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1989 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chile
- Maipo Valley
- Puente Alto
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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MiAnNa1957 Likes this wine:
June 19, 2022 - This bottle was a gift, given years ago, so I have no prior tastings of my own to go by. I let it breath an hour. It seems to be a bit past it’s prime. Nonetheless, it was very pleasant, with a bit of fruit left. It went well with smoked pork belly.
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Bill Martin Likes this wine: 92 points
July 26, 2019 - Still quite enjoyable. Fruit nicely balanced. Big nose, moderately long finish.
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Poisey Likes this wine: 93 points
September 9, 2013 - Still holding its own with nice acidity lots of sweet fruit on the nose and fine tannin. A little shorter on the finish than I remember but wow, this is drinking great. licorice, wood smoke, sour cherry, mint leaves and earthy tar. Complex and elegant, not heavy and dense. Drink now-2015.
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Poisey wrote: 93 points
February 1, 2013 - Decanted a half hour, wonderful nose with ash, mushroom, sage, rosemerry, dark prune fruit and earth notes. Well integrated smooth with a long finish. Great acidity and youthful still. Tar, ash, tree root and liqorice on the finish that lasts. Great stuff at peak now. Drink to 2016.
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Jojala wrote: 94 points
October 15, 2011 - Alive and kicking! Nicely balanced, soft tannins yet still ging backbone to the wine. Acidity perfectly judged too. Did not get any cigarbox which I expected from Cabernet. Years left I would say. Cannot say if will improve. 9.6 euros / 4cl at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
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By Michael Apstein
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By Richard Hemming, MW
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- 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 Code 7804320413143
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 39 (58%)
- Consumed 28 (42%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryChile
- AppellationPuente Alto
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