DON MELCHOR CAB SAUV 2004

Grape Varietals:

94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes:

deep red cherry.  Complex and elegant with red fruit, prunes, spices and cassis mingle with hints of chocolate, tobacco and cedar. Red fruits are also prominent on the palate. Striking tannin ripeness adds to the wine’s concentration and body, and also contributes its elegance and harmony.

Food Pairings:

Red and white meats, game meats prepared in various ways. Pastas, terrines, and pâtés. Creamy, dry, and aged cow and goat milk cheeses.

93 Points - Wine Spectator, August 2007. 

92 Points - Wine Enthusiast, January 2007. "In recent years, with winemaker Enrique Tirado firmly at the helm, Don Melchor has gotten better and better. And while 2004 was an average year in Chile, this ranks as the best Melchor we've sampled. The wine has beautiful blackberry, cola and pepper aromas in front of cassis, cherry, plum, nutmeg and cinnamon flavors. It's brawny but balanced, with excellent natural acidity."

92 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine, October 2007. 

91 Points - Gismondi on Wine, July 2007. "Minty, cassis, cedar, black olive, leather, tobacco aromas with an earthy, chocolate streak. Ripe, round, supple palate with some grainy tannin. Big cassis, smoky, tobacco, leather, black cherry, minty, cranberry, licorice and vanilla flavours with light coffee, olive finish. Good finesse and texture but built to age over the next 3-5 years. Fine effort."