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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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The most recent vintage of Don Melchor, the 2020, was distinguished with 97 points by the celebrated US critic James Suckling, 95 points from Joaquín Hidalgo for Vinous, 94 points from Wine Enthusiast, and 92 points for the English magazine Decanter. This new blend is characterized by its aromatic complexity,…
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The guests—opinion leaders, wine educators, and specialized press—congregated at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund Hotel with wine educator Terry Xu to take part in the master class that presents Puente Alto as a terroir with unique characteristics for world-class wines. Isabel Guilisasti, Vice President of Fine Wines and…
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The Rosewood São Paulo Hotel, designed by the legendary architect Jean Nouvel and the visionary creator Philippe Starck, who has established a new standard of elegance, refinement, and sophistication in the city, was the setting for the presentation attended by the most important customers and specialized press in Brazil. Viña…
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The 2021–2022 season had very well-balanced temperatures. The harvest was concentrated in the month of April with parameters that were very close to normal for the Don Melchor Vineyard. As a result, the wines are very concentrated in expression and full of red fruit, but, as always in Puente Alto,…
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Argentine critic Joaquín Hidalgo, who has prepared his report on Chilean wines for the third consecutive year for Vinous, one of the industry’s most respected media on the global level, had nothing but praise for the 2019 and 2020 vintages of Don Melchor in addition to the excellent scores delivered.…
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The 2020 vintage of Don Melchor is 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot and spent 15 months in French oak barrels (71% new and 20% second use). The wine is the result of rigorous work by the agricultural and enological teams led by the…
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