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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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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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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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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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Don Melchor has had excellent visibility in various media throughout 2021. One example is the article entitled “The perfect match behind one of Chile’s most awarded wines,” which appeared on the Chilean website El Mostrador. The report covered the history of this award-winning wine, its unique terroir characteristics, and the…
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Don Melchor, Chile’s first icon wine and a true benchmark among high-end wines around the world, now releases its 2019 vintage. It is a faithful reflection of its origin, Puente Alto, and the rigorous work behind it, which stems from the profound dedication that the enological and agricultural team led…
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“A day of Harvest” is the name of the documentary that records the most exciting time of the year for those who make wine. And this year, for the first time, we at Don Melchor want to invite you to take part in this unique momento in which all of…
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