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| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Puente Alto |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Grape | , , , Petit Verdot, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2021 - 2034 |
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Perfect wine does not exist, or does it… This true Rothschild icon consistently receives high ratings from the international wine press, for all vintages. Almaviva proves that perfection exists.
"Far more satisfying than plenty of Bordeaux " writes Jancis Robinson about this cult project by the (Mouton) Rothschild family and the iconic Concha y Toro.
The grapes for Almaviva are hand-picked in the Puente Alto vineyard and transported to the winery in small crates. After destemming, selection takes place using both a laser and the human eye so that only the best grapes remain. These are gently crushed and only enter the stainless steel barrels for fermentation by gravity. In total, the Almaviva – named after the hero of the play Le Marriage de Figaro – remains on new French oak for sixteen to eighteen months.
The result is nothing to sneeze at. Open, fragrant, deep purple almost sweet fruit, violets, flowers, vanilla, chocolate, complexity and refinement. Typical Chilean eucalyptus. Velvety in the mouth but with backbone. Tannins like soft cocoa powder. Ripe sultry fruit envelops your taste buds, soft and creamy with laurel, chocolate, tobacco and licorice. Complex and delicious.
100/100 James Suckling - "The aromas of blackberry leaves and iodine are wild and exotic here with mussel shells and earth underneath. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with powerful tannins that show muscle. It's structured and powerful. Dense and very, very deep. Don't touch this until 2025"
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Puente Alto |
| Winery | Almaviva |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Petit Verdot, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Drinking as of | 2021 |
| Drinking till | 2034 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 100 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Open haard |
Rating
94+
Release Price
$150
Drink Date
2020 - 2032
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
31st Aug 2020
Source
Issue 250 End of August 2020, The Wine Advocate
I retasted the 2016 and 2017 next to the current 2018 to get some comparisons. Tasting the three years side by side, the 2017 Almaviva is clearly the one with more herbal notes and lots of concentration. It was a warm year with low yields and high concentration, but funnily enough, there are more herbaceous notes in the wine. This is a year of power and concentration, but the tannins are nicely coated by juicy fruit.
Almaviva, the joint venture between Chile's Concha y Toro and Bordeaux's Baron Philippe de Rothschild, is offered through the Place de Bordeaux négoce every September. They release the highly anticipated 2018 this year, and this time I also got to taste their second wine (in a very Bordeaux sort of meaning), EPU.
I tasted via videoconference with Michel Friou, as they were still in lockdown in Chile after four and a half months. We talked a little about the 2020 harvest, which was a very dry year, and even if that looked like a catastrophe it finally helped them a lot with an early and small harvest they could complete before the lockdown. The conversation was mostly about 2018, which has been one of the best vintages in modern times in Chile. Their 2018 Almaviva has to be one of the finest ever produced.
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Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
From: The Many Different Chiles of Chile (Mar 2020)
A Cabernet Sauvignon mixed with 23% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot from Puente Alto, Maipo that spent 19 months in French barrels. Reflecting a warm, dry year, the nose presents notes of black currant and raspberry jam, black tea leaves and sweet spices with a touch of kirsch. Gentle on the palate with firm, pleasant tannins, a loose structure, bold flavor and intriguing expression. A hint of menthol makes itself felt at the back of the mouth.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on March 2020
Almaviva is one of the few Chilean wines sold in the Bordeaux place by négociants. The winery’s ownership is split 50-50 between the Baron Philippe De Rothschild company and Concha y Toro and produced its first vintage in 1996. Since 2007 the winemaker has been the French perfectionist Michel Friu, whose expertise in high-end wines from Chile was key to the brightness and refreshingly nuanced style of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 vintages. The 2016, a cold year, offers a delightfully lean palate, a benchmark for this classic wine.
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The name Almaviva, although it has a Spanish sonority, belongs to classic French literature: Count Almaviva is the hero of The Marriage of Figaro, the famous play by Beaumarchais (1732-1799), later turned into an opera by Mozart's genius . The label, meanwhile, pays homage to Chile's ancestral history, with 3 reproductions of a stylized design, symbolizing the vision of the earth and cosmos in the Mapuche civilization. The label bears the name Almaviva in Beaumarchais' own handwriting. Two great traditions thus join forces.
The Château concept was introduced to France in the 19th century as a way of honoring the creative mastery of Bordeaux winegrowers. Almaviva was the first wine in Chile to be created according to this French Château concept, taking into account an exceptional terroir, a unique bodega and a technical team dedicated exclusively to the production of wines of unparalleled quality and excellence.
