| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | Chile |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
(97% cabernet sauvignon and 3% merlot): Inky ruby. Heady aromas of cherry compote, cassis, lavender, pipe tobacco and candied licorice. Juicy and precise. depth but energy bitter cherry and spices long sappy, slow-mounting tannins lingering sweetness and florality. Remarkable focus/clarity. Spicier in the open bottle with no loss of sweetness. This wine stands up to many of the very best Bordeaux.
Slightly floral on the nose with cherry blossom notes, ripe black fruits and dried herbs - smells rich and concentrated. Direct and vibrant, this has power and concentration on the palate - a grippy, slightly fleshy to begin with but then the fine-grained tannins come into play. Sleek overall texture with some heat from the vintage coming through in the ripe raspberry, cherry and strawberry fruit with liquorice, cinnamon, clove spicing. It's quite dense in the mouth, lots of mint, full of eucalyptus and touches of toast on the mid palate, but such depth and completeness of flavour. This layers and verticality rather than wide and expansive, still with tension, sleekness and linearity. Lovely control and refinement, powerful, but well constructed and darkly charming with freshness and mass appeal. Ageing 22 months in French oak barrels, 95% new. A cool season with long hang time. Total heat summation was 1,509 degree days, 242 fewer than in 2009, leading to a longer than usual harvest time. Drink now or hold for up to 10 years. One of three new library releases of Viñedo Chadwick entering the Place de Bordeaux in March. Owner Eduardo Chadwick, winemaker Francisco Baettig. 2023 - 2033
