Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
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The wine is deep, intense dark ruby purple in the glass with aromas of cassis, blackberries, mineral and balsamic notes. It has herbs with subtle tones of spicy oak and in the mouth it is dense and concentrated but balanced by a fresh spice, tobacco and berry flavors and refined tannins followed by a nice long finish.
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This 2018 seems to follow the path of the superb 2016, and the 2018 Domus Aurea, a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% each Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, feels very harmonious and integrated despite its young age. It's powerful with ripe fruit, abundant tannins and generous oak but all in an XL kind of balance, with the ingredients for a slow development in bottle. It has the textbook balsamic and minty notes of many wines from the Maipo, hints of nutmeg and cola nut, quite showy but at the same time serious. It's full-bodied and has plenty of tannins and power. 22,423 bottles were filled in March 2020.
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Toasty, rich, and smooth; rounded and fresh, with bright berry notes. One of a handful of world-class Chilean wines.
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The Peña family is committed to extremely low yields. The family's vineyards are divided into five blocks that follow the depth and stoniness of the soil, which are further divided into upper, middle and lower rows. The harvest is not determined by block or row but vine by vine. The winery also utilizes open-top fermentation and personalized oak aging cycles, selecting lots with the most character to be the first wines into French barrels.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.
The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.
White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.