Descrizione

Siamo di fronte a uno dei migliori vini rossi cileni, frutto della collaborazione franco-cilena tra la baronessa Philippine de Rothschild e D. Eduardo Guilisasti (Viña Concha y Toro). È fatto con un mix di varietà classiche bordolesi coltivate a Puente Alto, a sud di Santiago. Ha un invecchiamento di 20 mesi, che gli dà tannini morbidi e un carattere fresco ed elegante.

Dettagli del prodotto

La cantina
Almaviva
Tipo di vino
Rosso
Annata
2023
Alcool
15.0% vol.
Sottozona
Puente Alto
Varietà
74% Cabernet sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet franc, 2% Petit verdot
Origine
Valle del Maipo

Degustazione

Vista
Colore rubino scuro.
Profumo
Aromi delicati e puliti di cassis, more e fragole selvatiche, che si mescolano con note di cedro e spezie.
Bocca
Attacco in bocca succoso, con note di frutta matura. Ben bilanciato da una struttura delicata e una consistenza netta di tannini delicati e levigati.
Temperatura di servizio
Si consiglia di servirlo a 16 °C.

Vigna e preparazione

Descrizione
Vigneti a Puente Alto.
Dimensioni
65 ettari.
Suolo
Roccioso.
Invecchiamento
Affinamento di 20 mesi in barrique nuove di rovere francese (73%).

Recensioni degli esperti

Decanter:

Rich and heady nose, some bell pepper aromatics with blackcurrant and milk chocolate, black pepper and floral scents. Glossy and thick, lots of flesh and power here with juicy black fruit. Great concentration but refined and focussed. There’s no shortage of power and precision - vertical and layered with mint, aniseed, menthol aspects, minerality and black fruit. Velvety but packing a punch. Give this a good few years but the structure and finesse is there. Classy and captivating - and mouthwateringly moreish. 3% Merlot completes the blend. A joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro. Director Manuel Louzada, winemaker Michel Friou.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2023 Almaviva aromatically leads with its Carménère component in this vintage, featuring typical merkén spice notes blended with gravel dust, dried herbs and anise aromas, all set against a bright, red-fruited core. The palate is lush and velvety but supported by a lively, tensile spine, leading to a refined, sturdy finish that emphasizes lush fruit flavors, polished tannins and an oak-derived backdrop. This is a decidedly fruit-driven yet still elegant expression of Almaviva, and its one that will be accessible in its youth as more structured vintages continue to mature in the cellar. This blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot matured for 20 months in 73% new French oak.

James Suckling:

A refined wine showing lovely fruit with less verticality than the 2022, but here the magic is the roundness and smoothness, which is really poised. Subtle cedar, tobacco, olives and paprika on the nose. Sweet berries and fruit on the palate, with a medium to full body and a long, nuanced finish. More precise in terms of tannins this year, with immediate approachability. 74% cabernet sauvignon, 19% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. 73% new oak and the rest is second use. Drink from 2026.