Viña Almaviva 2022 (75cl, 15%)

A Cabernet Sauvignon-led Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, bottled at 15% ABV. Established in 1997 as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro, the estate sits at roughly 650 metres elevation on rocky, loamy clay alluvial soils. The 2022 blend is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Carménère, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, vinified in gravity-fed tanks, hand-sorted and aged 20 months in 70% new French oak barrels. The nose shows dark cassis, ripe blackberries, lavender, dried herbs, roasted pepper, graphite and licorice. The palate has concentrated blackcurrant and wild strawberry, with cedar, vanilla and walnut. The finish is long, with smooth, refined tannins and notes of cocoa, menthol and herbs.