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Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml

Name: Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml
Brand: Empire Merchants
SKU: 082734758402
Price: 164.99 USD
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Wine Spectator named the 2021 Don Melchor its No. 1 Wine of the Year in 2024. It's Chile's benchmark Cabernet, from the Puente Alto vineyard in the Maipo Valley.

Viña Don Melchor is part of Concha y Toro. Enrique Tirado has run it since 1997 and chooses the blend each year with Bordeaux consultant Eric Boissenot. The vineyard has stony soils and old vines. The 2021 is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Merlot. It spent 15 months in French oak, 68% of it new, then aged another year before release. It's 14.5% alcohol.

Tirado calls the 2021 very expressive: concentrated, dense and long.

For a top Bordeaux-style Cabernet, this costs less than many Napa cult names. It's the bottle to buy for a collector, or to keep for a big anniversary.

Drink it from 2026 through about 2040. Decant it for two hours if you open it now, and serve it with a rib roast or lamb.

It's also listed with our fine and rare wine, and the rest of our Cabernet Sauvignon is a click away. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery across NYC.

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Product Detail

Varietal: Red

Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Body: Full-Bodied

Appellation: Puente Alto

Brand: Don Melchor

Size: 750 mL

Vintage: 2,021

Country: Chile

Region: Central Valley

Sub Region: Maipo Valley

Alcohol Percentage: 14.5

Awards

99.0 James Suckling
"Ashy graphite, cassis, iron, blackberries and a hint of cigar box and chocolate. Lots of violets, too. Rich and intense with a full-bodied palate. Showing density and very fine but structured tannins. Long and intense finish with lots of flavors. 93% cabernet sauvignon, 4% cabernet franc and 3% merlot. One of the best over the last few years. Drinkable now, but will fledge and hold very well in the next 20 years."

97.0 Vinous
"The 2021 Don Melchor is dark garnet red in the glass. The restrained nose offers pure fruity notes such as blackcurrant with hints of leaves and black tea, refined woody aromas, and gentle touches of plum and red bell pepper. In the mouth, it’s intense with mild juiciness and rounded tannins. The taut palate gradually grows more profound as it develops cedar flavors at the back of the throat before the long, rewarding finish. A wine that is more suggestive than explicit as it slowly envelops you in its different layers. The added freshness brings out the clarity of the fruity flavors."

96.0 Wine Spectator
"A remarkable effort that channels the finesse of the vintage…" No. 1 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2024.

96.0 Wine Enthusiast
"Aromas of graphite and perfectly ripe berries…"