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| DON MAXIMIANO FOUNDER'S RESERVE 2014 Aconcagua Valley |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ERRAZURIZ) |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Very slightly spearminty nose with some intense, cedary, youthful, cherry-plum fruit. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, dense,intense, ripe plum and black cherry flavours with a lingering, slightly cedary, high acid finish. This blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Carménère, 9% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot has 14% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number LM17191 on the back label. TONY ASPLER / 90-points - Spicy, cedary, blackcurrant nose; medium-bodied, dry, well-extracted black fruit flavours; elegant and well-balanced. |
CSPC |
396333 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Phi Dan |
| Country |
Chile |
| Region |
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| Rating |
***(93 points)
Youthful, Dense, Ripe |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: I got to taste two vintages of most of the wines this time, like the 2014 Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve and the following vintage. The blend in 2014 was high in Cabernet Sauvignon at 68%, plus 18% Carménère, 9% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot from volcanic colluvial soils in Aconcagua. It fermented in small stainless steel vats and matured in French oak barrels (70% new) for 20 months. There is a big change in this wine with this vintage (it really started in 2013 and peaked in 2015) towards more freshness and less oak. It keeps its classical profile but with a lot more freshness. The palate is medium-bodied, with the telltale tannins of the variety and very tasty almost salty finish. Volumes were lower in 2014, down to 50,000 bottles. It was bottled in March 2016. Drink Date: 2017-2025. Score - 93 (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, April 28, 2017) |
Price |
$ 84.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 25, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
25 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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