2021 Almaviva Roth­schild Puente Alto

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. Viña Almaviva was created in 1997 through a partnership between Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and Don Alfonso Larrain, president of Viña Concha y Toro. The Viña Almaviva project was born from the ambition to create a great Chilean wine, combining French viticultural expertise with the unique expression of this Central Valley terroir.

The Almaviva vineyard is located in the heart of Chile's beautiful Maipo Valley and covers 50 hectares. The emblematic grape varieties of the Bordeaux vineyards flourish in this exceptional terroir. Almaviva has now become a benchmark for great Central Valley wines around the world. At the end of a long drought, the winter of 2021 was rainy, before a hot, dry spring. The cool summer was characterized by unexpectedly heavy rainfall during the veraison. The relative cool of summer allowed for gradual, optimal ripening, and was reflected in a suave alliance of tension, length, acidity and balance. This wine is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. 2021 was generally a cooler year than 2020, with more elegant wines with more finesse and less angular tannins. The Almaviva 2021 is a good example of this, still very young and still characterized by the elevation in oak after spending 20 months in French oak barrels, 71% of which are new and the rest only second use. The result is nothing to sneeze at. The wine has deep aromas of sweet fruit, violets, flowers, vanilla and chocolate. The wine shows complexity and refinement. Typical Chilean eucalyptus on the aftertaste and velvety soft in the mouth but with backbone. The tannins are like soft cocoa powder. The wine is named after the hero of the play Le Marriage de Figaro.

FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount. You will immediately see the possible discount if you choose Pickup in the Checkout page. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.