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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 12, 2024 - Retail $100. Ridiculously Heavy Bottle (). Under cork. 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc. I bought this and a 2005 a dozen years ago online for just over $60 a bottle and I had planned to open the two of them together as a mini-vertical, but, well, that didn't happen. Oh well, this one is not getting any better. Quite dark in the glass with plenty of spice and a decided herbal element and there are touches of fruit on the edges, mostly dark (blackberry, cassis, plum), but I fear this might be on the downward slope. The palate follows that fear with somewhat muted fruit, an intense spice note on the mid palate, more than ample acidity, and a surprising amount of tannins on the finish. Yeah, this is still excellent, but I feel it has dropped a step (or two) of what it once was, signaling that it is (passed?) time to drink. Excellent. 90 Points.
  
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• AllRed wrote: flawed

  March 24, 2024 - One of the heat damaged Chicago Wine Merchant bottles. Too bad.

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• stayhappy21 wrote: 94 points

  December 20, 2023 - Tasted this at a wine dinner at Tunglok Signatures (Orchard Rendezvous Hotel) with my wine mates. Theme of the evening: A good wine for Christmas and the New Year.
  
  A seriously good wine. Beautiful aromatics on the nose with a touch of vegetal or herbal tone. Big ripe plums coupled with blackberries and plums. Dark chocolates, espresso, and a touch of tobacco.
  
  On the palate, all the elements are well integrated and worked harmoniously together to bring out the best of the Chilean wine.
  
  An exceptionally good wine.

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• kvls08@gmail.com wrote: 95 points

  July 28, 2023 - Still drinking very well, but would comsume in the next 2 years before it starts.to fade.

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• acheng wrote: 93 points

  November 5, 2022 - My last bottle and on peak form. A old meet new world cab that rewarded the patience of almost 2 decades. Started fading on day 2. Drink now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Concha y Toro
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Don Melchor
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Chile
• Region Maipo Valley
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Puente Alto
• UPC Codes 082734314943, 6001497404566, 8032618140467

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• Pending Delivery 14 (0%)
• In Cellars 2,649 (47%)
• Consumed 2,983 (53%)

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