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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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In his latest report on Chile, published after his visit in February, Joaquín Hidalgo—in charge of tasting wines for Argentina and Chile for Vinous—awarded an outstanding 97 points to the 2021 Don Melchor, positioning it among Chile’s best Cabernet Sauvignons. After tasting the most recent vintage, Hidalgo said that this…
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The nearly perfect score was delivered by Zekun Shuai, senior editor for JamesSuckling.com, after his visit to Chile to compile material for his upcoming report on Chilean wines. Along with the 99 points, Zekun Shuai described the 2021 Don Melchor as having “ashy graphite, cassis, iron, blackberries and a hint…
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In his most recent report on Chile, published April 10, the Spanish critic Luis Gutiérrez, who is responsible for tasting Chilean wines for Robert Parker’s specialized wine media, The Wine Advocate, granted the 2020 Don Melchor 94 points and praised this icon Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto, calling it “very…
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The 2020 Don Melchor received extraordinary recognition in the US magazine Wine Spectator, one of the most influential in the world, and the 95 points earned places it among Chile’s finest wines. Aaron Romano—associate editor for Wine Spectator and its lead taster for Argentina and Chile—praised the vintage, saying “inviting…
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Recognizing Don Melchor with an excellent 97 points, Suckling described the most recent vintage as “deep and serious with black olives, blackberries, blueberries, tobacco leaf, sweet red capsicum, ash, dried meat and a hint of black chocolate. This is a more direct, full-bodied Don Melchor, filled with solid blackberries and…
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The report calls the 2020 Don Melchor the winery’s “best expression yet” and saying that the wine “shows the duality of Puente Alto.” See the full article from The Drinks Business, one of the wine industry’s most important media.
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