Don Melchor - Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Vineyard Chile 2021 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $175.00
#1 Wine of the Year Wine Spectator Top 100 2024
| Producer | Don Melchor |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maipo |
| Subregion | Puente Alto |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9992 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
Ashy graphite cassis iron blackberries and a hint of cigar box and chocolate. Lots of violets too. Rich and intense with a full-bodied palate. Showing density and very fine but structured tannins. Long and intense finish with lots of flavors. 93% cabernet sauvignon 4% cabernet franc and 3% merlot. One of the best over the last few years. Drinkable now but will fledge and hold very well in the next 20 years. Zekun Shuai Senior Editor
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2021 Don Melchor is dark garnet red in the glass. The restrained nose offers pure fruity notes such as blackcurrant with hints of leaves and black tea refined woody aromas and gentle touches of plum and red bell pepper. In the mouth it?s intense with mild juiciness and rounded tannins. The taut palate gradually grows more profound as it develops cedar flavors at the back of the throat before the long rewarding finish. A wine that is more suggestive than explicit as it slowly envelops you in its different layers. The added freshness brings out the clarity of the fruity flavors. - By Joaquín Hidalgo on March 2023
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
A remarkable effort that channels the finesse of the vintage with rich muscular edges offering a base of graphite and cassis notes that gather around elegant layers of dried rosemary and white pepper. The richly textured core of raspberry and plum flavors show precision and just enough acidity to keep things sailing onto the finish around well-integrated tannins and touches of cocoa. Best from 2026 through 2040. 18300 cases made 5000 cases imported.
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