2011 | Don Melchor | Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon

Deep cherry red in the glass. The aroma of this wine is elegant and complex, brimming with notes of black currants and spice complemented by chocolate and tobacco. Soft tannins give way to evolving freshness with an elegant, persistent finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: One of top wines of the year, the 2011 Concha y Toro Don Melchor is a super, world-class wine that exceeds many of the best from around the globe. Medium to deep ruby color; dense and under-the-radar aromas of red and black currants, super young now and just a bit unsettled, strong suggestion of greatness to come; medium bodied, refined on the palate, sweet tannins give the wine form; dry, medium acidity, well balanced; bright red fruit flavors, with a hint of mineral and dried earth; medium finish, lively long red fruit; bright; black currants in the aftertaste.

• James Suckling: Gorgeous aromas of eucalyptus, black currants, berries and stones. Medium to full body, fine tannins and tension. Firm, caressing texture. This remains one of the top cabs of Chile as always. Better in 2017.

Producer Information

Don Melchor is a Chilean premium wine brand composed of the singular eponymous Cabernet Sauvignon. It is owned by Concha y Toro, one of the largest wine producers in South America. The Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced entirely from a 127 hectare (315 acre) vineyard in the Puente Alto DO. Located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, here an altitude of 2100 feet (640 meters) above sea level creates ideal terroir for viticulture. The vineyard was first planted in 1890 with pre-phylloxera Bordeaux rootstock and all the vines growing today are massal selections of those original plants. The inaugural vintage was Don Melchor was in 1987 and has since become consistently critically lauded. The 1988 vintage was the first Chilean wine to be included on Wine Spectator's annual Top 100 Wines list and has since appeared again every few vintages – including several times in the Top 10. Don Melchor is named after Melchor de Concha y Toro, a Chilean businessman who brought Bordeaux varieties to Chile and planted them in the Maipo river valley in the 1880s. He also founded the Concha y Toro winery.

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