![]() ![]() The finish was like having a heavy Cabernet Sauvignon aged in oak from Napa. On the palate, the purple and black fruits danced in merriment and were only calmed down with the earthiness of the region. Something else was on the nose and a mystery until the second glass – a soft eucalyptus note that was truly enticing. Fresh cherries and hidden chocolate present themselves with freshness and balance. On the nose, a blast of dark cherries, combined with oak and tannins awakes you instantaneously! But once opened and swirled for a while, you get the “real character” of this wine. ![]() For production 53% new French oak barrels and aged for 16 to 18 months.įirst on the eyes a radiant purple in the glass and medium-heavy viscosity. 2016 Domus Aurea, one of the most classical among the Cabernets from Maipo, contains 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot. Balance and density untill a generous finish of ripe wild berries, noble spices and an automnal spirit promessing a charming complexity to come.This was a new wine for me, but from a very well-known region of Chile that I have enjoyed over time. The mouth is all about roundness and fleshy texture, also offering deepness thanks to its good structure made of velvety fine tannins. Fresh leather, tobacco, noble spicy wood and dried aromatic herbs rise then above underbrush tones with peppery and meaty accents. TASTING NOTES ✸ The 2015 starts with a deep and lively ruby garnet and offers a quite exhuberant nose of ripe and candied fruits like cherries, blackcurrants and plums with candied lavander. Soft fining with egg whites and very light filtration finish the process. Wood mainly comes from center, Tronçais and Nièvre. Vinification was traditional, as with all Pargua vintages, with a slow and long extraction.įor the 2015 vintage, Pargua aged 18 months in barrels, 60% in new, with varying degrees of medium toast. As for the quality of wines, this year presented very good aromatic expression, juicy and well-structured tannins intensity. However, no precipitation occurred during flowering or harvest, favoring the health of the grapes. The total rainfalls exceeded the records of previous season, but were below to those experienced in the 2012-2013 seasons. In turn he recorded the lowest number of frosty days. HARVEST ✸ Maipo presented high temperatures during the season, which made the record of the highest thermal sum of the last three seasons, winning March 20 being the hottest day since 2012 with 36.2 ☌. The velvety texture keeps moving on untill a generous finish made of ripe spicy berries and grilled aromatic herbs. The mouth is round and juicy, offering a good and balanced body, well backed up by fine integrated tannins. Then come floral tones, subtle spicy oak and meaty accents. TASTING NOTES ✸ Showing a deep and brilliant garnet, the 2015 gives a nose with slightly licourous fruits like cassis and plums. For the 2015 vintage, Anka aged 12 months in barrels, 20% in new, with varying degrees of medium toast. As for the quality of wines, this year presented very good aromatic expression, juicy and well-structured tannins intensity. Vinification was traditional, as with all Anka vintages, with a slow and long extraction. In turn he recorded the lowest number of frosty days. The total rainfalls exceeded the records of previous season, but were below to those experienced in the 2012-2013 seasons. However, no precipitation occurred during flowering or harvest, favoring the health of the grapes.
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