Perfect wine does not exist, or does it… This true Rothschild icon consistently receives high ratings from the international wine press, for all vintages. Almaviva proves that perfection exists.
"Far more satisfying than plenty of Bordeaux " writes Jancis Robinson about this cult project by the (Mouton) Rothschild family and the iconic Concha y Toro.
The grapes for Almaviva are hand-picked in the Puente Alto vineyard and transported to the winery in small crates. After destemming, selection takes place using both a laser and the human eye so that only the best grapes remain. These are gently crushed and only enter the stainless steel barrels for fermentation by gravity. In total, the Almaviva – named after the hero of the play Le Marriage de Figaro – remains on new French oak for sixteen to eighteen months.
The result is nothing to sneeze at. Open, fragrant, deep purple almost sweet fruit, violets, flowers, vanilla, chocolate, complexity and refinement. Typical Chilean eucalyptus. Velvety in the mouth but with backbone. Tannins like soft cocoa powder. Ripe sultry fruit envelops your taste buds, soft and creamy with laurel, chocolate, tobacco and licorice. Complex and delicious.
100/100 James Suckling - "The aromas of blackberry leaves and iodine are wild and exotic here with mussel shells and earth underneath. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with powerful tannins that show muscle. It's structured and powerful. Dense and very, very deep. Don't touch this until 2025"
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Puente Alto |
| Winery | Almaviva |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Petit Verdot, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Drinking as of | 2021 |
| Drinking till | 2034 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 100 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Rood fruit, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Open haard |
Rating
94+
Release Price
$150
Drink Date
2020 - 2032
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
31st Aug 2020
Source
Issue 250 End of August 2020, The Wine Advocate
I retasted the 2016 and 2017 next to the current 2018 to get some comparisons. Tasting the three years side by side, the 2017 Almaviva is clearly the one with more herbal notes and lots of concentration. It was a warm year with low yields and high concentration, but funnily enough, there are more herbaceous notes in the wine. This is a year of power and concentration, but the tannins are nicely coated by juicy fruit.
Almaviva, the joint venture between Chile's Concha y Toro and Bordeaux's Baron Philippe de Rothschild, is offered through the Place de Bordeaux négoce every September. They release the highly anticipated 2018 this year, and this time I also got to taste their second wine (in a very Bordeaux sort of meaning), EPU.
I tasted via videoconference with Michel Friou, as they were still in lockdown in Chile after four and a half months. We talked a little about the 2020 harvest, which was a very dry year, and even if that looked like a catastrophe it finally helped them a lot with an early and small harvest they could complete before the lockdown. The conversation was mostly about 2018, which has been one of the best vintages in modern times in Chile. Their 2018 Almaviva has to be one of the finest ever produced.
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Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
From: The Many Different Chiles of Chile (Mar 2020)
A Cabernet Sauvignon mixed with 23% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot from Puente Alto, Maipo that spent 19 months in French barrels. Reflecting a warm, dry year, the nose presents notes of black currant and raspberry jam, black tea leaves and sweet spices with a touch of kirsch. Gentle on the palate with firm, pleasant tannins, a loose structure, bold flavor and intriguing expression. A hint of menthol makes itself felt at the back of the mouth.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on March 2020
Almaviva is one of the few Chilean wines sold in the Bordeaux place by négociants. The winery’s ownership is split 50-50 between the Baron Philippe De Rothschild company and Concha y Toro and produced its first vintage in 1996. Since 2007 the winemaker has been the French perfectionist Michel Friu, whose expertise in high-end wines from Chile was key to the brightness and refreshingly nuanced style of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 vintages. The 2016, a cold year, offers a delightfully lean palate, a benchmark for this classic wine.
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The name Almaviva, although it has a Spanish sonority, belongs to classic French literature: Count Almaviva is the hero of The Marriage of Figaro, the famous play by Beaumarchais (1732-1799), later turned into an opera by Mozart's genius . The label, meanwhile, pays homage to Chile's ancestral history, with 3 reproductions of a stylized design, symbolizing the vision of the earth and cosmos in the Mapuche civilization. The label bears the name Almaviva in Beaumarchais' own handwriting. Two great traditions thus join forces.
The Château concept was introduced to France in the 19th century as a way of honoring the creative mastery of Bordeaux winegrowers. Almaviva was the first wine in Chile to be created according to this French Château concept, taking into account an exceptional terroir, a unique bodega and a technical team dedicated exclusively to the production of wines of unparalleled quality and excellence.
