| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | Chile |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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The pure fruit and juicy tannins are so succulent and enticing. Full body and soft, silky tannins. Complete. Everything is where it should be. Ripe fruit and tangy acidity provide energy and balance. Love the finish. Precise and fine-grained texture. Cabernet sauvignon with a touch of petit verdot. Try after 2023. 800 cases made.
Scented, floral and refined, it has red rather than black fruits, in the style of a Margaux rather than a Pauillac or St Estèphe, with nuanced tannins, notes of fennel and green herbs, refreshing, mineral-edged acidity, filigree tannins and deftly handled oak. Fully merits its status as one of South America’s best reds.
2017 was a very low-yielding and warm year, and the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes for the 2017 Viñedo Chadwick were harvested earlier than ever, in early March, to avoid excessive ripeness and keep good freshness. This has the classical minty Maipo profile, with more grip, concentration and tannin—polished, fine-grained tannin—than the 2016. It has good weight and combines power with elegance, in a clean and classical style. The oak is nicely integrated, and in 2014 they started using larger 2,500-liter foudres even for the Cabernet Sauvignon; the profile of the wine has changed toward more integration and less presence of the oak aromas and flavors. This is textbook Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon with a small touch of Petit Verdot in an elegant way. Even if I like the style of the 2016 very much, I'll give the edge to this 2017. 7,126 bottles were filled in February 2019.
Picked a full month ahead of the 2016 harvest dates, the harvest was finished in mid March. The result is a savoury and earthy nose of tobacco, dried leaves and juicy cherries and plums. The palate is compact, chalky and firm, with bold tannins providing ample structure for the core of plums and fresh blackcurrants. There is a hint of pepper, sweet spice and camphor here, in what is a complex but fresh wine. Though the structure is rich, there is a ripeness and refinement that melts through to the finish and allows the vibrant fruit to shine through.
