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Chilean wine Don Melchor vintage 2021 is chosen “WINE OF THE YEAR” by Wine Spectator

19 de November, 2024

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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Enrique Tirado led a D.O Puente Alto Experience Master Class in Singapore

Enrique Tirado led a D.O Puente Alto Experience Master Class in Singapore

8 de November, 2022

The facilities of the Maison 21G luxury brand of perfumes in Duxton Hill—one of Singapore’s most prestigious and attractive neighborhoods—was the setting for a gathering of Don Melchor’s most important customers, sales force, and opinion leaders for the D.O. Puente Alto Experience Master Class accompanied by a tasting of select…

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Don Melchor 2019 chosen for first place in Drinkhacker

Don Melchor 2019 chosen for first place in Drinkhacker

28 de October, 2022

In his annual summary of the 10 best wines for winter, Drinkhacker’s founder and editor-in-chief, Christopher Null, declared the 2019 Don Melchor to be the best. Referring to Don Melchor as “perhaps Chile’s best wine,” Null said he considered the 2019 vintage to be at the top. “The dense chocolate,…

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Don Melchor 2020 distinguished with 96 points in the 2023 edition of the Descorchados wine guide

Don Melchor 2020 distinguished with 96 points in the 2023 edition of the Descorchados wine guide

27 de October, 2022

Along with the excellent score and being selected as one of the Best Wines of Alto Maipo, Tapia wrote that this in this vintage, “The fruit is black and generously ripe, the herbal notes are subjugated by this onslaught of sweetness, and the tannins are as creamy and elegant as…

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Outstanding 96 points from Tim Atkin for the 2020 Don Melchor

Outstanding 96 points from Tim Atkin for the 2020 Don Melchor

18 de October, 2022

Along with his excellent score for the most recent vintage of Don Melchor, Atkin defined the wine as “Deftly oaked in 71% new oak, it has alluring graphite and dried herb aromas, cassis, fig and red berry fruit, serious but not overwhelming tannins and more finesse and freshness in its…

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Don Melchor 2020 recognized by James Suckling with 97 points

Don Melchor 2020 recognized by James Suckling with 97 points

27 de September, 2022

Another excellent score is added to Don Melchor’s long list of accolades with these 97 points for the 2020 vintage from James Suckling in his most recent report on Chile, “Deep and serious with black olives, blackberries, blueberries, tobacco leaf, sweet red capsicum, ash, dried meat and a hint of…

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The Guardians of the Terroir

The Guardians of the Terroir

26 de September, 2022

During long tasting sessions, Enrique and Eric tasted more than 200 samples of wines from the Don Melchor Vineyard’s seven parcels. Each of the sample represents a part of the vineyard, and after tasting all of them, they decided which would be combined to best reflect the Puente Alto terroir.…

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