2021 | Almaviva | Puente Alto
Red Wine: 2021 | Almaviva | Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance.
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Producer: Almaviva
Vintage: 2021
Size: 750ml
ABV: 15%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: Chile, Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance. A cool-climate vintage, it features a blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (approx. 71-84%), delivering a precise, structured palate with ripe cassis, cedar, and mineral notes.
Producer Information
Almaviva, a high-profile wine brand based in the Maipo Valley, Chile, is a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux and Chilean wine producer Concha y Toro. The eponymous wine is a Bordeaux-style blend, combining Cabernet Sauvignon with Carmenère and other Bordeaux varieties. This is one of Chile's most prestigious wines. Its first vintage was in 1996, and it has since garnered many high ratings among critics. More recently its credentials as a fine wine have been further enhanced as its ability to mature for two decades or more has been proven. The wine is benchmarked by its producers against the great Cabernet-based wines of the Médoc and Napa Valley. In this respect the presence of Carmenère provides a differentiating factor. Almaviva is unusual among Chilean wines in following the chateau concept of a winery surrounded a contiguous vineyard (in practice many Bordeaux properties consist of more than one plot). In the tradition of top Bordeaux estates, Almaviva also makes a second wine, called EPU ("Two" in the Mapuche language).
The vineyard is located in Puente Alto, on the southern edge of Santiago. It covers 85 hectares (210 acres) of stony soils, on the highest of three river terrace levels between the city and the Maipo River. Closer to the river there is more sand among the stones and vineyards tend to produce lighter less complex wines. Around 60ha are planted to vines. These are hydrated with an advanced system of underground drip irrigation. Conductivity readings are taken across the various plots. Each block is further divided into small micro-parcels based on the results. Harvest is undertaken by end into small trays. The first plantings were planted on their own rootstocks. In the intervening years some grafted vines have been planted, though now own-root vines are again preferred, in part as they are considered to be more drought-resistant.
Red Wine: 2021 | Almaviva | Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance.
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NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.
Producer: Almaviva
Vintage: 2021
Size: 750ml
ABV: 15%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: Chile, Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance. A cool-climate vintage, it features a blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (approx. 71-84%), delivering a precise, structured palate with ripe cassis, cedar, and mineral notes.
Producer Information
Almaviva, a high-profile wine brand based in the Maipo Valley, Chile, is a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux and Chilean wine producer Concha y Toro. The eponymous wine is a Bordeaux-style blend, combining Cabernet Sauvignon with Carmenère and other Bordeaux varieties. This is one of Chile's most prestigious wines. Its first vintage was in 1996, and it has since garnered many high ratings among critics. More recently its credentials as a fine wine have been further enhanced as its ability to mature for two decades or more has been proven. The wine is benchmarked by its producers against the great Cabernet-based wines of the Médoc and Napa Valley. In this respect the presence of Carmenère provides a differentiating factor. Almaviva is unusual among Chilean wines in following the chateau concept of a winery surrounded a contiguous vineyard (in practice many Bordeaux properties consist of more than one plot). In the tradition of top Bordeaux estates, Almaviva also makes a second wine, called EPU ("Two" in the Mapuche language).
The vineyard is located in Puente Alto, on the southern edge of Santiago. It covers 85 hectares (210 acres) of stony soils, on the highest of three river terrace levels between the city and the Maipo River. Closer to the river there is more sand among the stones and vineyards tend to produce lighter less complex wines. Around 60ha are planted to vines. These are hydrated with an advanced system of underground drip irrigation. Conductivity readings are taken across the various plots. Each block is further divided into small micro-parcels based on the results. Harvest is undertaken by end into small trays. The first plantings were planted on their own rootstocks. In the intervening years some grafted vines have been planted, though now own-root vines are again preferred, in part as they are considered to be more drought-resistant.
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Red Wine: 2021 | Almaviva | Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance.
Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!
Featured in
- ROLLING STONE
- MEN'S JOURNAL
- US WEEKLY
NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.
Producer: Almaviva
Vintage: 2021
Size: 750ml
ABV: 15%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: Chile, Puente Alto
The 2021 Almaviva is a highly acclaimed, 96+ point Bordeaux-style blend from Puente Alto, Chile, characterized by exceptional freshness, elegance, and balance. A cool-climate vintage, it features a blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (approx. 71-84%), delivering a precise, structured palate with ripe cassis, cedar, and mineral notes.
Producer Information
Almaviva, a high-profile wine brand based in the Maipo Valley, Chile, is a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux and Chilean wine producer Concha y Toro. The eponymous wine is a Bordeaux-style blend, combining Cabernet Sauvignon with Carmenère and other Bordeaux varieties. This is one of Chile's most prestigious wines. Its first vintage was in 1996, and it has since garnered many high ratings among critics. More recently its credentials as a fine wine have been further enhanced as its ability to mature for two decades or more has been proven. The wine is benchmarked by its producers against the great Cabernet-based wines of the Médoc and Napa Valley. In this respect the presence of Carmenère provides a differentiating factor. Almaviva is unusual among Chilean wines in following the chateau concept of a winery surrounded a contiguous vineyard (in practice many Bordeaux properties consist of more than one plot). In the tradition of top Bordeaux estates, Almaviva also makes a second wine, called EPU ("Two" in the Mapuche language).
The vineyard is located in Puente Alto, on the southern edge of Santiago. It covers 85 hectares (210 acres) of stony soils, on the highest of three river terrace levels between the city and the Maipo River. Closer to the river there is more sand among the stones and vineyards tend to produce lighter less complex wines. Around 60ha are planted to vines. These are hydrated with an advanced system of underground drip irrigation. Conductivity readings are taken across the various plots. Each block is further divided into small micro-parcels based on the results. Harvest is undertaken by end into small trays. The first plantings were planted on their own rootstocks. In the intervening years some grafted vines have been planted, though now own-root vines are again preferred, in part as they are considered to be more drought-resistant.
