2008 Errazuriz Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve, Aconcagua Valley, Chile
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Neal Martin - 27/12/2012
About this WINE
Errazuriz
Vina Errazuriz was established by Don Maximiano Errazuriz in 1870 and today the company is run by his descendent, Eduardo Chadwick. The company has four separate estates, with its original estate and spiritual heartland being in the Panquehue sub-region of the Aconcagua Valley. Here the vines benefit from the cool and rainy winters, as well as the warm summers. Most importantly, the majority of the vineyards are situated on slopes, which ensures that the grapes reach optimum ripeness.
Californian winemaker Ed Flaherty joined in 1997 and he has taken the wines to new heights, largely through fine-tuning vineyard practices and by reducing yields.
Without doubt one of the very best Chilean producers.
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The 2008 Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve is blended with Syrah and Carmenere and sees 20 months in new French oak. It has a well-defined bouquet with dark cherries, sous-bois, tobacco and blackberry leaf that shows much more fruit intensity than older vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent blackberry fruit, cedar, graphite and Provencal herbs. It shows superior balance but it is marred by dry wood tannins on the finish. Drink now.
Neal Martin - 27/12/2012
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