Almaviva Epu 2023
Maipo Valley
Chile, Chile
Regular price£198.00
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Arriving: Late 2025
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 15.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2023 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2032 |
| Grapes: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Carménère, 3% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
92 RP, 93 VM, 93 JS, 90 JA, 91 DC, 94 DB
Critic reviews
"Composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Carménère and 3% each Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Epu derives from younger vines and deeper soils at the Almaviva estate and matured for 12 months in 10% new French oak. It opens with a classic bouquet of cigar wrapper, anise and spice notes set against a core of black and blue fruits. The palate is rich and seductive, concluding with a luscious, fruit-driven finish enhanced by herbal nuances that linger."
Matthew Luczy, August 2025, RobertParker.com
"This is a little fruitier and more vibrant than previous vintages, with sweet berries, cassis, fine herbs and roasted white sesame seeds on the nose. Fine tannins with sweet berries and a very smooth, refined finish. A medium-bodied, approachable, balanced Epu from a hot vintage. 10% new barrels. Already very approachable, but will age nicely in the next few years. Drink or hold."
Zekun Shuai, July 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"Vanilla, crème caramel, damson, red cherry, crushed strawberries, firm but silky tannins, plenty of lift and a sense of impact and confidence. Oak toasting evident. Joint venture Barons Philippe de Rothschild SA and Concha y Toro. Tasted twice. "
Jane Anson, August 2025, JaneAnson.com
"Red bell peppers on the nose - so clear - really unmistakeable and so pronounced. Shiny and glossy, still more pepper flavours on the palate with bright red cherries and some creamy milk chocolate too. Relatively compact still, but there’s finesse and lovely cooling freshness all the way through with a mint, aniseed finish. I don't get the alcohol here. Well balanced and presented. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Director Manuel Louzada, winemaker Michel Friou. "
Georgina Hindle, August 2025, Decanter.com
"(Puente Alto, Maipo Valley; 82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 12% Carménère; 3% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 14.5% alcohol; a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro, this is Almaviva’s second wine). Impressive, as ever and aromatically very expressive. It’s actually the floral and Szechuan peppercorn notes from the Carménère that one hones in on first, accentuating the sense of lift whilst giving additional levity to the dark berry Cabernet fruit. There’s a hint of toasted sesame seed too that one picks up again in the mouth. I love the wild mountain herbal dimension to this. Soft on the entry but with quite grainy tannins that quickly punch their way through the softer edges of the attack bringing a vivid and vibrant sense of energy to the mid palate. This is quite tight-framed and that gives this more intensity in the mouth. One senses the heat and sunshine of the vintage. Quite spicy and piquant on the finish where one perhaps notices just a little the alcohol."
Colin Hay, August 2025, DrinksBusiness.com
Matthew Luczy, August 2025, RobertParker.com
"This is a little fruitier and more vibrant than previous vintages, with sweet berries, cassis, fine herbs and roasted white sesame seeds on the nose. Fine tannins with sweet berries and a very smooth, refined finish. A medium-bodied, approachable, balanced Epu from a hot vintage. 10% new barrels. Already very approachable, but will age nicely in the next few years. Drink or hold."
Zekun Shuai, July 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"Vanilla, crème caramel, damson, red cherry, crushed strawberries, firm but silky tannins, plenty of lift and a sense of impact and confidence. Oak toasting evident. Joint venture Barons Philippe de Rothschild SA and Concha y Toro. Tasted twice. "
Jane Anson, August 2025, JaneAnson.com
"Red bell peppers on the nose - so clear - really unmistakeable and so pronounced. Shiny and glossy, still more pepper flavours on the palate with bright red cherries and some creamy milk chocolate too. Relatively compact still, but there’s finesse and lovely cooling freshness all the way through with a mint, aniseed finish. I don't get the alcohol here. Well balanced and presented. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Director Manuel Louzada, winemaker Michel Friou. "
Georgina Hindle, August 2025, Decanter.com
"(Puente Alto, Maipo Valley; 82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 12% Carménère; 3% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 14.5% alcohol; a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro, this is Almaviva’s second wine). Impressive, as ever and aromatically very expressive. It’s actually the floral and Szechuan peppercorn notes from the Carménère that one hones in on first, accentuating the sense of lift whilst giving additional levity to the dark berry Cabernet fruit. There’s a hint of toasted sesame seed too that one picks up again in the mouth. I love the wild mountain herbal dimension to this. Soft on the entry but with quite grainy tannins that quickly punch their way through the softer edges of the attack bringing a vivid and vibrant sense of energy to the mid palate. This is quite tight-framed and that gives this more intensity in the mouth. One senses the heat and sunshine of the vintage. Quite spicy and piquant on the finish where one perhaps notices just a little the alcohol."
Colin Hay, August 2025, DrinksBusiness.com