Almaviva 2023
Maipo
Chile, Chile
Regular price£462.00
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Arriving: Late 2025
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2023 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2036 |
| Grapes: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
95 RP, 96 VM, 97 JS, 95 JA, 96 DC, 95 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Blend Almaviva is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Sourced from a warm, dry vintage, this reflects the character of the year, though the winery has managed it with notable finesse. The nose delivers aromas of lavender, violet and blood orange, followed by hints of plum, blackberry and soft spices. Generous and juicy on the palate, this offers enveloping volume, fine-grained tannins and a fresh, sustained finish. Exceptionally well-crafted for the vintage, the 2023 once again secures its place among the top wines of Puente Alto. "
Joaquin Hidalgo, August 2025, Vinous.com
"A refined wine showing lovely fruit with less verticality than the 2022, but here the magic is the roundness and smoothness, which is really poised. Subtle cedar, tobacco, olives and paprika on the nose. Sweet berries and fruit on the palate, with a medium to full body and a long, nuanced finish. More precise in terms of tannins this year, with immediate approachability. 74% cabernet sauvignon, 19% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. 73% new oak and the rest is second use. Drink from 2026"
Zekun Shuai, July 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"Sandalwood, cedar and vanilla kick on the opening aromatics, with fennel, spiced plum, blueberry and salted cracker salinity on the finish, 70% new oak for ageing. Rothschild & Concha Y Toro joint partnership for this Maipo Valley estate, Manuel Louzada director, Michel Friou winemaker. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, August 2025, JaneAnson.com
"Rich and heady nose, some bell pepper aromatics with blackcurrant and milk chocolate, black pepper and floral scents. Glossy and thick, lots of flesh and power here with juicy black fruit. Great concentration but refined and focussed. There’s no shortage of power and precision - vertical and layered with mint, aniseed, menthol aspects, minerality and black fruit. Velvety but packing a punch. Give this a good few years but the structure and finesse is there. Classy and captivating - and mouthwateringly moreish. 3% Merlot completes the blend. A joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro. Director Manuel Louzada, winemaker Michel Friou."
Georgina Hindle, August 2025, Decanter.com
"(Maipo Valley; 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 4% Cabernet Franc; 1% Petit Verdot; 3% Merlot; 15% alcohol). More closed at first and less immediately floral than it often is. There are saffron and pollen note but one has to seek them out. Dark berry fruits. I find this quite smoky too. An unusual vintage of Almaviva that I find less aromatically expressive at this stage, though that is far from being a bad thing. The action for now is all on the palate. This is gloriously succulent and spherical in the mouth with polished tannins. Intense and energetic, with the at first deceptive power building through the mid-palate. Long and broad on the finish. Colossal in a way, but very subtle and delicate aromatically. "
Colin Hay, August 2025, DrinksBusiness.com
Joaquin Hidalgo, August 2025, Vinous.com
"A refined wine showing lovely fruit with less verticality than the 2022, but here the magic is the roundness and smoothness, which is really poised. Subtle cedar, tobacco, olives and paprika on the nose. Sweet berries and fruit on the palate, with a medium to full body and a long, nuanced finish. More precise in terms of tannins this year, with immediate approachability. 74% cabernet sauvignon, 19% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. 73% new oak and the rest is second use. Drink from 2026"
Zekun Shuai, July 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"Sandalwood, cedar and vanilla kick on the opening aromatics, with fennel, spiced plum, blueberry and salted cracker salinity on the finish, 70% new oak for ageing. Rothschild & Concha Y Toro joint partnership for this Maipo Valley estate, Manuel Louzada director, Michel Friou winemaker. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, August 2025, JaneAnson.com
"Rich and heady nose, some bell pepper aromatics with blackcurrant and milk chocolate, black pepper and floral scents. Glossy and thick, lots of flesh and power here with juicy black fruit. Great concentration but refined and focussed. There’s no shortage of power and precision - vertical and layered with mint, aniseed, menthol aspects, minerality and black fruit. Velvety but packing a punch. Give this a good few years but the structure and finesse is there. Classy and captivating - and mouthwateringly moreish. 3% Merlot completes the blend. A joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro. Director Manuel Louzada, winemaker Michel Friou."
Georgina Hindle, August 2025, Decanter.com
"(Maipo Valley; 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 4% Cabernet Franc; 1% Petit Verdot; 3% Merlot; 15% alcohol). More closed at first and less immediately floral than it often is. There are saffron and pollen note but one has to seek them out. Dark berry fruits. I find this quite smoky too. An unusual vintage of Almaviva that I find less aromatically expressive at this stage, though that is far from being a bad thing. The action for now is all on the palate. This is gloriously succulent and spherical in the mouth with polished tannins. Intense and energetic, with the at first deceptive power building through the mid-palate. Long and broad on the finish. Colossal in a way, but very subtle and delicate aromatically. "
Colin Hay, August 2025, DrinksBusiness.com