Chilean best wines by João Gouveia
One of the main points for both my wife and I in this trip is to try different wines. Chile is famous for very good wines, cheese and beef, I want to try the very best wines paired with the best cheese and beef possible.
Below are some of the best rated wines available in Santiago:
1) Almaviva
This Chilean blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Camenere, and Cabernet Franc has had some very successful vintages. It hails from Chile’s Maipo valley.
2) Antiyal and Kuyen
Both of these Chilean wine blends by renown Chilean wine maker Alvaro Espinoza originate from Antiyal’s Maipo vineyard. For the last several years these two blends have been getting raves and high points from critics worldwide.
3) Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta
Vintages 2005 through 2009 have won plenty of praise. This Chilean red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, and Petit Verdot. In 2008, Wine Spectator magazine named the 2005 Clos Apalta, its Wine of the Year.
4) Concha y Toro Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon
Concha y Toro’s Don Melchor has consitently been rated one of Chile’s best wines. Year 2008 is currently available and well scored. This is a big and bold Cab from Chile’s Maipo Valley. Don Melchor has been one of Chile’s most highly awarded wines year after year.
5) Concha y Toro Terrunyo Cabernet Sauvignon
C&T has had several winning years with this wine. Here’s what Wine Enthusiast says about the 2005 vintage. “This pedigreed Chilean Cab settles with airing and soon shows exciting, fully ripe raspberry, cassis and blackberry flavors. The mouthfeel is perfectly cushioned yet intense, and the finish is ripe, smooth and composed.”