Global Icons 2023: The Epitome of Bordeaux-Chilean Blend… Almaviva & Epu 2021
We are delighted to offer the highly anticipated Almaviva 2021, along with its second wine EPU 2021, as part of the Global Icons 2023 releases. Despite the challenges posed by a cooler vintage, the 2021 vintage embraces finesse and elegance. Comprising 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Carmenère, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, this rendition impresses with its sleek profile and refined tannins. Acclaimed critics James Suckling and Wine Advocate both bestow high praise upon this bottle, highlighting its quality even in the face of vintage difficulties regarding grape ripeness and overall balance.
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Global Icons 2023: The Epitome of Bordeaux-Chilean Blend… Almaviva & Epu 2021
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Jeb Dunnuck (98)
The 2021 Almaviva is in a great spot from a vintage that saw all kinds of ups and downs, starting out dry and warm in spring with a surprise January rain. Not as dense as the 2022, it’s notably finessed and elegant, the grapes able to ripen slowly and develop supple tannins. A spicy, floral nose of raspberry, violet, and black licorice coat the medium-bodied palate of rounded structure and persistent acidity. As always, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, blended this time with 22% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, aged 20 months in new French oak. Drinking well now, it should continue to do so through 2040.Inc. TAX€977.74
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Jeb Dunnuck (98)
The 2021 Almaviva is in a great spot from a vintage that saw all kinds of ups and downs, starting out dry and warm in spring with a surprise January rain. Not as dense as the 2022, it’s notably finessed and elegant, the grapes able to ripen slowly and develop supple tannins. A spicy, floral nose of raspberry, violet, and black licorice coat the medium-bodied palate of rounded structure and persistent acidity. As always, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, blended this time with 22% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, aged 20 months in new French oak. Drinking well now, it should continue to do so through 2040.In Bond€791.00
