Almaviva Winery

Almaviva EPU 2019

Name: Almaviva EPU 2019
Brand: Almaviva
SKU: 861266
Price: 99.99 CAD
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$99.99

750ml

Volume

15.00%

Alc/Vol

Red Blend

Varietal

2019

Vintage

Chile

Country

Maipo Valley

Region

Puente Alto

Subregion

Almaviva Winery

Producer

Puente Alto

Appellation

About the Almaviva EPU 2019

Epu is the second label of Almaviva, and this 2019 is the very first international release. Made of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Carmenere, 2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the Epu is a terrific wine to drink in its youth, or to save for 3-10 years. Almaviva wines represent France joining Chile in the production of a prestigious red wine... in 1997, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle of Viña Concha y Toro S.A., sealed a partnership agreement with a view to create an exceptional Franco-Chilean wine called Almaviva.

94 Points - James Suckling

Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and fresh flowers. Very cool and pure. Medium-bodied with fine, linear and very integrated tannins that are compressed and silky-textured. New second wine of Almaviva. Needs time to open. Try after 2024.

93 Points - Wine Spectator

This red offers ripe plum and cherry cordial flavors up front, revealing layers of nuance as it unfolds, including intriguing orange zest, Calabrian chili and olive notes. Presents a fresh, minerally acidity midpalate that pushes all the flavors to the finish, with zesty but firm tannins and echoes back to the opening flavors. Shows tremendous length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The first truly international release of the second wine is going to be the 2019 Epu, which has changed image and label, looking a little more like Almaviva, and is going to be sold through the Bordeaux négoce. 2019 was a very dry vintage, and the blend is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Carmenere, 2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc with slightly higher alcohol than 2018 and with lower acidity, matured in used barriques for one year. In terms of freshness, the wine is quite similar to the 2018 that I tasted next to it, obviously a little younger, quite intense and fruit-driven, spicy and herbal, with a creamy texture and fine-grained tannins. It's a second wine, but they also want to do something different and Epu is perhaps a little more classical, perhaps this is more Bordeaux and Almaviva is more Chilean.

92 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Inviting, the nose offers red berry aromas and hints of thyme and vanilla. It's full-bodied and well-structured, with silky tannins and good acidity. Hints of thyme and oak are followed by red fruit flavors. It finishes long. Jesica Vargas

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