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CHILE CATCH-UP
10 Oct 2018 By David Fuhrmann-Lim
5 Things You Probably Definitely Maybe Didn’t Know ‘Bout Don Melchor.
1 You like numbers? The Don Melchor estate has released 29 vintages to date – nine have been in the top 100 on Wine Spectator. (The first vintage was in 1987.)
2 Don Melchor is Chile’s most highly prized Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2015 is considered the best expression to date (highly recommended).
3 The vineyard is 650m above sea level in the Alto Maipo Valley. This, and its Puente Alto terroir, makes it ideal for the production of rich cab savs.
4 Chile has a relatively disproportionately large number of female winemakers, and Isabel Mitarakis is Don Melchor’s magician, in charge of making its world-class wines.
5 The entire vineyard is planted on its own roots, and not grafted; it averages 30 years old.
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