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Clos De Luz Cabernet Sauvignon 'Massal 1945' 2020 750ml

size
750ml
country
Chile
region
Valle Central
appellation
Colchagua
subappellation
Rapel
JS
92
VM
90
JS
92
Rated 92 by James Suckling
Grilled herbs, blackcurrants, olives and iodine here. Savory and flavorful, with a medium body, fine tannins and sleek, lengthy and tasty finish. Why wait? Delicious now. ... More details
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Clos De Luz Cabernet Sauvignon 'Massal 1945' 2020 750ml

SKU 913415
$18.00
/750ml bottle
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Professional Ratings
JS
92
VM
90
JS
92
Rated 92 by James Suckling
Grilled herbs, blackcurrants, olives and iodine here. Savory and flavorful, with a medium body, fine tannins and sleek, lengthy and tasty finish. Why wait? Delicious now.
VM
90
Rated 90 by Vinous Media
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Massal 1945 is made with grapes from old vines in Almahue, Cachapoal. Aged in casks, the aromas include blackcurrant preserve and blackberry over a bed of pyrazine and gentle oaky notes. In the mouth the flavors are pure with an expansive flow and a palate sculpted by the tannins.
Winery
Sweet red fruit side of the variety with dense blackberries, flowers and attractive cedar influence. Also, it has a friendly texture, polished tannins, which contributes to drink easily and with lots of energy at the end. The palate is very concentrated, persistent but not heavy body. It has an intense tannic structure and a round palate. The ending is long and persistent.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Chile
region
Valle Central
appellation
Colchagua
subappellation
Rapel
Overview
Grilled herbs, blackcurrants, olives and iodine here. Savory and flavorful, with a medium body, fine tannins and sleek, lengthy and tasty finish. Why wait? Delicious now.
green grapes

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

For most of us, when we look for red wines in a wine store or supermarket, the name Cabernet Sauvignon stands out as a mark of quality and reliability. The same can be said for the way those who cultivate the grapevines see them, too, as part of the reason Cabernet Sauvignon varietal grapes have had so much success all over the world is due to their hardiness against frost, reliability in regards to yield and quality, and great resistance to rot. As such, Cabernet Sauvignon is a winemaker's dream of a grape, consistently delivering excellence alongside a few pleasant surprises. Despite the fact that the grape on its own in a young wine can often be a bit overpowering, too astringent and challenging for many tastes, it is the perfect grape varietal for blending and aging in oak. Such a truth has been displayed for centuries now in some of the finest wineries on earth, for whom Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are the grape which adds the punch to their world-beating blended wines.
barrel

Region: Valle Central

The Valle Central of Chile is one of the world's most fascinating and unique wine regions, being a New World region with a history which stretches back several centuries to the time of the first European settlers on the South American continent. Although those original settlers brought their vines across the ocean for the production of sacramental wine, the way they flourished on Chilean soil was not ignored. Over the centuries, the vineyards around the Maipo and Maule valleys grew and grew, and now the Valle Central is the most productive wine region of South America, producing many of Chile's most characterful and flavorful wines. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varietal grapes are grown and processed in huge quantities for the international market, but there are also many vineyards dealing with high quality Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Carmenere grapes which are constantly gaining attention and praise from critics and wine drinkers around the world.
fields

Country: Chile

Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
Great wines from a Premium producer, I love them

Would you buy this product again?: Yes
Would you recommend this to a friend?: Yes
What did you pair the product with?: Charcuterie (Assorted Dried Meats), Pasta w/Red Sauce, Pasta w/Cream Sauce, Roasted Chicken/Poultry, Grilled Red Meat, Barbeque
11-17-2023
11:10 AM
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green grapes

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

For most of us, when we look for red wines in a wine store or supermarket, the name Cabernet Sauvignon stands out as a mark of quality and reliability. The same can be said for the way those who cultivate the grapevines see them, too, as part of the reason Cabernet Sauvignon varietal grapes have had so much success all over the world is due to their hardiness against frost, reliability in regards to yield and quality, and great resistance to rot. As such, Cabernet Sauvignon is a winemaker's dream of a grape, consistently delivering excellence alongside a few pleasant surprises. Despite the fact that the grape on its own in a young wine can often be a bit overpowering, too astringent and challenging for many tastes, it is the perfect grape varietal for blending and aging in oak. Such a truth has been displayed for centuries now in some of the finest wineries on earth, for whom Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are the grape which adds the punch to their world-beating blended wines.
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Region: Valle Central

The Valle Central of Chile is one of the world's most fascinating and unique wine regions, being a New World region with a history which stretches back several centuries to the time of the first European settlers on the South American continent. Although those original settlers brought their vines across the ocean for the production of sacramental wine, the way they flourished on Chilean soil was not ignored. Over the centuries, the vineyards around the Maipo and Maule valleys grew and grew, and now the Valle Central is the most productive wine region of South America, producing many of Chile's most characterful and flavorful wines. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varietal grapes are grown and processed in huge quantities for the international market, but there are also many vineyards dealing with high quality Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Carmenere grapes which are constantly gaining attention and praise from critics and wine drinkers around the world.
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Country: Chile

Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.