2012 Chadwick
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The 2012 Viñedo Chadwick is from a warm year in Chile when maximum temperatures were higher than average. This Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto came out concentrated even though it was harvested young before aging for 22 months in 90% new barrels. Garnet red in the glass. The ripe nose presents notes of blackcurrant and dried flowers with hints of dark fruit and cocoa. Relaxed with pleasantly lively, ripe fruit flavors that are given a lift by the freshness toward the end, it grows more profound as it develops. Free-flowing for a ripe red.
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James Suckling
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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This is a superb red with currant, white truffle, sandalwood and stone. Full body, chewy tannins and a powerful finish. Turns to iodine. Gravel and hints of licorice too. Very, very long. This IS the La Mission Haut Brion of Chile. A phenomenal cabernet sauvignon. Needs at least five years to soften. 800 cases. Wait until 2018.
The 2012 Vinedo Chadwick is a wine from Alto Maipo, a separate vineyard from their Aconcagua ones in the classic Cabernet Sauvignon producing region, which is the only grape used here. The vineyards have alluvial soils with clay that are ideal for the variety. In 2012, this wine has good acidity and feels classic and elegant, poised and harmonious, a noble bottling with fine-grained tannin and good structure. Juicy without being clumsy, it seems as though the deeper soils are good at absorbing the heat of the vintage, and this combination works well. A powerful, Old World-styled Cabernet Sauvignon.
About the producer
Viñedo Chadwick is another project from Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz and Seña, a man who has been instrumental in building Chile’s reputation in the fine wine arena.