020 Vina Almaviva Puente Alto

Produced by Concha Y Toro and Baron Philippe de Rothschild