
Highly Rated Wines Chile
2002 Concha y Toro
Puente Alto Don Melchor
Cabernet Sauvigon
92 Points Wine Spectator Magazine 12/05
Ripe and focused, with a pure beam of black currant and plum fruit, layered with cocoa, mineral, loam, tobacco and toast. Ripe, smoky finish, with impressive structure for the vintage. Drink now through 2010. 11,000 cases made. –JM
2004 Concha y Toro
Puente Alto Don Melchor
Cabernet Sauvigon
93 Points Wine Spectator Magazine 12/05
Shows alluring coffee bean, currant paste and fig aromas and flavors, with ample loamy tannins and a ripe, muscular finish where cocoa and tar notes hang on for added effect. Accessible now, but will improve with cellaring. Drink now through 2013. 17,000 cases made. –JM
2004 Concha y Toro
Marques de Casa Concha
Cabernet Sauvignon
90 Points Wine Spectator Magazine 2/07
Broad-shouldered, with loam, sage, tobacco and currant flavors backed by a solid tannin structure. Dark and fleshy on the finish. Drink now through 2009. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 19,200 cases made. –JM
2004 Concha y Toro
Marques de Casa Concha
Syrah
91 Points Wine Spectator Magazine 9/06
Ripe and pure, with lovely violet, blackberry and plum aromas and flavors that glide along sweet, imbedded tannins. Has a healthy layer of flashy toast, but more than enough fruit for balance. Concha y Toro makes it seem easy. Drink now through 2008. 4,000 cases made. –JM
2003 Vina Almaviva
Puente Alto
95 Points Wine Spectator Magazine 5/06
Very dense, with loads of raspberry ganache, black currant and fig fruit layered with loam, tobacco, mineral and cedar notes. Lots of grip on the finish, with impressive balance between the tannins, acidity and oak. Built like a Pauillac. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2007 through 2015. 10,000 cases made. –JM