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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 moreEnrique told the audience about Don Melchor’s history, the wine’s conception, and his long-lasting goal: to make a wine that truly expresses its terroir. Tirado discussed the wine’s production process and how his travels to Médoc every year to join the Boissenot family helped define the final blend. Enrique explained…
Read moreEnrique Tirado, Viña Don Melchor’s general manager and chief winemaker, met with various national industry personalities to present the 2018 vintage, saying that it “expresses the unique emotion only perceived in great wines.” In November, Enrique presented Don Melchor 2018 to the wine industry’s specialized press and gastronomic world, including…
Read more“Made up of 181 lots covering 151 different vineyard plots, it is a pure and refined expression of the Puente Alto terroir. For a second time, the blend includes four Bordeaux varieties: 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. It is a well-balanced wine…
Read moreDon Melchor obtained this extraordinary recognition for its latest vintage, coming top among the 100 best wines of the year in the renowned Brazilian magazine Adega´s latest ranking. The publication gave Don Melchor 97 points and rated the 2018 vintage as the best Don Melchor tested so far by the…
Read moreJancis Robinson, one of the most important wine critics in the world gave Don Melchor 2018 an extraordinary 18 + points, the highest score ever achieved by Don Melchor in its history and positioning it as the best Chilean wine ranked by Robinson. This recognition is another one of multiple…
Read moreThe influential US wine critic James Suckling recognized the 2018 Don Melchor with first place in his ranking of the Top 100 Wines of Chile. In the report, he refers to the 2018 Don Melchor as being “all about youth, depth and energy that unveils the beautiful poise of a…
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