Almaviva 2020 is a signature representation of Chilean Bordeaux-style excellence: a powerful yet balanced wine with lush dark fruit, refined oak, and savory mineral undertones. It's an elegant, collector's bottle built for both enjoyment today and long-ter
Almaviva 2020 is a signature representation of Chilean Bordeaux-style excellence: a powerful yet balanced wine with lush dark fruit, refined oak, and savory mineral undertones. It’s an elegant, collector’s bottle built for both enjoyment today and long-term aging.
A prestigious FrancoChilean joint venture by Chteau Mouton Rothschild and Concha y Toro, crafted in the highaltitude vineyards of Puente Alto, Maipo Valley
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this vintage is blended from 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carmnre, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, sourced from meticulously managed vineyards
Deep garnet color leads into a refined nose of cassis, blackberry, dark cherry, layered with herbs, violet florals, cedar, pepper, and hints of smoke
Full-bodied yet elegant, marked by concentrated dark fruit flavorsblackberry, cassis, plumwith integrated oak spice, tobacco, dark chocolate, and roasted sesame
Polished tannins and bright acidity support a lush texture with good freshness
Long, balanced finish showcasing dusty tannins, savory iron-salinity, and lingering spice
Built to age gracefully through 20352040, with current approachability after careful decanting
Wine Enthusiast (95 pts): Velvety and elegant palate offers excellent acidity, backing oak-driven spices and plums
Falstaff (98 pts) & Robert Parker (96 pts) praise its tension and depth
Wine Spectator (95 pts) highlights its bold structure and chewy polish
Pairs beautifully with grilled red meats, game, hearty stews, mature cheeses, and richly sauced dishesthanks to its structural depth and savory finesse.
“The current release of their second wine is the 2020 Epu. It’s selected from the same terroir and vineyard in Puente Alto, one of the most reputed places for Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile, but from the younger vines (five to 20 years old) and harvested a little earlier to preserve acidity and fruit. In the warm and dry 2020 vintage, the wine was produced with a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Carmenere, 5% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, usually higher in Cabernet and lower in Carmenere than Almaviva. It has red ripe berries, the textbook blackberries and cassis and some creamy oak. It’s ripe at 14.8% alcohol and has mellow acidity, good freshness and balance, with a pH of 3.71 and 4.8 grams of acidity (tartaric). It matured for 12 months in French barriques, 10% new and 90% second use. The wine has a bright nose with a clean note of baked “morrn” peppers intermixed with red berry compote. It has a velvety palate with the luxurious texture of the modern Bordeaux, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It’s approachable and round but should reward some time in bottle. This is a pretty serious Epu. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled at the end of 2021 and the first days of 2022. This is the second vintage sold through the Place de Bordeaux ngociant system.”Robert Parker 94 Points
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.