LiQuery - Almaviva 2019

Item:	740233
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2019 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2022-08-04
Producer:	Concha y Toro & Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Location:	Chile - Maipo Valley
Price:	$295.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Firm
Alcohol:	14.0%
Varietal:	Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Sugar Code:	XD (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	97
Total Inventory:	60 vs. on
Cellar:	2018

Description
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Tasting Notes
The Tocornal Vineyard is the source of some of the classic wines in Chile's modern era - Don Melchor, Vi�edo Chadwick, and, of course, Almaviva. It grows on a long, wide hillside of alluvial soils from the Maipo River. In the case of Almaviva, it was planted to cabernet sauvignon some 40 years ago on sandy soils and gravel, which, judging by the results, cabernet likes a lot. Those soils lend elegance to the tannins and the herbal tones that are so characteristic of the variety. And that is evident even in warm years, such as this 2019, which had a late bud break, although it ripened earlier. Winemaker Michel Friou says that they cut the bunches a week earlier that year. The 2019 Almaviva blend is 68% cabernet sauvignon and 23% carmenere (from the Peumo zone of the Cachapoal Valley), plus 5% cabernet franc, 3% petit verdot, and the rest is merlot. This is an excellent vintage and perhaps more succulent than the 2018 (one of the great vintages in the history of this classic). It ha

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