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Concha y Toro 'Don Melchor' Cabernet Sauvignon - $89.99

Wine Details

Vintage:	2006
Price:	$89.99
Producer:	Concha y Toro
Region:	Puente Alto
Varietal:	Cabernet Sauvignon
Container Size:	750 ML
Flavors:	coffee, currant, fig, tar

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Product Description

Colour: Deep cherry-red. Aroma: Intense and complex, with very evenly ripe fruit and pronounced blackberry, blueberry, and blackcurrant aromas that meld with notes of fine chocolate and tobacco. Palate: Big-bodied, well-structured, and nicely concentrated with good balance and elegance. The degree of ripeness and quality of the tannins is a firm reminder of the personality of the Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto.
Concha y Toro Winery is located in Chile. It consists of 11,200 acres (4,500 hectares) that spread throughout Chile’‘s major wine regions: Maipo, Maule, Rapel, Colchagua, Curico, and Casablanca. The Concha y Toro Vineyard was founded by Melchor Santiago de Concha y Cerda and his wife, Emiliana Subercaseaux, in 1883. To start the winery, he brought grape varieties from the Bordeaux region in France. The grapes that he brought were: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Merlot, and Carmenère. The vineyard was incorporated as a stock company in 1923 and shares were sold in the Santiago stock market. Concha y Toro began exporting wine in March 1933 to the port of Rotterdam, Holland. In 1950, the winery began to acquire more vineyards and also began the process of adapting its business to new markets and meeting a higher demand. In 1971, Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle became Chairman of the Board, who succeeded in expanding the company. In 1987, after partnering with U.S. importer Banfi Vintners, the company started to incorporate more advanced technology in all of its production stages. It also started using small French oak barriques. In 1994, shares of Viña Concha started trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Expert Ratings

Vintage	Source	Flavors
2004	WineSpectator	coffee, currant, fig, tar
2004	WineAndSpirits	black cherry, game, menthol
2004	WineNews
2004	WineNews	black cherry, cassis, marmalade, mint, oak, red plum, vanilla
2004	WineNews	black cherry, cassis, marmalade, mint, oak, red plum, vanilla
2003	WineSpectator
2003	WineAndSpirits	blackberry, cedar, coffee, currant, mineral, tobacco
2003	WineEnthusiast	berry, buttery, earth, mineral, mushroom, oak, tobacco
2002	WineSpectator	black currant, mineral, plum, smoky, toast, tobacco
2002	WineAndSpirits	blackberry, mineral, raspberry, spice

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Food Pairings

Category	Pairing
Red Meat	Chili, Grilled Beef, Salami or Sausage, Pork Sausage, Spicy Sausage
Sauces	Red Wine Sauce

Awards and Accolades

	Name	Vintage
	Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2006	2003
	Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008	2005

Wine Terms

Name	Value
Cabernet Sauvignon	(cab er nay saw vee nyon)—This highly adaptable grape grows almost anywhere it is relatively warm, but the best wines come from the Burgundy region of France (where it is a noble variety), California, and Australia. It became famous through the red wines of the Médoc district of Bordeaux and is now grown in Washington, southern France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes make wines that are high in tannin and medium- to full-bodied. Usually identified as having black currant or cassis flavors, the grape can also possess vegetal tones when the grapes are less than ideally ripe. The best wines are rich and firm with great depth, and are often aged for fifteen years or more. Because it is highly tannic, Cabernet Sauvignon is often blended with other less-tannic grapes such as Merlot.
Chile	Although the Spaniards first established vineyards here in the mid 16th century, most of today’s Chilean wine is made from French grape varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay. Chile’s isolated position between the Pacific and the Andes means it is safe from pests and disease that plague European vineyards, and also assures mild temperatures and relatively dry air. Most of Chile’s vineyards are in the Central Valley, and a fair number of them are owned by renowned French, Spanish, and American winemakers. Wines are named for their grape varieties, but they carry a regional or district indication as well. Reasonably priced, and increasingly sophisticated, they make excellent values.

Name

Value

Cabernet Sauvignon

(cab er nay saw vee nyon)—This highly adaptable grape grows almost anywhere it is relatively warm, but the best wines come from the Burgundy region of France (where it is a noble variety), California, and Australia. It became famous through the red wines of the Médoc district of Bordeaux and is now grown in Washington, southern France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes make wines that are high in tannin and medium- to full-bodied. Usually identified as having black currant or cassis flavors, the grape can also possess vegetal tones when the grapes are less than ideally ripe. The best wines are rich and firm with great depth, and are often aged for fifteen years or more. Because it is highly tannic, Cabernet Sauvignon is often blended with other less-tannic grapes such as Merlot.

Chile

Although the Spaniards first established vineyards here in the mid 16th century, most of today’s Chilean wine is made from French grape varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay. Chile’s isolated position between the Pacific and the Andes means it is safe from pests and disease that plague European vineyards, and also assures mild temperatures and relatively dry air. Most of Chile’s vineyards are in the Central Valley, and a fair number of them are owned by renowned French, Spanish, and American winemakers. Wines are named for their grape varieties, but they carry a regional or district indication as well. Reasonably priced, and increasingly sophisticated, they make excellent values.