Almaviva 2020

Druvor

68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carmenère (from Peumo), 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, ingen Merlot denna gång.

Tasting note

'Located in the highest part of Maipo Valley, in Chile’s central zone, Puente Alto was recognized over twenty years ago as offering ideal conditions for growing the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. It is here that 60 hectares have been reserved exclusively for Almaviva. Featured characteristics of Puente Alto include its rocky, poor soils, which consist of loamy clay down to 50 centimeters, sandy loam, gravel, and rocks below. These alluvial soils allow for proper drainage and impart minerality, as well as lower pH levels, resulting in extraordinary quality, balance and elegance.'

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In 1997, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, Chairman of Viña Concha y Toro S.A., sealed a partnership agreement with a view to create an exceptional Franco-Chilean wine called Almaviva.

Produced under the joint technical supervision of both partners, the first vintage achieved immediate international success upon its launch in 1998.

The name Almaviva, though it has an Hispanic sonority, belongs to classical French literature: Count Almaviva is the hero of The Marriage of Figaro, the famous play by Beaumarchais (1732-1799), later turned into an opera by the genius of Mozart.

The label, meanwhile, pays homage to Chile’s ancestral history, with three reproductions of a stylized design, which symbolizes the vision of the earth and the cosmos in the Mapuche civilization. The design appears on the kultrun, a ritual drum used by the Mapuche.

The label bears the name Almaviva in Beaumarchais’ own handwriting. Two great traditions thus join hands to offer the whole world a promise of pleasure and excellence.

The Château concept was introduced in the XIX century in France as a way to honor creative mastery of winegrowers from Bordeaux.

Almaviva was the first wine in Chile created under this French Château concept, taking into account exceptional terroir, one unique bodega and one technical team – the three of which are dedicated exclusively to the production of one wine of unparalleled quality and excellence.

Château-konceptet introducerades på 1800-talet i Frankrike som ett sätt att hedra kreativt kunnande av vinodlare från Bordeaux. Almaviva var det första vinet i Chile som skapades under detta franska Château-koncept, med hänsyn till exceptionell terroir, en unik bodega och ett tekniskt team – varav tre är dedikerade uteslutande till produktionen av ett vin av oöverträffad kvalitet och excellens.

Ursprung

År 1997 signerade Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, ordförande i Advisory Board för Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, och Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, ordförande i Viña Concha y Toro S.A., ett partnerskapsavtal i syfte att skapa ett exceptionellt fransk-chilenskt vin kallat Almaviva. Tillverkad under gemensam teknisk övervakning av båda partners, nådde den första årgången omedelbar internationell framgång vid lanseringen 1998.

Vingård

Beläget i den högsta delen av Maipo-dalen, i Chiles centrala zon, erkändes Puente Alto för över tjugo år sedan som idealiska förhållanden för att odla Cabernet Sauvignon-druvan. Det är här som 60 hektar har reserverats exklusivt för Almaviva.

The best of two cultures