Almaviva, Maipo Valley

Specification

Producer

Rothschild & Concha Y Toro

Region

Rest of world

Where

Puente Alto, Maipo Valley, Chile

Classification

Grand vin

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2020

Case

Magnum, 1 x 1.5L OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

ALMMAI201X150

About this wine

Almaviva is a Bordeaux-style blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Carmenère and smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. It is ripe, polished and full-bodied, with dark fruit, fine tannins and good freshness. It is approachable within a few years of release but ages well, with good vintages developing for two decades.

About Rothschild & Concha Y Toro

Almaviva is a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild, owners of Château Mouton Rothschild, and Chile's largest wine company, Concha y Toro. Founded in the late 1990s, it was conceived as a Chilean wine made to the standards of a Bordeaux classed growth, with its own winery and vineyards at Puente Alto in the Maipo Valley.

The name comes from Count Almaviva, a character in the plays of Beaumarchais, and the label carries a design drawn from Mapuche symbolism. Almaviva is widely regarded as one of South America's leading fine wines and has a well-established secondary market.