Concha y Toro Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon - 2021 (750ml)

99 Points, 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. - Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor, Feb 05, 2023

97 Points, 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. - By Joaquín Hidalgo, March 2023

96 Points, Wine Specator:

A remarkable effort that channels the finesse of the vintage with rich, muscular edges, offering a base of graphite and cassis notes that gather around elegant layers of dried rosemary and white pepper. The richly textured core of raspberry and plum flavors show precision and just enough acidity to keep things sailing onto the finish around well-integrated tannins and touches of cocoa. Best from 2026 through 2040. 18,300 cases made, 5,000 cases imported.Published on May 31, 2024

Winemaker's Notes:

Don Melchor 2021 is a wine made from 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Merlot. The winemaker, Enrique Tirado, expertly combines the expression of each of the seven parcels that comprise the Don Melchor vineyard – subdivided, at the same time, into 151 small plots-, resulting in a well-balanced wine. This wine reflects the complexity and elegance the Puente Alto terroir can deliver in a single bottle.

“The 2021 vintage gave us very expressive wines, full of concentration, dense and long, that highlight the fruit quality and texture of each variety grown in the Don Melchor Vineyard, showing a fine balance between delicacy and energy, with extremely expressive flavors and aromas”, describes Enrique Tirado, Technical Director and CEO of Viña Don Melchor.