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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,…
Read moreIn its most recent edition, the specialized wine magazine Club Oenologique rated Don Melchor 2020 with 94 points, commending it as one of the best Bordeaux blends produced outside Bordeaux. Noted Bordeaux wine critic Jane Anson wrote the review, calling it a “true Bordeaux blend.” The outstanding results are due…
Read moreThe article by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, journalists and collaborators of the celebrated Wine Enthusiast magazine, write that “today the best winemakers in Argentina and Chile are producing wines from a single vineyard and from small plots that rival the best in Napa or Bordeaux,” and include the 2020…
Read moreThe magazine’s annual ranking presents the wines that have both received the highest scores throughout the year and impressed the group in charge of tasting the selection. Of the 21,000 wines that were blind tasted, reviewed, and scored, Don Melchor claimed the 78th position with 94 points. This is the…
Read moreThe first day’s activities were focused on London’s most important shop, the widely celebrated Harrod’s, with training sessions for the sales staff as well as a tasting for its key customers at the 67 Pall Mall Club. During the presentation of the 2020 Don Melchor, the participants also tasted the…
Read moreRobinson, a journalist and Master of Wine, said of the wine, “Very subtle, very mineral nose with ripe fruit and tamarind notes. Excellent combo of ripeness and acidity with real restraint and a strong mineral element on the finish. You can almost sense Enrique Tirado hovering over the barrels to…
Read moreDon Melchor’s 2019 vintage – awarded 94 points – was one of more than 200 participating wines from distinguished wine regions produced by renowned winemakers worldwide, which attendees could taste during the three days of this great festival. Enrique Tirado, Technical Director and CEO of Viña Don Melchor, and Isabel…
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