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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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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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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 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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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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Acclaim continued to grow for Don Melchor during 2021, as its 2018 and 2019 harvests obtained outstanding scores from various global specialized press outlets. The latter shows, once again, the quality and consistency of this world-renowned icon wine and the work of winemaker and technical director Enrique Tirado. As for…
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Following a vertical tasting with leading British wine writer, Alistair Cooper MW, Don Melchor featured in the fall issue of Club Oenologique. The article starts with the 1987 vintage, then moves on to 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. “Arguably Chile’s original icon…
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