ALmaviva was born in 1997 when Baroness Rothschild and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle of Vina Concha y Toro sealed an alliance between the two companies to produce a Bordeaux-blend wine in Chile.
We learned that Almaviva need irrigation, no choice given the climate of the region.
No phylloxera in Chile, use mix of grafted and ungrafted vines.
Hand harvesting and sorting destemmed grapes individually.
2 to 4 weeks of fermentation and maceration in steel, then to French new and old barrels
12 to 24 months for top wine
The name Almaviva comes from the character in Barbiere and Nozze di Figaro...
About 60k bottles produced
EPU 2022
Means n. 2 in mapuche language, it's the second wine
Cab sauv 84,Carmenère 19,merlot 3,cab Franc 2,petit verdot 1
12 months French oak
Fruity intense,
Gentle tannins, moderate structure and lenght 15. 5% abv
Score 86
Almaviva 2007
Cab sauvignon 64,carmenère 28,csb franc 7,merlot 1
Smooth long and mod complex, still taste fruit, mature
Score 90
Almaviva 2013
Cab sauvignon 72, Carménère 19, Cab Franc 6, Petit verdot merlot 1
Intense, long and complex ,tannins are already smooth, unlikely to improve further
Score 93
Almaviva 2018
Cab sauvignon 72,Carménère 19,cab franc 6,petit verdot 3
Very smooth, long, ready
Score 93
Almaviva 2023
Cab sauvignon 74, Carmenere 19, Cab Franc 5, Petit verdot 2
Fresh attack fruity balanced ending
Score 90
