2006 Concha y Toro Don Melchor Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
95 pts (WA) The 2006 Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon is a glass-coating opaque
purple with an alluring bouquet of toast, tobacco, cedar, leather,
mocha, and blackcurrant. Sweet, voluptuous (but not in a fruit bomb
kind of way), layered, and complex already, its superb balance will
ensure at least a decade of evolution and it should drink well through
2036. Jay Miller Wine Advocate # 182 Apr 2009
94 pts (WS) A dark, muscular style, with black currant, braised fig, maduro
tobacco, bittersweet cocoa and loam notes that all roll together
through the dense but polished finish. There's impressive power for the
vintage, along with precision and balance. Drink now through 2018.
20,000 cases made. –JM March 31, 2009
Last Year's vintage scored 96 pts from Wine Spectator and was No 12 out of top 100 for 2008!
Don Melchor is a bright ruby red. Expressive and complex chocolate, black cherry and ripe plum mingle with coffee and cassis aromas. Full bodied with red fruit flavors and ripe tannins that lead to a long and juicy finish. The result is a rich wine perfect with any hearty dish, especially lamb and steak.
Recognized as the best red wine from Chile by both Wine Spectator and Robert Parker and consistently receives ratings in the high 90s from both Robert Parker and Wine Spectator. Look at the past ratings:
Robert Parker Wine Spectator
2005 94 2005 96 Wine #12 of the Year 2008
2004 94+ 2004 93
2003 93 2003 96 Wine # 4 of the Year 2006
2002 90 2002 92
2001 93 2001 95 Wine # 4 of the Year 2005
2000 91 2000 94 Wine #26 of the Year 2004
Named after the founder of the winery, Don Melchor de Concha y Toro, the wine has become a symbol of the best the land and the winemaker's hand can produce in Chile.
The Puente Alto Vineyard in the Maipo Valley has the perfect combination of climate and soils for producing world-class wine: the climate is ideal and predictable, and the soil is poor and gravelly to reduce yields and increase concentration naturally. After fermentation, the wine is matured in the finest French oak barriques for 14 months, followed by another year in the bottle before release.
97% Cabernet Sauvignon - 3% Cabernet Franc