Gravas del Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

A baby "Don Melchor", made using the plots' younger vines

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot

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Red Fruit, Pepper / Spice, Herbaceous, and Preserved Fruit, Smokey and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: Central Valley Region (Maipo, Cachapoal Valley & More), Chile

Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot

Winemaking:

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Grandma's Meatball Pasta, Creamy Cheeses, Charcuterie, Game

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Char Kway Teow, Claypot Chicken, Mutton Curry

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Description

Gravas del Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Cabernet Sauvignon, with small percentages of Merlot & Petit Verdot, from Puente Alto Vineyard, D.O. Puente Alto, Alto Maipo Valley. located 650 m asl at the foot of the Andes Mountains on the northern bank of the Maipo River. The vines come from pre-phylloxera cuttings and are trellised to vertical shoot position. The soils are of alluvial origin, rocky, poor in nutrients and highly permeable due to the amount of gravel in the subsoil. The vineyard produces low-vigor plants with concentrated, ripe bunches.

With a cherry red color, this wine displays tremendous aromatic intensity, notes of red fruits and spices. On the smooth palate, it exhibits a delicate evolution, remarkable balance, and a prominent network of tannins that provide elegance and body to this great wine.

14 months in French oak barrels, (30% new and 70% second use).

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus