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Santiago, Chile, November 20, 2024 – The Chilean wine industry has achieved a significant milestone with Don Melchor 2021 being named #1 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2024 list. This iconic Cabernet Sauvignon is produced by one of Viña Cocha y Toro’s subsidiaries, Viña Don Melchor. Wine Spectator,…
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D.O. PUENTE ALTO – MAIPO ANDES VALLEY In the acclaimed terroir of Puente Alto, located in the Maipo Valley—birthplace of the iconic Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor, named Wine of the Year 2024 by the prestigious publication Wine Spectator—the 2024–2025 harvest season was marked by extraordinarily expressive wines, with strong personality,…
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Following the annual tasting for the 2025 edition of the Descorchados Guide, written by Chilean wine journalist Patricio Tapia, the 2022 vintage of Don Melchor received 97 points. This new vintage, which is not yet available in the markets, is composed of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot,…
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Enrique Tirado, technical director and CEO of Viña Don Melchor, invites us to tour the Don Melchor vineyard and review the characteristics of what was a great 2024 harvest for Puente Alto’s icon Cabernet Sauvignon. “The 2023-2024 season has been marked by the El Niño phenomenon, which has produced more…
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On Friday 18 October, at 09:00 hrs (Chile) and 13:00 hrs (UK), the winemaker Isabel Mitarakis, specialised in premium wines, will be presenting at this online conference to present the innovative ‘sundial vineyard’ project and the agroecological practices that Viña Don Melchor has been developing in its vineyard for several…
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She is one of the 100 most important women in the global wine industry. Last year, she took on a new area at the company, the Luxury Brands Division, consisting of a portfolio of 14 high-end brands. That’s where the growth will be, she says. “It’s something we’ve struggled with…
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We are talking about the Solar Vineyard project. Planted in 2018, it will provide valuable information on the relationship between orientation and planting density in grapevine cultivation. Wine Enthusiast writer Amy Beth Wright says in the article, “While all other attributes of massal selection are significant, for winemakers who carry…
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