Don Melchor
The 127-hectare vineyard consists of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.1% Cabernet Franc, 1.9% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. It is planted on the north bank of the Maipo River at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level. This zone lies at the foot of the Andes Mountains in the Maipo River Basin and corresponds to the Puente Alto Denomination of Origin.
The vineyard was planted in 1890 with a selection of pre-phylloxera vinestock brought from Bordeaux in the late 19th century. The vines growing in the vineyard today are a massal selection of those original vines and now average 30 years in age.
Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
" This muscular red packs a mélange of roasted plum, cassis and macerated wild berry on a full-bodied frame. There's plenty of fresh acidity and
Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Wine Spectator 94 "This muscular red packs a mélange of roasted plum, cassis and macerated wild berry on a full-bodied frame. There's plenty of fresh acidity
Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Wine Spectator 94 " This ripe, dense red delivers base notes of humus, mocha and toasty oak supporting the rich cassis, black cherry and dark plum
Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Wine Spectator 93 "Still a touch tight, but dense, focused and layered, with well-integrated structure underneath loam, blackberry, espresso, tobacco and sage notes. The long finish
Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Robert Parker 95 "The 2006 Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon is a glass-coating opaque purple with an alluring bouquet of toast, tobacco, cedar, leather, mocha, and blackcurrant.
Don Melchor Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Wine Spectator 96 "Still very tight, but the tannins that lead the way now are seek and refined and should easily meld into the huge core
Don Melchor Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Wine Spectator 96 "With a great nose of currant confiture and cocoa powder, this full-scaled Cabernet sports dark fig, currant and blackberry fruit layered with loam,
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