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Almaviva 1996
HED7956
75 cl
13.5%
£230.00
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Almaviva 1996 is a Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto in the Maipo Valley, representing the second-ever vintage of this joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro. The assemblage consists of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carmenere and 6% Cabernet Franc, sourced from stony alluvial soils that provide exceptional drainage. This growing season produced grapes with high phenolic ripeness and aromatic clarity. Following a 16-month maturation in new French oak barriques, the wine offers a structured palate of cassis, tobacco and cedar, lifted by the signature herbal notes of Chilean Carmenere. Its evolution has integrated the initially bold tannins into a silky, voluminous texture. T
95 Vinous
Almaviva’s first harvest, in the middle of March, set the tone: a base of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère and Cabernet Franc from Puente Alto, Maipo. Brick orange in the glass with mahogany and ruby flashes, it presents a developing nose of Bach flowers, dates, truffles, musk, saffron and glue with a mentholated air. The layers keep on coming. Pure silk in the mouth, the active tannins tempered by the lively freshness. A treasure that was born with a mature style.Joaquin Hidalgo1st March 2020
17.5 Jancis Robinson
Very distinctive Bordeaux-like nose – much drier somehow than the Chilean average. Inky sweet start but a much drier finish too. Very, very neat. More elegant and appetising than Don Melchor though possibly ultimately too tough for the fruit in the long term. This was made from grapes picked before the joint venture agreement was concluded. (JR)
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