2019 Vinedo Chadwick 75CL

Uco Valley

₱31,995
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Wine Rating: RP 97 points
Drink by: 2022 - 2030

The 2019 Viñedo Chadwick is a classical Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto, one of the best zones within Maipo. It's from a moderately warm vintage that delivered a wine with only 13% alcohol and good freshness. It contains some 3% Petit Verdot. The vines were planted in 1992, and its grapes fermented in equal parts in stainless steel and concrete or troncoconic vats. Three-fourths of the wine matured in new barriques and the rest in Stockinger foudres for 22 months, including time for the malolactic fermentation. I was truly impressed by this vintage, especially because of its elegance and freshness. There are showy aromas reminiscent of tangerine and flowers, ripe red berries (rather than black) and a spicy twist from the oak but nothing herbal or balsamic that one could expect given the moderate ripeness. The grapes were picked very early, and the wine follows the path of the 2016, the coolest vintage so far, with juicy fruit, elegance and great tension. This feels exceptional and transcends the style of the year. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled the 25th of January 2021.

"Viñedo Chadwick stands as a tribute to Don Alfonso Chadwick, celebrating the Chadwick-Errázuriz family's legacy of winemaking excellence. Once a personal polo field, the vineyard has evolved into a benchmark for world-class Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile. Situated in the Puente Alto D.O. of the Maipo Valley, Viñedo Chadwick achieved legendary status at the historic 'Berlin Tasting' in January 2004, led by Steven Spurrier. Remarkably, its 2000 vintage—only its second vintage—earned first place, outshining Italy's iconic Super Tuscans and Bordeaux’s prestigious First Growth wines of that vintage."